Amanda Zimmerman
InvestorProgram Manager at Formation Venture Engineering
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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About
Program Manager leading scientific and technical execution across early-stage life science companies, with expertise in neuroscience and bioengineering. Previously Director of Portfolio and Project Management at Axonis Therapeutics and Senior Scientist at the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation; holds a PhD in Neuroscience from Georgia Tech.
Experience
- Formation Venture EngineeringChief of Staffcurrent2026 — present
- Formation Venture EngineeringProgram Manager2024 — 2026Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Twilight BioscienceProgram Manager2024 — 2026
- AXONIS TherapeuticsDirector, Porfolio and Project Management2021 — 2023Boston, MA
- AXONIS TherapeuticsAssociate Director, Neuroscience Discovery and Preclinical Development Operations2021Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- AXONIS TherapeuticsSenior Scientist2020 — 2021Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Christopher & Dana Reeve FoundationSenior Scientist2020Short Hills, NJ
- Harvard Medical SchoolPostdoctoral Fellow2013 — 2020Greater Boston
- Flagship PioneeringVenture Fellow2019Cambridge, MA
- Harvard UniversityCourse Instructor2015 — 2017Cambridge, MA
- Johns Hopkins School of MedicinePostdoctoral Fellow2011 — 2013Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- Georgia Institute of TechnologyGraduate Research Assistant2005 — 2011Atlanta, GA
- Neurological AssociatesAdministrative Assistant2001 — 2005Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area
- Northwestern UniversityNeuroengineering Intern2004Chicago, IL
Skills & more
Research CollaborationNeuropsychiatryTimeline ManagementFinancial OversightOptogeneticsEarly DevelopmentDrug DevelopmentStrategic PartnershipsPortfolio ManagementResearch and Development (R&D)Cross-functional Team LeadershipBiotechnology
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Program ManagementPharmacokineticsToxicologyDrug DiscoveryLead OptimizationADMEPharmacologyScience CommunicationNeuroscienceManagementStrategic PlanningTeamwork- Project Management Professional (PMP)® — Project Management Institute
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Colleagues at Formation Venture Engineering
Adam Hill
Venture Partner at Formation Venture Engineering
Ajay Verma
General Partner, FVE Foundry at Formation Venture Engineering
Arun Subramony
CEO, Co-founder (in-house investment bank) at Formation Venture Engineering
Avindra Nath
Scientific Advisory at Formation Venture Engineering
David Longo
Biotech Entrepreneur Advisor at Formation Venture Engineering
Erez Eitan
Biotech Entrepreneur Advisor at Formation Venture Engineering
Gary Magnant
Co-founder, General Partner at Formation Venture Engineering
Irwin Heller
Board Observer at Formation Venture Engineering
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Amanda Zimmerman?
- Program Manager leading scientific and technical execution across early-stage life science companies, with expertise in neuroscience and bioengineering. Previously Director of Portfolio and Project Management at Axonis Therapeutics and Senior Scientist at the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation; holds a PhD in Neuroscience from Georgia Tech.
- Where does Amanda Zimmerman work?
- Amanda Zimmerman is Program Manager at Formation Venture Engineering.
- Where did Amanda Zimmerman go to school?
- Amanda Zimmerman studied at Georgia Institute of Technology (Ph.D., Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering); Duke University (Bachelor’s Degree, Biomedical engineering).
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