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Dhaval Patel
Director-level Vaccine R&D leader specializing in clinical immunology and translational biomarkers
Pearl River, NYSenior Director Vaccine Research and Development23 years experienceDirectorPharmaceuticalsBiotechnologyVaccines
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Operations and clinical-development advisor currently supporting two early-stage biotech companies (vaccines and kidney transplant therapeutics). Brings 20 years of vaccine/clinical development experience from Sanofi and Pfizer, and has directly guided a CEO by connecting them with key clinical scientists and regulatory experts to support IND strategy and clinical advancement decisions.
Experience
Senior Director Vaccine Research and DevelopmentPfizer
Director Global Clinical Immunology (GCI) Translational Sciences and Biomarkers (TSB)Sanofi Pasteur, Inc.
Deputy Director Global Clinical Immunology (GCI) Translational Sciences and Biomarkers (TSB)Sanofi Pasteur, Inc.
Deputy Director/Sr. Research Scientist Analytical ImmunologySanofi Pasteur, Inc.
Research FellowAbbott Bioresearch Center
Graduate AssistantEast Carolina University
Education
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Silberman College of Businessmaster, Business Administration
East Carolina Universitydoctorate, Microbiology and Immunology
University of North Carolina, Ashevillebachelor, Biology and Chemistry
Key Strengths
- 20 years of vaccine and clinical development experience (Sanofi, Pfizer)
- Builds early-stage operational structure by identifying and recruiting critical clinical/regulatory/scientific stakeholders
- Deep understanding of what’s required to advance a therapeutic into clinical development (clinical, regulatory, scientific inputs)
- Diagnoses operational inefficiencies using morale signals, cycle-time measurement, cost analysis, and benchmarking
- Implements scalable improvements via baselining, stakeholder buy-in, change management, and continuous monitoring
- Effective advisor/mentor to non-ops founders through trust-building, transparency about blind spots, and structured questioning
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