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Erica DelamareunlockedSafiya: together at UC Santa Barbara (2020)
Safiya: together at UC Berkeley School of Information
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About
Safiya Alavi is a Strategic Advisor at Propel Bio Partners with more than 30 years of leadership experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, spanning executive and board roles. She serves as a Board Director, Compensation Committee Chair, and Audit Committee member at BioAtla (Nasdaq: BCAB), and has previously held positions including board director at Ilya Pharma, founding CEO of Axerion Therapeutics (now ReNetX Bio), head of the U.S. subsidiary of Vernalis, and EVP and GM of Andrx. Earlier in her career, she worked in commercial and marketing roles at Pfizer and Vernalis, and she currently mentors entrepreneurs through Springboard Enterprises Life Science Council and as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Yale University's Office of Cooperative Research.
Experience
- Propel Bio PartnersAnalystcurrent2026 — present
- Propel Bio PartnersAssociate, Data Science and Research2024 — 2026
- Propel Bio PartnersAnalyst Intern2023 — 2024
- Isla Vista Community Services DistrictCommunity Spaces Data Intern2023 — 2024Isla Vista, California, United States
- Moeller LabIndependent Researcher2022 — 2023UCSB
- AmgenData Science Capstone Project Member2022 — 2023UCSB
- MetaMeta Data Challenge Finalist2022Online
- Duo CateringCaterer2021 — 2022Santa Barbara, California, United States
- Mathnasium - The Math Learning CenterMathematics Tutor2020 — 2021San Jose, California, United States
Skills & more
Predictive Modeling1Statistical Data AnalysisStatistical ModelingData VisualizationMachine LearningResearchCustomer ServiceRStudio1Data Analysis1TutoringMathematicsSAS (Software)
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R (Programming Language)Python (Programming Language)GitHubHTMLMATLABSQLCommunicationLeadershipTeam ManagementProblem SolvingAnalytical SkillsFrom Safiya's professional profile.
Colleagues at Propel Bio Partners
Armaan Hirani
Data Science Associate at Propel Bio Partners
Carol Criner
Advisor at Propel Bio Partners
Erik Gonzalez-Leon
Analyst at Propel Bio Partners
Jim Harding
Finance at Propel Bio Partners
Joyce Jiang
Analyst at Propel Bio Partners
Laurie Heilmann
Venture Partner at Propel Bio Partners
Leen Kawas
Managing General Partner at Propel Bio Partners
Mike Gibbs
Senior Advisor at Propel Bio Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Safiya Alavi?
- Safiya Alavi is a Strategic Advisor at Propel Bio Partners with more than 30 years of leadership experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, spanning executive and board roles. She serves as a Board Director, Compensation Committee Chair, and Audit Committee member at BioAtla (Nasdaq: BCAB), and has previously held positions including board director at Ilya Pharma, founding CEO of Axerion Therapeutics (now ReNetX Bio), head of the U.S. subsidiary of Vernalis, and EVP and GM of Andrx. Earlier in her career, she worked in commercial and marketing roles at Pfizer and Vernalis, and she currently mentors entrepreneurs through Springboard Enterprises Life Science Council and as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Yale University's Office of Cooperative Research.
- Where does Safiya Alavi work?
- Safiya Alavi is Analyst at Propel Bio Partners.
- Where did Safiya Alavi go to school?
- Safiya Alavi studied at UC Berkeley School of Information (Master's degree, Data Science); UC Santa Barbara (Bachelor of Science - BS, Statistics and Data Science); Santa Teresa High School.
Same school
Also attended UC Berkeley School of Information20
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Also attended UC Santa Barbara490
Logan GreenCo-founder of LyftJen WangDeal Operations Manager at Felicis VenturesArturo LitvinHead of Global Portfolio Development at Intel CapitalKevin ThauInvestor at Spark CapitalErica DelamareInvestor at DaphniDanielle RomanowskiExecutive Assistant at Sapphire Ventures
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Also attended Santa Teresa High School1
Shared employers
Also worked at Propel Bio Partners9
Leen KawasManaging General Partner at Propel Bio PartnersJim HardingFinance at Propel Bio PartnersArmaan HiraniData Science Associate at Propel Bio PartnersSylvia McBrinnSenior Advisor at Propel Bio PartnersMike GibbsSenior Advisor at Propel Bio PartnersRonald Lee KrallSenior Advisor at Propel Bio Partners
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Also worked at Amgen190
Parker ConradCo-founder & CEO of RipplingSeth LieblichInvestment Team at 8VCSean BruichChief Technology Officer at Flare Capital PartnersSteph ScottVice President at Questa CapitalBeth SeidenbergFounding Managing Director at Westlake Village BioPartnersKelli McKeirnanDirector of Administration at Westlake Village BioPartners
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Also worked at Meta463
Nat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGDaniel GrossMeta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG and Safe SuperintelligenceDrew HoustonCo-founder & CEO of DropboxGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyTinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear VenturesMike ArpaiaComputer scientist working on machine learning and data infrastructure
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Also worked at Mathnasium - The Math Learning Center11
Amit A. PatelCo-founder and Managing Partner at Owl VenturesMiral TripathiAssociate at OCA VenturesKendrick LauAngel at XSLA VenturesMatthew NoskinSenior Financial Accountant at Edgewater FundsMatthew IftimeSenior Associate at Pomona CapitalAnthony Ter-SaakovFounder at OddsView
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