About
Bruce Roth is Principal of Roth Pharma Consulting LLC, which he founded in 2018. Previously, he served as Senior Vice President of Small Molecule Drug Discovery and co-leader of Research at Genentech, and as Vice President of Chemistry at Pfizer, following early career roles at Warner-Lambert/Parke-Davis. Roth is the inventor of Lipitor and has received the Perkin Medal, the American Chemical Society Award for Creative Invention, and the National Academy of Sciences Award for Chemistry in Service of Society, among other honors; he holds a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Iowa State University and has served as a senior advisor to Frazier Life Sciences and on multiple scientific advisory boards.
Experience
- ROTH PHARMA CONSULTING LLCPrincipalcurrent2018 — presentWINTER GARDEN, FL
- GenentechSenior Vice President, Research, Small Molecule Drug Discovery2015 — 2017South San Francisco
- GenentechVice President, Discovery Chemistry2009 — 2014
- GenentechSenior Director, Discovery Chemistry2007 — 2009
- PfizerVP Chemistry2000 — 2007Ann Arbor, MI
- Parke-DavisScientist/Senior Director/VP Chemistry1982 — 2000Ann Arbor, MI
Skills & more
Biochemistry2Biotechnology38Biopharmaceuticals1Biomarkers11Small Molecules2
From Bruce's professional profile.
Colleagues at Frazier Life Sciences
Adam Simpson
Venture Partner at Frazier Life Sciences
Aditya Kohli
Partner at Frazier Life Sciences
Albert Cha
Managing Partner at Frazier Life Sciences
Ali Jackson
Vice President and Counsel, Public Funds at Frazier Life Sciences
Amanda Wilson
Senior Tax Manager at Frazier Life Sciences
Angel Martin
Senior Associate at Frazier Life Sciences
Angie You
Senior Advisor at Frazier Life Sciences
Anna H. Chen
Partner at Frazier Life Sciences
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Bruce Roth?
- Bruce Roth is Principal of Roth Pharma Consulting LLC, which he founded in 2018. Previously, he served as Senior Vice President of Small Molecule Drug Discovery and co-leader of Research at Genentech, and as Vice President of Chemistry at Pfizer, following early career roles at Warner-Lambert/Parke-Davis. Roth is the inventor of Lipitor and has received the Perkin Medal, the American Chemical Society Award for Creative Invention, and the National Academy of Sciences Award for Chemistry in Service of Society, among other honors; he holds a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Iowa State University and has served as a senior advisor to Frazier Life Sciences and on multiple scientific advisory boards.
- Where does Bruce Roth work?
- Bruce Roth is Senior Advisor at Frazier Life Sciences.
- Where did Bruce Roth go to school?
- Bruce Roth studied at University of Rochester (Postdoc, Organic Chemistry); Iowa State University (PhD, Organic Chemistry); Saint Joseph's University (BS, Chemistry).
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