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Francis Daily

Director-level biopharma strategist specializing in oncology, BD, and commercial operations

ModernaNortheastern UniversityCambridge, MA12 Years ExperienceDirector Level

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Life sciences business development leader with experience as Head of Business Development at Praxis Precision Medicines, leveraging VC relationships to source value-accretive opportunities such as a partnership with Cerebral Therapeutics. Demonstrates a founder-oriented mindset and unusually rigorous biotech opportunity assessment, including nuanced evaluation of mechanism, preclinical data, and compounded biology/technology risk.

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Key Strengths

  • life sciences VC and accelerator ecosystem knowledge
  • business development leadership in precision medicine
  • ability to source strategically adjacent opportunities through VC networks
  • partnership origination with Cerebral Therapeutics
  • disciplined biotech asset evaluation
  • strong understanding of compounded biology and technology risk
  • founder mindset with urgency, ownership, and accountability
  • integration of strategy, operations, and dealmaking

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Experience

Senior AdvisorVi Labs · Dec 2023 – Presentpart-time
Sr Director, Strategic Planning & Operations, Individualized Neoantigen Therapy (mRNA-4157)Moderna · May 2023 – Present
Vice President, Head of Epilepsy FranchisePraxis Precision Medicines · Dec 2022 – May 2023
Sr Director, Head of Business Development & Corporate StrategyPraxis Precision Medicines · Jul 2021 – Dec 2022
Director, Business Development & Corporate StrategyPraxis Precision Medicines · Dec 2020 – Jul 2021
Associate Director, Business Development & Corporate StrategyModerna · Sep 2019 – Dec 2020
Senior Manager, StrategyModerna · Jun 2018 – Sep 2019
Associate PrincipalCharles River Associates · Mar 2018 – Jun 2018
Senior AssociateCharles River Associates · Aug 2017 – May 2018
Consulting AssociateCharles River Associates · Jul 2016 – Jul 2017
Senior Business AnalystCharles River Associates · Jan 2016 – Jul 2016
Business AnalystCharles River Associates · Sep 2014 – Dec 2015
Founder & CEOHiddnBridge · Oct 2012 – Feb 2013

Education

Northeastern Universitymaster, Business Administration (2014)
Dickinson Collegebachelor, Chemistry (2013)

Awards

  • Valedictorian - Northeastern University
  • magna cum laude - Dickinson College

Skills

Strategic planningGo-to-market strategyCross-functional leadershipBusiness developmentFinancial modelingTeam managementData analysisOperationsCommercial service model designOperational readinessLong-range planningOperating roadmap developmentValue creation planningExecutive meeting orchestrationBusiness reviews

Languages

English

Publications

1 publication

Interactive advertising platformsPatent application

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Francis DailyDirector-level biopharma strategist specializing in oncology, BD, and commercial operations