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.
Invests in
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtech
Experience
- Joyance PartnersVice Presidentcurrent2025 — present
- Joyance PartnersVenture Partner2025
- UCSF Innovation VenturesAdvisor -- Catalyst Program Advisorcurrent2023 — present
- OpenAISubject Matter Expert2024 — 2025
- Complete Genomics Inc.Director of Marketing and Business Development2022 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- IlluminaStaff Marketing Manager2021 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- ZSStrategy Insights & Planning Consultant2020 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- InvitaeMedical Affairs2013 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Bina Technologies Inc. (acquired by Roche)Scientific Applications and Support Manager2013San Francisco Bay Area
- Complete Genomics Inc.Senior Application Scientist2010 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- Life TechnologiesApplication Specialist2007 — 2010San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Python8C1SQL1Strategy1Oncology3Market Analysis5Genomics67Bioinformatics38Data Analysis16Genetics13DNA17Molecular Biology21
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LifesciencesBiotechnologyBiostatisticsMicrobiologyBiochemistryLife SciencesData ScienceBusiness AnalyticsDNA sequencingSequencingComputational BiologySequence AnalysisLanguages Chinese · English
- Artificial Intelligence In Pharma and Biotech — MIT Sloan School of Management
From Shan's professional profile.
Colleagues at Joyance Partners
Alexander Stoeckel
Managing Partner at Joyance Partners
Alice Ko
Investment Partner at Joyance Partners
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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
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Shan Yang?
- 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.
- Where does Shan Yang work?
- Shan Yang is Vice President at Joyance Partners.
- What does Shan Yang invest in?
- Shan Yang invests in Biotech, Digital Health, Healthtech.
- Where did Shan Yang go to school?
- Shan Yang studied at The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Analytics); Penn State University (Ph.D, Biomathematics); Nanjing University (Master of Science - MS, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology).
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