Matt Weyant

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Director, Data Management at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals

Greater Boston, United States

Overview

Matt Weyant is the Director of Data Management at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, with extensive experience leading large data science and engineering teams at iRobot. A graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, he specializes in distributed systems, IoT, and data-driven customer experiences. Colleagues describe him as a savvy, creative, and perceptive problem-solver.

He is a co-inventor on multiple patents for robotic technologies, including one for enabling autonomous robots to make seasonal cleaning recommendations.

Personality Overview

Impact-Driven

Very Quick

Decisive

More than the product, they care about the impact of the product.  They are not always relationship oriented. They like to move fast and expect the same from others.

Topics They Care About

Data-Driven Products
He has a strong background leading teams to build data-powered features, such as personalized messaging and predictive intelligence experiences for consumers.
Large-Scale Systems
His experience at iRobot and MIT Lincoln Laboratory involved architecting high-volume, distributed computing environments and streaming data platforms.
IoT & Robotics
He spent nearly seven years at iRobot leading IoT systems engineering and data teams, and holds patents related to autonomous mobile robot control.

Media Appearances

Matt has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2025
Director, Data Management at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
4-2024 - 2-2025
Technical Director, IoT Systems Engineering at iRobot
4-2022 - 4-2024
Technical Director, Data Engineering & Applications at iRobot
3-2018 - 4-2022
Consulting Software Engineer - Data at iRobot
4-2015 - 3-2018
Technical Staff at MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Education

2006 - 2007
MSE from Carnegie Mellon University
1996 - 2000
BS from Carnegie Mellon University

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Insights For Selling To Matt

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust
  • When negotiating terms, help them build an impression that they are the ones calling the shots
  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.

DONT's

  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any
  • Do not spend too much time focusing on product tech or features

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Matt is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Matt

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no without any hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Matt move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Matt take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Matt

Personality Compatibility


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