Kathleen McGinness

Biotechnology Executive

Role
Chief of Staff at Arrakis Therapeutics
Location
Cambridge, MA, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
General Business & ManagementView LinkedIn profile

About Kathleen McGinness

Senior biotech leader with 20 years of experience in early start-up, mature biotech, and large companies. I have a proven record of innovation and success developing novel therapeutic platforms and driving early drug discovery programs towards clinical development across a broad range of therapeutic modalities and disease areas. I consistently manage timelines and budgets to meet corporate goals and act nimbly to both drive and respond to strategic business changes. I have strong experience in IP portfolio strategy and external collaboration management. I have extensive experience building and growing highly effective teams and excel at working with individuals to grow in their careers and thrive in their roles. I have been a key driver of corporate culture at every organization at which I have worked, most recently focused on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) initiatives.

Experience

  1. Chief of Staff

    Arrakis Therapeutics

    Oct 2025 — Present

    Strategic leader reporting to the CEO focused on external and internal organizational strategies.

Education

  • University of Maryland

    B.S. Chemistry, B.S. Psychology

  • Scripps Research

    Ph.D., Chemistry

Skills

  • Strategic Alliances
  • Lifesciences
  • Hemostasis
  • Protein Engineering
  • Drug Development
  • Nucleic Acid
  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Protein Chemistry
  • Assay Development
  • Drug Discovery
  • Biotechnology
  • Protein Purification
  • Hemophilia
  • Selex
  • Molecular Evolution
  • Aptamers
  • Coagulation

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