Where does Jen Herbach work?

Jen Herbach is Founder of Adventris Pharmaceuticals.

What companies did Jen Herbach found?

Jen Herbach founded Adventris Pharmaceuticals.

Where did Jen Herbach go to school?

Jen Herbach studied at Harvard Business School (MBA); University of Cambridge (MPhil, Bioscience Enterprise); Amherst College (BA, Biology).

Jen Herbach

Founder

Founder at Adventris Pharmaceuticals

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedAdventris Pharmaceuticals · YC

About

Jen Herbach has over a decade of experience in oncology drug development at biotechnology companies including Onyx/Amgen, InterMune/Genentech, Exelixis, and Amunix. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a master's degree from the University of Cambridge.

Founder at Adventris Pharmaceuticals YC W23

Intro paths

Jen went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Adventris Pharmaceuticals's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Jen can intro founders to Adventris Pharmaceuticals's investors below.

Adventris Pharmaceuticals's investors · 3

Illumina VenturesFoster City Refactor CapitalBurlingame · $1M – $2M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Adventris Pharmaceuticals

William CollisFounder

Mark YarchoanFounder

Experience

Adventris PharmaceuticalsCEO & Co-Foundercurrent2022 — present
AmunixDirector, Corporate Development & Product Strategy2019 — 2022
FLX Bio, Inc.Business Development Consultant2018 — 2019
ExelixisDirector of Marketing2016 — 2018South San Francisco, CA
Clovis OncologySenior Manager, Value Marketing2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
InterMuneSenior Product Manager, Managed Markets & Patient Access Marketing2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
Onyx PharmaceuticalsManager, Market Access & Pricing2013 — 2014South San Francisco, CA
GenentechMBA Intern - Pulmozyme Marketing2012South San Francisco, CA
Essex Woodlands Health VenturesIntern2010
Close ConcernsAssociate2009
Barclays CapitalEquity Research Analyst2008 — 2009
Lehman BrothersEquity Research Analyst2007 — 2008
Lehman BrothersSummer Analyst2006
Houlihan LokeySummer Analyst2005
United States SenateLegislative Intern2005
Childrens Hospital Los AngelesResearch Assistant2001 — 2003
Cornell UniversityResearch Assistant2002

Skills & more

Financial Modeling24Biotechnology25Corporate Finance7Valuation7Oncology13Cross-functional Team Leadership12Financial Analysis5Business Planning2Data Analysis5Portfolio Management2Managed Markets Marketing1Biotechnology Industry1

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Business AnalysisProduct LaunchMedical DevicesBusiness StrategyStrategyAnalysisPharmaceutical Industry

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Jen Herbach?: Jen Herbach has over a decade of experience in oncology drug development at biotechnology companies including Onyx/Amgen, InterMune/Genentech, Exelixis, and Amunix. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a master's degree from the University of Cambridge.
Where does Jen Herbach work?: Jen Herbach is Founder of Adventris Pharmaceuticals.
What companies did Jen Herbach found?: Jen Herbach founded Adventris Pharmaceuticals.
Where did Jen Herbach go to school?: Jen Herbach studied at Harvard Business School (MBA); University of Cambridge (MPhil, Bioscience Enterprise); Amherst College (BA, Biology).

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About

Founder at Adventris PharmaceuticalsYC W23

Intro paths

Adventris Pharmaceuticals's investors · 3

Co-founders at Adventris Pharmaceuticals

Experience

Skills & more

Frequently asked questions

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,773

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Same school

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Also attended Amherst College99

Also attended University of Oxford990

Also attended Marlborough School5

Shared employers

Also worked at InterMune3

Also worked at Onyx Pharmaceuticals7

Also worked at Barclays Capital237

Also worked at Lehman Brothers253

Founder at Adventris Pharmaceuticals YC W23