About
A physician-scientist with over two decades of drug discovery and development experience, David previously held senior R&D leadership roles at Merck and Eli Lilly and served as chief scientific officer at several biotech companies. He began his career as a faculty member at Harvard Medical School.
Invests in
BiotechMedical Devices
Experience
- Third Rock VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2025 — present
- Variant Bio*, Eccogene*, Six Peaks, Avilar, Novo Centre for Metabolic ResearchDirector*; SAB Member; Senior Advisorcurrent2025 — presentSeattle, Boston, Copenhagen
- Variant Bio, POXEL; Sigilon TherapeuticsChief Scientific Officer2018 — 2025Greater Boston Area, Seattle and Lyon, France
- Eli Lilly and CompanyVice President and Therapeutic Area R&D Leader2005 — 2018Indianapolis, IN; Cambridge, MA
- MerckVice President Metabolic Disorders1995 — 2005New Jersey
- Harvard Medical SchoolAssistant Professor1990 — 1995
Skills & more
IND5Clinical Development26Clinical Trials27Basic ResearchLicensing AgreementsEndocrinology45Drug Development54Neuroscience1Cardiovascular Disease8Immunology4Licensing6Pharmacology9
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Molecular BiologyUrologyOncologyDiabetesType 2 DiabetesMetabolic SyndromeVaccinesClinical ResearchMetabolismCTMSPharmaceutical IndustryBiotechnologyLanguages French
From David's professional profile.
Colleagues at Third Rock Ventures
Abbie Celniker
Investor at Third Rock Ventures
Adam Tebbe
Investor at Third Rock Ventures
Alan Ezekowitz
Investor at Third Rock Ventures
Alison Connors
Investor at Third Rock Ventures
Amanda Chan
Investor at Third Rock Ventures
Andrea van Elsas
Investor at Third Rock Ventures
Andrew Warren
Senior Associate at Third Rock Ventures
Angelo Severino
Investor at Third Rock Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is David Moller?
- A physician-scientist with over two decades of drug discovery and development experience, David previously held senior R&D leadership roles at Merck and Eli Lilly and served as chief scientific officer at several biotech companies. He began his career as a faculty member at Harvard Medical School.
- Where does David Moller work?
- David Moller is Venture Partner at Third Rock Ventures.
- What does David Moller invest in?
- David Moller invests in Biotech, Medical Devices.
- Where did David Moller go to school?
- David Moller studied at Brown University (BS, Biology); Harvard Medical School (Fellowship in Endocrinology; Postdoctoral Research (Flier laboratory)); University of Cincinnati (Doctor of Medicine (MD)).
Same school
Also attended Brown University423
Theresia GouwFounding Partner at Acrew CapitalJoe GebbiaCo-founder of AirbnbDylan FieldCo-founder, CEO & Chair of FigmaAlexis AbramsPartner, General Counsel at Felicis VenturesJohn KimInvestor Relations at General CatalystAli Fisher SweetInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also attended Harvard Medical School143
Niko BonatsosVerdict Capital founder and pre-consensus investor formerly at General CatalystAnthony PhilippakisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Ben RobbinsInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)David ReshefInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Krishna YeshwantInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Morgan CheathamPartner and Head of Healthcare and Life Sciences at Breyer Capital
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Also attended University of Cincinnati32
Jim GoetzPartner at Sequoia CapitalCandice BrackeenGeneral Partner at Lightship CapitalAlbert WangSenior Director at Qualcomm VenturesJon CottrellDirector, M&A Advisory at eGateway CapitalNeil ChatterjeeAdvisor, Former Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) at Overture ClimateBrian SmithManaging Director at S3 Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Eli Lilly and Company83
Jesper GromadaInvestor at Third Rock VenturesMark LevinRetired Founding Partner at Third Rock VenturesRhonda PachecoPresident, U.S. Business Unit and U.S. Country Head at Takeda VenturesCarlos PayaVenture Partner at Ysios CapitalKjersti FrognerInvestor at Almi InvestMilla KoistinahoPartner, Innovestor Life Science at Innovestor Ventures
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Also worked at Merck106
Anika GuptaInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Sam BlackmanEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)Catherine Pearce, DHSc, MBAAdvisor at CincyTechAlan EzekowitzInvestor at Third Rock VenturesAndrea van ElsasInvestor at Third Rock VenturesDavid KaufmanInvestor at Third Rock Ventures
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Also worked at Harvard Medical School169
Logan HilleLife Sciences Analyst at CincyTechAnkit GuptaGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorJulie YangInvestor at Third Rock VenturesTracy WilliamsInvestor at Third Rock VenturesSamuel ArbesmanVenture Partner at Lux CapitalZach CollinsPartner at Mission Biocapital
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