Michelle Przedborski

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Director Quantitative Systems Pharmacology | Clinical Pharmacology Modeling and Simulation at GSK

Woodstock, Ontario, Canada

Overview

Michelle is the Director of Quantitative Systems Pharmacology at GSK, leveraging over 15 years of modeling experience to accelerate drug development. Specializing in systems biology and data science, she builds models to study disease pathways, with a particular focus on cancer immunotherapy. She holds a Ph. D. from Brock University.

Passionate about academic collaboration, Michelle serves as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Waterloo. In this role, she actively co-supervises and mentors graduate students in the field of Mathematical Medicine and Biology, helping to guide the next generation of quantitative scientists.

Unique fact: Michelle is a recipient of the Governor Generals Academic Gold Medal, one of Canadas most prestigious academic honors awarded for outstanding scholastic achievements.

Personality Overview

Persuasive & Assertive

Fast Follower

Challenger

They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.  They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing  They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information.

Topics They Care About

QSP Modeling
Builds quantitative systems pharmacology models to de-risk and accelerate the drug development process for pharmaceutical companies.
Cancer Immunotherapy
Her published work and professional focus involve studying cancer signaling pathways and overcoming adaptive drug resistance in oncology.
Drug Development
Applies systems biology and data science to design better therapeutics and inform decision-making throughout the development lifecycle.

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Work History

5-2025
Director Quantitative Systems Pharmacology | Clinical Pharmacology Modeling and Simulation at GSK
1-2023
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Mathematics at University of Waterloo
10-2024 - 5-2025
Associate Principal Scientist (QSP) at Certara
7-2024 - 10-2024
Senior Scientist (QSP), Applied BioSimulations at Certara
1-2022 - 7-2024
Principal Scientist- Modeling at Applied BioMath

Education

2013 - 2017
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from Brock University
2011 - 2013
Master's Degree from Brock University

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Insights For Selling To Michelle

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use a combination of data as well as stories for your pitch, a ppt might not be necessary
  • Be prepared for a mix of questions and inquisitiveness, answer them in the tone in which they have been asked
  • Use phrases like ‘clear evidence’, ‘data-based results’ etc.

DONT's

  • Avoid making offhand commitments, understand the root of their concerns first
  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first
  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal even if you come to form one

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Michelle is

  • Proven value, strong objective evidence are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Michelle

  • They are practical and friendly, but can give a clear response with a little prodding

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Michelle move?

  • They like to be detailed, so unless they develop strong conviction, they can take their time to arrive at decisions
  • Can Michelle take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and do not take risks that often, unless you can get them to develop strong conviction

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