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Bardia Akbari

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Vice President - Development Operations Oncology at AbbVie
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Bardia Akbari serves as the Vice President of Development Operations for Oncology at AbbVie, bringing nearly 20 years of experience in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. His expertise lies in strategic transformation, clinical development, and business development. He holds a PharmD from the University at Buffalo.

He is passionate about building strong teams by empowering individuals and fostering a collaborative environment. Bardia frequently highlights the collective effort of his colleagues in working together to improve the lives of patients through the development of new medicines.

While at Roche, he was responsible for all licensing activities for the autoimmune, inflammation, and respiratory therapeutic areas.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Vice President - Development Operations Oncology
Job Level
Senior
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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Oncology Development
His current and recent past roles at AbbVie and Genentech are focused on leading clinical and development operations for new cancer medicines.
Strategic Transformation
He has a successful track record of setting vision, integrating organizations, and building efficient and adaptable teams in a global setting.
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Career

Work history

7-2021
Vice President - Development Operations Oncology
AbbVie
1-2020 - 7-2021
Chief Clinical and Experience Officer
Lightship
9-2018 - 12-2019
Senior Vice President - Clinical Operations
Science 37
11-2012 - 7-2018
Vice President - Global Head Clinical Operations Oncology
Genentech
1-2008 - 11-2012
Global Head Business Development and Licensing- Inflammation, Respiratory, and Ophthalmology
Roche
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Speaker Biography – Bardia Akbari, Vice President, Development Operations Oncology, AbbVie (SCOPE 2017). Featured in SCOPE Summit
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Education
PharmD
University at Buffalo
Bachelor's of Science
University of Colorado Anschutz
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