Fundraising Fox

Samantha Guinn

Investor

Analyst at Novartis Venture Fund

Cambridge, MA, USA

About

Samantha Guinn, PhD, is an Analyst at the Novartis Venture Fund. She was previously an Associate at Flagship Pioneering, where she worked on venture hypotheses, therapeutic concepts, and landscaping assessments, and earlier conducted research in the lab of Dr. Elizabeth Jaffee focused on cancer-associated fibroblast cellular crosstalk in pancreatic cancer. She holds a BSc from Colorado State University, an MMSc in Immunology from Harvard Medical School, and a PhD in Immunology from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

LinkedIn ↗

Experience

  1. Novartis Venture FundAnalystcurrent2025 — present
  2. Flagship PioneeringAssociate2024 — 2025Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  3. Flagship PioneeringFellow2024Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  4. NucleateDirector of Partnership2022 — 2024Baltimore Chapter
  5. CSSi LifeSciencesCommercialization and Business Development Fellow2021 — 2024Baltimore, Maryland, United States
  6. Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, ImmunologyThe Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine2020 — 2024
  7. Harvard Medical SchoolResearch2016 — 2020
  8. Colorado State UniversityStudent Body President2014 — 2015Fort Collins, CO
  9. Associated Students of Colorado State UniversityDeputy Chief of Staff2013 — 2014Fort Collins, Colorado Area

Education

  1. The Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Immunology2020 — 2024
  2. Harvard Medical SchoolMasters of Medical Science, Immunology2015 — 2017
  3. Colorado State UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Microbiology2011 — 2015

Skills & more

Customer Relationship Management (CRM)1Trial ManagementImmunologyData PresentationTeaching1Peer-to-peerOncologyClinical Research1Medical Affairs1Peer Relationships1Regulatory GuidelinesMedical Background1
+11 moreMedical ScienceClinical DataCustomer ServiceResearchTime ManagementRelationship BuildingMentoringCommunicationLeadershipMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft Office

From Samantha's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine25

Hal PazInvestor at Khosla VenturesBeth SeidenbergFounding Managing Director at Westlake Village BioPartnersS.K. LeeExecutive Coach at Roble VenturesKayarash KarimianSenior Associate at Cure VenturesGreg HornerInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsScott BrunVenture Partner at Abingworth

+ 19 more

Also attended Harvard Medical School113

Niko BonatsosInvestment Team 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

+ 107 more

Also attended Colorado State University27

Paul OsmundsonVice President Strategy & Innovation - ARUP Laboratories at EPIC VENTURESTim WeelborgGeneral Partner at Homegrown CapitalAlbert J. RobichaudPartner at Cure VenturesAmy FullerExecutive Assistant at SQUADRA VENTURESJohn GearyHead of IT at Griffin Gaming PartnersTracy MarshbanksManaging Director at First Analysis

+ 21 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Flagship Pioneering66

Anika GuptaInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Noubar AfeyanInvestor at Flagship PioneeringPatrickBiotech Investment Lead at Hummingbird VenturesSamir KaulInvestor at Khosla VenturesCassidy BlundellPartner at Mission BiocapitalDiana BernsteinDirector at Northpond Ventures

+ 60 more

Also worked at Nucleate28

Madison LenormandInvestor at DaphniJun JeonInvestor at Khosla VenturesEmily LindbergAssociate & Head of Research at Undeterred CapitalKylie TrettnerInvestment & Research Analyst at Undeterred CapitalStella PaffenholzSenior Associate at Atlas VentureTed Ling HuFellow, Human Augmentation at Prime Movers Lab

+ 22 more

Also worked at Harvard Medical School116

Logan HilleLife Sciences Analyst at CincyTechAnkit GuptaGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorDavid MollerInvestor at Third Rock VenturesJulie YangInvestor at Third Rock VenturesTracy WilliamsInvestor at Third Rock VenturesSamuel ArbesmanVenture Partner at Lux Capital

+ 110 more

Also worked at Colorado State University6

Peter AdamsFounder and Managing Partner at Rockies Venture Adviser, LlcAaron G.L. FletcherManaging Partner and Co-Founder at Bios PartnersRemy C. AltmanAssociate at Gunderson DettmerMorgan DeFoortPartner at Factor[e] VenturesRalph (Chris) ChristoffersenPartner at Lightstone VenturesDuncan CarlsonAssociate at LOWERCARBON

Colleagues at Novartis Venture Fund

Aaron Nelson
Managing Director at Novartis Venture Fund
Adam Cotton
Principal at Novartis Venture Fund
Anja Koenig
Global Head of NVF at Novartis Venture Fund
Anja König
Global Head at Novartis Venture Fund
Bart Dzikowski
Managing Director, Head of Transactions & Legal at Novartis Venture Fund
Beat Steffen
Managing Director at Novartis Venture Fund
Christoph Meier
Investor at Novartis Venture Fund
Elaine Jones
Investor at Novartis Venture Fund