Saeid Yazdani

About Saeid Yazdani

ENTREPRENEURIAL, SELF-MOTIVATED, INTRINSICALLY DRIVEN, AND SPIRITED LEADER NOTED FOR A CAN-DO-ATTITUDE, flaw-less execution, and an eye on strategic vision and stakeholder alignment as Chief of Staff and Portfolio Manager. Strong ability to prioritize and align organizational resources, tactical requirements, and scope into a business strategy via Enterprise Project Management Organization (EPMO). Integrates risk-reward | calculated risk assessment to identify where we need to break the rules. An educator at heart, coach by nature, with a continual focus on the development of others. Active in the community and adjunct at UCSD. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Led project managers and cross-functional teams to deliver a $2B pipeline portfolio of new products that included Rx, medical devices & nutrition products with a $130M R&D budget via impactful EPMO. • Delivered 50% new-product launch organic growth for three consecutive record years (2016-18). • Supported the therapeutic launch or life cycle management for drugs such as Minoxidil for heart disease, 131I-MIBG for neuroblastoma, AmBisome for anti-fungal, Rituxan for oncology, rEK a GMP Bio-pharma active ingredient, CAR T cell product candidates for oncology, and Proleukin for oncology as program manager, CMC, or SME for IND and NDA filings. • Supported the medical device launch & life cycle management of diagnostics such as CEER for oncology; Anser-ADA, Anser-IFX, Anser-UST, and Anser-VDZ for inflammatory bowel disease monitoring as PM or SME per LDT and IVD requirements. • Accountable directly to C-Level executives & drove pipeline portfolio funnel toward key targets. • Drove internal & external stakeholders to find opportunities/risks and improve brand strategy & P&L. • Deployed tools & metrics to drive innovation and KPIs for the product lifecycle. • Held leadership positions as President, Vice President, & Director in biotech. OTHER RELEVANT APPOINTMENTS YAZDANI CONSULTING, San Diego, CA, Business Development, Program M, M&A ROCHE (GENENTECH), San Diego, CA, Sr. Program | Project M. GILEAD SCIENCES, San Dimas, CA, Sr. Program | Project M. SYNERGIC ANALYTICS, INC. Grand Rapids, MI, President | Entrepreneur Upjohn Pharmaceutical, University of Michigan and other Labs, Kakamazoo /Ann Arbor, MI, Medicinal/Analytical Chemist

Experience

1. Adjunct Professor, Program and Portfolio Management (Pmo) & Rx Dx Quality Systems

   Uc San Diego Extended Studies

   Apr 2001 — Present · San Diego, CA, US

   Trained and Coached over 1500 executives, directors, and managers globally in Biotech Project Management and Quality Systems. • Lecture on Biotech Leadership, Project Management, Validated Systems, QMS, Drug Development, Clinical Studies, Medical Device, Diagnostics, and FDA, ICH, and GXP Quality Systems.

Education

• University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business

  Master of Business Administration, Finance, Marketing

• London Business School

  Executive Organizational Leadership- Nestle

  2016 — 2016

• University of California San Diego

  Six Sigma Black Belt Certified, Business

• Harvard University

  Taken Mult. Classes, Management, Finance

  2015 — 2016

• Western Michigan University

  BS Chemistry | Biochemistry | Mathematics

• Eastern Michigan University

  Graduate studies, Theoretical Physical Chemistry & Quantum Mechanics