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Shan Yang

Investor

Vice President at Joyance Partners

West Coast US

About

Shan Yang has worked in commercializing genomics and diagnostic technologies, having led U.S. market entry and revenue growth for spatial transcriptomics at Complete Genomics and worked on oncology marketing and medical affairs at Illumina and Invitae. Her background covers business development, AI-driven analytics, and startup valuation. She holds a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Penn State and an MBA from Wharton, and focuses on early-stage health-tech investments.

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Invests in

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtech

Experience

  1. Joyance PartnersVice Presidentcurrent2025 — present
  2. Joyance PartnersVenture Partner2025
  3. UCSF Innovation VenturesAdvisor -- Catalyst Program Advisorcurrent2023 — present
  4. OpenAISubject Matter Expert2024 — 2025
  5. Complete Genomics Inc.Director of Marketing and Business Development2022 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  6. IlluminaStaff Marketing Manager2021 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  7. ZSStrategy Insights & Planning Consultant2020 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  8. InvitaeMedical Affairs2013 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  9. Bina Technologies Inc. (acquired by Roche)Scientific Applications and Support Manager2013San Francisco Bay Area
  10. Complete Genomics Inc.Senior Application Scientist2010 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
  11. Life TechnologiesApplication Specialist2007 — 2010San Francisco Bay Area

Education

  1. The Wharton SchoolMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Business Analytics2018 — 2020
  2. Penn State UniversityPh.D, Biomathematics
  3. Nanjing UniversityMaster of Science - MS, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  4. Southeast UniversityBachelor of Engineering - BE, Electrical

Skills & more

Python8C1SQL1Strategy1Oncology3Market Analysis5Genomics67Bioinformatics38Data Analysis16Genetics13DNA17Molecular Biology21
+12 moreLifesciencesBiotechnologyBiostatisticsMicrobiologyBiochemistryLife SciencesData ScienceBusiness AnalyticsDNA sequencingSequencingComputational BiologySequence Analysis

Languages Chinese · English

  • Artificial Intelligence In Pharma and Biotech — MIT Sloan School of Management

From Shan's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended The Wharton School1,323

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index Ventures

+ 1,317 more

Also attended Penn State University132

Kelly DonovanExecutive Assistant & Operations Associate, Revolution Growth at RevolutionFallon GoodeExecutive Assistant at March Capital PartnersCristina HohlmanPartner, Chief Financial Officer at Sapphire VenturesNick DolikInvestor at 8VCRobert SoffelRevOps Expert at Notion CapitalTony ThomasVenture Partner at Lux Capital

+ 126 more

Also attended Nanjing University18

Will PriceInvestor at Next Frontier CapitalKent MadsenFounding Managing Partner Emeritus & Venture Partner at EPIC VENTURESZhenan BaoAdvisory Partner at FusionViolet TanPartner & COO at UpHonest CapitalLingling JiangPartner at DWF LabsRyan LeePrincipal at Comcast Ventures

+ 12 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Joyance Partners29

Jon BrosciousPartner at Mucker CapitalAlexander StoeckelManaging Partner at Joyance PartnersAlice KoInvestment Partner at Joyance PartnersAndrew NealonPartner & CTO at Joyance PartnersBradley WelchManaging Partner at Joyance PartnersCharles C SmithManaging Partner at Joyance Partners

+ 23 more

Also worked at UCSF Innovation Ventures3

Adam CottonPrincipal at Novartis Venture FundZac IbrahimInvestment Analyst at Remarkable VenturesSven KarlssonInvestor at Clean Energy Venture

Also worked at OpenAI70

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockPat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalFraser KeltonInvestor at Spark CapitalArpan ShahInvestor at Spark CapitalVeit MoellerVP, Brand & Design at ParadigmTarek WakedCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Type One Ventures

+ 64 more

Also worked at Invitae4

Eli CasdinChief Investment Officer and Founder at Casdin CapitalChitra NayakVenture Partner & Advisor at 1414 VenturesKyle LefkoffGeneral Partner at Boulder VenturesDrew WatsonClinical Advisor at AOA Dx

Colleagues at Joyance Partners

Alexander Stoeckel
Managing Partner at Joyance Partners
Alice Ko
Investment Partner at Joyance Partners
Andrew Nealon
Partner & CTO at Joyance Partners
Anne DeGheest
Mentor Capitalist, Investor & Corporate Advisor at Joyance Partners
Arjun Arora
Investor at Streamlined Ventures
Avi Golan
CEO at Oosto at Joyance Partners
Bradley Welch
Managing Partner at Joyance Partners
Charles C Smith
Managing Partner at Joyance Partners