davidtsai

The path less traveled to get here.

Biotech operations leader, strategic advisor & patient advocate How I got here
The road to now
01

I wanted to be a doctor. So I worked in a hospital.

02

I was a study coordinator. And a patient advocate.

03

Went on to lead clinical operations for sponsors.

(From 4-person startups to large pharma)

04

Worked on novel therapeutic modalities
— from research to clinic.

05

Now, my focus is on building
the future of medicine.

Outlook

Medicine is moving faster than it ever has.

The tools we have are extraordinary. The science is real.

None of that matters if the patient at the end is an afterthought.

I have spent my career in clinical operations — and the early parts from discovery to the clinic, where good science is informed by expert human decisions and judgement remains based on lived experience. And yet, it is the least glamorous activities that take up time for the more meaningful interactions.

I think AI changes what is possible in that scenario for the better.

I also think it must be built by the people who’ve been there.

That’s what I am a part of and excited for as the future of medicine.

Want to leave the world a better place?

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