Usman Bacha

Project lead for the repurposing of Takeda’s Oncology pipeline into novel indications.
•Lead pre-clinical asset validation by fostering strong collaborations across therapeutic areas in Takeda.
•Team lead supporting Takeda’s interest in neuro-muscular degenerative and pulmonary indication.
•Devised and executed PoM/PoC&C studies in disease models to determine the feasibility of the rationale.
•Lead cross-functional teams in the development of synopsis for IND filings with the FDA.
•Navigated projects through internal governance in compliance with regulatory mandates.

Played the role of key liaison in the maintenance of active collaboration with Millennium Pharmaceuticals.
•Negotiated agreements between the organizations in compliance with their respective legal guidelines.
•Crafted presentations to routinely update scientists in the team of project progress.
•Effectively mediated scientific and administrative communications between Millennium and Harvard.
•Designed and executed projects leading to peer-reviewed publications in compliance with corporate goals.
•Devised experiments and protocols to benefit all parties involved in the collaboration.
•Lead author of peer-reviewed articles and manuscripts summarizing project findings.

Spear-headed discovery of novel anti-parasitics paving the path for the eradication many world diseases.
•Lead Millennium’s initiative of exploiting in-house compound libraries against new disease states.
•Lead a team by charting project goals and timelines to accomplish critical milestones.
•Facilitated the channeling of in-house resources to efficiently attain project goals.
•Created a strong scientific reputation for the group by presenting project results in international conferences.
•Negotiated collaborations with academic institutions and CROs to build the technical infrastructure.
•Mediated negotiations for legal agreements between Millennium, academic institutions and CROs.
•Played a key role in establishing relationships with KOLs in a field previously unexplored by Millennium.
•Instrumental in designing projects in collaboration with top laboratories to complement in-house efforts.
•Successfully created channels for the transfer of technical expertise between the two institutions.
•Managed data generated by CROs for validation and viability studies to steer drug discovery efforts.
•Developed management skills by leading projects involving integration of cross-functional departments.
•Successfully achieved goals by strategically delegating various aspects of the project to specialized departments in the company and by outsourcing.
•Interacted with people with diverse backgrounds and experience levels regularly to chart progress.
•Maintained good morale among team members by ensuring consistent availability of resources.
•Engaged team members to be involved in project development by constant performance feedback.
•Developed strong communication and presentation skills by interacting with experts from various backgrounds.
•Presented summaries to update senior management team of project milestones.
•Communicated data obtained from CROs and collaborators to scientific staff in project team.
•Efficiently engaged senior management team members in cementing the collaborative efforts.
•Authored articles in peer-reviewed journals along with research SOPs for the project.

Lead a team of scientists in the discovery of a development candidate against inflammation.
•Created software platform that identified a candidate for clinical development.
•Presented project results and milestones to senior scientists on a regular basis in alignment with goals.
•Played a key role in transition team negotiating merger of discovery projects with Cephalon in 2008.