Dennis Lee

Senior Program Officer. Chemistry Manufacturing & Controls

Role
Senior Program Officer at Gates Foundation
Location
Seattle, WA, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Dennis Lee

I have worked in the pharmaceutical industry for 23 years, and held senior, strategy-setting roles in the field of small molecule drug discovery and drug delivery with GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals (21 years) and a startup, biopharmaceutical company Sunesis Pharmaceuticals. As a medicinal chemist, I acquired extensive experience across multiple target protein classes and therapeutic indications, and developed a record of success exemplified by the progression of several compounds into clinical development. Since 2008, my efforts have been highly externally focused, and I have been involved in several external collaborations involving drug delivery biotech companies and academic groups centered around drug discovery efforts. Specialties: Synthetic organic chemistry; drug discovery; drug delivery (ophthalmic, CNS, new technologies), rational drug design; leading program teams; managing contract chemistry; managing a medicinal chemistry department and portfolio; portfolio strategy; R&D collaborations; Academic collaborations; ophthalmology; cardiovascular disease; urogenital disease.

Experience

  1. Senior Program Officer

    Gates Foundation

    Jul 2018 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

Education

  • University of Victoria

    BSc, Chemistry

    1980 — 1985

  • Columbia University

    PhD, Organic Chemistry

    1985 — 1990

  • University of California, Berkeley

    Post Doc, Organic Chemistry

    1990 — 1992

Skills

  • Lifesciences
  • Drug Discovery
  • Life Sciences
  • Lead Optimization
  • R&D
  • Pharmaceutical Industry
  • Protein Chemistry
  • Research and Development (R&D)
  • Clinical Development
  • Chemistry
  • Biotechnology
  • Drug Delivery
  • Medicinal Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Validation
  • Biopharmaceuticals
  • Synthetic Organic Chemistry
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Lead Change
  • Drug Design

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