Vandana Gupta
Director, Biomarkers Science & Technologies
- Role
- Scientific Director at Takeda
- Location
- Boston, MA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Vandana Gupta
Translational research leader with strong scientific, management and technical expertise in drug development. Core strength in building strategy and leading execution of histology and digital pathology based assays for early discovery to late stage clinical trials while building new teams. Supported programs in the fields of translational sciences, biomarker development and digital histopathology for multiple modalities in diverse disease indications.Building strategy and ensuring execution of clinical biomarkers for primary, secondary and exploratory endpoints for Phase 1-3 stage clinical trials ensuring inclusion of regulatory guidance. With a vision to translate assays from discovery to clinic, working collaboratively with cross functional teams ensured adoption and execution of histology based assays for target engagement, disease characterization, efficacy readouts, pathway modulation for advancement of programs. Authored key documents for clinical programs, including study protocols, briefing books, pathology reading plan, histopathology manual for multiple clinical stage programs. Lead due diligence and adoption of innovative digital pathology (AI/ML), mIF, spatial biology technologies by establishing external partnerships, interactions with KOLs, collaborators, central labs, CROsLead or supported projects working in global multicultural environment, working with academic collaborators and CROs based in US, Europe and Asia. Managed teams ensuring timely delivery of results for multiple projects in a resource constrained environment.Highly motivated, team player, creative with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Experience
Scientific Director
Sep 2021 — Present · Cambridge, MA, US
Education
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
Ph.D., Biochemistry
1992 — 1997
U Washington and UCSD
Certificate in Biotechnology Project Management
2014 — 2015
Skills
- Clinical Research
- Oncology
- Ihc
- Project Management
- Lifesciences
- Cell
- Clinical Trials
- Elisa
- Molecular Pathology
- Genetics
- Cell Biology
- Biotechnology
- Stem Cells
- Rnascope
- Protein Chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Drug Discovery
- Molecular Biology
- Cell Culture
- Life Sciences
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Dna
- Laboratory
- Drug Development
- Cancer
- Immunology
- Western Blotting
- Biomarkers
- Cell Signaling
- Automated Image Analysis and Ihc/Icc
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