Annie McGuire

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DISC Type : DS

General Counsel and Chief People Officer at Veracyte, Inc.

South San Francisco, California, United States

Overview

Annie McGuire is a global life science executive, currently serving as the General Counsel and Chief People Officer at Veracyte, Inc. With over 15 years of experience, she specializes in legal, compliance, and people operations for diagnostic, device, and therapeutic companies. She holds a JD from New York Law School.

She is passionate about making a meaningful societal impact through her work in the life sciences. Her leadership style is described as human-focused, integrating both head and heart to foster team growth and build businesses. She actively seeks out talented, mission-driven people for her teams.

Her dual role as both the head of legal and people operations is a unique combination in the executive space.

Personality Overview

Output-Driven

Planner & Achiever

Dynamic But Sincere

They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily.  They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together. They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.

Topics They Care About

People & Culture
As Chief People Officer, she frequently posts about building incredible, mission-driven teams and focuses on a human-centric approach to leadership.
Life Science Commercialization
Her experience spans the entire product lifecycle, from pre-clinical development and regulatory approvals to commercial launch and market access.
Healthcare Law & Compliance
As General Counsel at multiple life science firms, she has built legal and compliance functions from the ground up to mitigate risk.

Media Appearances

Annie has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2023
General Counsel and Chief People Officer at Veracyte, Inc.
2-2022
SVP and General Counsel at Veracyte, Inc.
4-2021 - 2-2022
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Rakuten Medical
8-2020 - 4-2021
Vice President, Legal at MyoKardia
2-2019 - 8-2020
Head of Bone Cardio Business Unit Healthcare Compliance at Amgen

Education

2002 - 2005
JD from NYLS
1998 - 2002
Bachelor's degree from Pace University

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Insights For Selling To Annie

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • You can spend time on BANT (or other qualification methodology) but keep it to the point
  • Use phrases like 'your team deserves', 'best in class' etc.
  • During followups, use phone or text if needed, they should be fine

DONT's

  • Don't shy away from asking hard questions, but be extra polite
  • Don't go over them unless you are left with no other option
  • Don't get into pricing discussions early on, steer conversation towards proven results

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Annie is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Annie

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Annie move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Annie take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

You And Annie

Personality Compatibility


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