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Alex Shen

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Director of Operations at Vida Ventures

Los Angeles, California, United States

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About

Operations leader supporting Vida's investment strategy through portfolio analytics and execution, previously on Kite Pharma's corporate strategy team and a Y Combinator-backed medical device co-founder.

Experience

  1. Vida Ventures, LLCHead of Investment Operationscurrent2022 — presentLos Angeles, CA
  2. Vida Ventures, LLCChief of Staff to CIO2021 — 2022Los Angeles, CA
  3. Kite PharmaCorporate Development, Corporate Strategy2019 — 2021Santa Monica, CA
  4. Kite PharmaOffice of the CEO2021Santa Monica, California, United States
  5. Kite PharmaTechnical Operations, Tech Ops Strategy2019Santa Monica, CA
  6. Business of Science AcceleratorPartner2018 — 2019Los Angeles, CA
  7. Freudenberg MedicalNew Product Development Lead2016 — 2018Carpinteria, CA
  8. Spinal SingularityCo-Founder | Technical Lead2015 — 2016San Clemente, CA
  9. Research Corporation Technologies, Inc.Analyst2015Los Angeles, CA
  10. UCLAMedTech Innovation Fellow | Associate Project Scientist2014 — 2015Los Angeles, CA
  11. UCLAPostdoctoral Research Fellow2014Los Angeles, CA
  12. UCLAGraduate Student Researcher2009 — 2014Los Angeles, CA
  13. Hewlett-Packard LabsResearch Associate2010Palo Alto, CA

Skills & more

AFMStatistics3Characterization15Microfabrication2Photolithography1Electron Beam Lithography1LithographySpectroscopy3RamanNanotechnology15MEMS2Microscopy
+12 moreBiomedical EngineeringScanning Electron MicroscopyNanofabricationResearchResearch and Development (R&D)Data AnalysisLife SciencesSocial MediaMedical DevicesMicrosoft OfficeMatlabLeadership

Languages Chinese (Mandarin) · English

  • Foresight Essentials — Institute for the Future
  • Leadership in the Business of Science — UCLA Business of Science Center
  • Design Control Requirements and Industry Practice — AAMI

From Alex's professional profile.

Colleagues at Vida Ventures

Alessandro Giacometti
Vice President, Head of Investor Relations at Vida Ventures
Alex Loftis
Principal at Vida Ventures
Alex Mejia
Executive Services Manager at Vida Ventures
Andy Kadlec
Senior Associate at Vida Ventures
Anita Keenan
Executive Assistant at Vida Ventures
Arie Belldegrun
Founder and Senior Managing Director at Vida Ventures
Arjun Goyal
General Partner at Vida Ventures
Brian Goodman
Managing Director at Vida Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Alex Shen?
Operations leader supporting Vida's investment strategy through portfolio analytics and execution, previously on Kite Pharma's corporate strategy team and a Y Combinator-backed medical device co-founder.
Where does Alex Shen work?
Alex Shen is Director of Operations at Vida Ventures.
Where did Alex Shen go to school?
Alex Shen studied at UCLA (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Mechanical Engineering (MEMS/Nanotechnology)); UCLA (Master's Degree, Mechanical Engineering (MEMS/Nanotechnology)); UCLA (Bachelor's Degree, Mechanical Engineering).

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