About
Julie Yang, PhD, is VP of Project and Portfolio Analytics at Third Rock Ventures, joining in 2026 after investment roles at TCG Crossover, Leaps by Bayer, and Bain Capital Life Sciences, plus earlier work as a scientist at Dicerna Pharmaceuticals. She holds a PhD in molecular biology from Weill Cornell and an MBA from INSEAD.
Invests in
BiotechDigital HealthMedical Devices
Experience
- Third Rock VenturesVice Presidentcurrent2026 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- TCGXPrincipal2024 — 2026Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Leaps by BayerSenior Director, Venture Investments2023 — 2024Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Bain CapitalVice President2022 — 2023Greater Boston
- Bain CapitalAssociate2019 — 2021Greater Boston Area
- Qiming Venture Partners USAMohamed Chaoui Venture Fellow2019Cambridge, Massachusetts
- BayerAlliances Management Intern2018Greater New York City Area
- Alacrita ConsultingConsultant Analyst2017Cambridge, MA
- Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Scientist II2014 — 2017Cambridge, MA
- Harvard Medical SchoolResearch Fellow2014Greater Boston Area
- New England Wildlife CenterIntern2013South Weymouth, MA
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterResearcher2008 — 2013
- Weill Cornell Medical CollegeGraduate Student2007 — 2013New York, New York
Skills & more
Molecular Biology20Cell Culture14Molecular Cloning12Western Blotting18Cell Biology12Protein Expression5Transfection3Tissue Culture3RNA biology2Proteomics2Confocal Microscopy4Flow Cytometry6
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ImmunofluorescenceCancerMass SpectrometryBiochemistryLife SciencesBiotechnologyBusiness StrategyValuationMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelPharmaceuticsConsultingLanguages Chinese · English · French · German
From Julie'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 Julie Yang?
- Julie Yang, PhD, is VP of Project and Portfolio Analytics at Third Rock Ventures, joining in 2026 after investment roles at TCG Crossover, Leaps by Bayer, and Bain Capital Life Sciences, plus earlier work as a scientist at Dicerna Pharmaceuticals. She holds a PhD in molecular biology from Weill Cornell and an MBA from INSEAD.
- Where does Julie Yang work?
- Julie Yang is Vice President, Project and Portfolio Analytics at Third Rock Ventures.
- What does Julie Yang invest in?
- Julie Yang invests in Biotech, Digital Health, Medical Devices.
- Where did Julie Yang go to school?
- Julie Yang studied at Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biochemistry/Molecular Biology/Genetics); INSEAD (Master of Business Administration - MBA); National Taiwan University (BS, Biochemical Science and Technology).
Same school
Also attended Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University14
David KaufmanInvestor at Third Rock VenturesTracy WilliamsInvestor at Third Rock VenturesKonstantinos AprilakisPartner at Deerfield Management CompanyNida ShekhaniDeputy COO & Chief Strategy Officer at Oncology VenturesTara BishopInvestor at Black Opal VenturesColin WangPartner at Wuxi Healthcare Ventures Management Us Llc
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Also attended INSEAD804
Alexandre ProtCo-founder & CEO of QontoSteve AnaviCo-founder & President of QontoPatrick ClaessenPartner at Cottonwood Technology FundChris BischoffInvestment Team at General CatalystJan HammerInvestor at Index VenturesSandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also attended National Taiwan University68
Giorgio PastariniSenior Associate at P101 VenturesTracy WilliamsInvestor at Third Rock VenturesJerry YangGeneral Partner at HCVCYannick RitschelInvestor at Backbone VenturesChristian GubaInvestor at Extantia CapitalAndrea ChangPartner at NGC Ventures
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Also attended Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences12
Tracy WilliamsInvestor at Third Rock VenturesRache SimmonsBreast Cancer Surgeon at FemHealth VenturesStella PaffenholzSenior Associate at Atlas VentureSahil ChopraPrincipal at Vertex Ventures HCCarly LevineSenior Associate at AMR Action FundXinghuo LiSenior Associate at Frazier Life Sciences
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Shared employers
Also worked at Leaps by Bayer8
Tracy WilliamsInvestor at Third Rock VenturesLee CooperManaging Director at Delos CapitalFabio PucciPartner at Arkin CapitalPaimun AminiInvestor at Leaps by BayerRakhshita DharInvestor at Leaps by BayerLucio IannoneVice President at Leaps by Bayer
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Also worked at Bain Capital116
Alexa LyonsInvestor at Spark CapitalJimmy HicksDirector of Finance & Accounting at RevolutionIan MarshInvestor at DN CapitalElena PantaziPartner & Head of Platform at NorthzoneDavid GraingerInvestor at MedicxiAlison ConnorsInvestor at Third Rock Ventures
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Also worked at Bayer70
Vincent RoseInvestment Manager at Burda Principal InvestmentsTracy WilliamsInvestor at Third Rock VenturesBenjamin BrockwellVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalMelike Abacioglu GunesVP of Marketing at Asymmetric Capital PartnersChris PatersonVenture Partner at Tall Grass VenturesDavid SullivanVenture Partner at Tall Grass Ventures
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