Erik Karrer
SVP Drug Discovery
- Role
- SVP, Drug Discovery at Character Biosciences
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Erik Karrer
Biotech professional with 20 years drug discovery experience. Demonstrated leadership in the areas of target discovery, drug discovery research, corporate strategy, heading departments and global project teams. Technical experience in human genetics based target discovery, molecular biology, protein engineering and technology innovation. Skilled at leading target and drug discovery teams in diverse therapeutic areas (NASH, fibrosis, autoimmunity, oncology, immuno-oncology, osteoarthritis, glaucoma, asthma, cardiovascular, endometriosis, pain). Project leadership experience in NASH, fibrosis, asthma, RA and transplantation areas. Successfully led two projects to IND. Strong communication, alliance management, team building and mentoring skills.
Experience
SVP, Drug Discovery
Dec 2022 — Present
Education
University of California, Davis
Bachelor of Science (BS), Genetics
1984 — 1987
University of California, Davis
Ph.D., Genetics
1987 — 1992
Skills
- Strategic Leadership
- Oncology
- Protein Chemistry
- Pharmaceutical Industry
- Molecular Biology
- Ind
- Pharmacology
- Cell Culture
- Lifesciences
- Clinical Trials
- Genomics
- Biopharmaceuticals
- Drug Discovery
- Biotechnology
- Cell
- Protein Engineering
- Antibodies
- Life Sciences
- Biochemistry
- Phage Display
- Cell Biology
- Technology Transfer
- Biomarkers
- Monoclonal Antibodies
- Immunology
- Assay Development
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Dna
- Clinical Development
- Vaccines
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