Jillian Sanzone
Head of Medicinal Chemistry, Octant
- Role
- Head of Medicinal Chemistry at Octant
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jillian Sanzone
Experienced medicinal chemist experienced in delivering high-quality molecules for LID and LO drug discovery programs with extensive background in organic synthesis. Experience managing cross-functional collaborations to deliver on program goals. Co-author on eight peer-reviewed publications, extensive presentation experience and strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Experience
Head of Medicinal Chemistry
Sep 2022 — Present · Emeryville, CA, US
Project lead for oral small molecule corrector program target misfolded variants of Rhodopsin to treat autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa. Led a cross-functional team to deliver several lead molecules with strong candidate packages to advance into further toxicity studies. Responsible for day-to-day operations, delivering on program goals, developing program strategy to align with company goals, filing patents, and communicating program progress and needs to leadership team, board of directors, and internal team-Built workflows and data streams to enable route lead optimization work including setting up assays at external vendors, data management, external work at CROs (in vitro biology, DMPK, CMC, chemistry)
Education
New York University
Ph.D., Organic Chemistry
2013 — 2018
New York University
Bachelor of the Arts in Chemistry, magna cum laude, Minor in Social and Cultural Analysis
2008 — 2012
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