Olivia W.

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Associate Director, Software Engineering at Eikon Therapeutics

San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Overview

Olivia is the Associate Director of Software Engineering at Eikon Therapeutics, where she leads teams building software for AI-driven drug discovery. A Harvey Mudd College graduate with a chemistry degree, her colleagues describe her as incredibly talented, kind, and dedicated, with a knack for communicating complex situations clearly.

She is passionate about the intersection of computation and bench science, a discovery she made early in her career. Olivia maintains a personal blog where she writes about software development, engineering culture, and systems design, recently rebuilding the site herself over a holiday break.

Unique fact: Olivia was a winner and student speaker at TEDx Claremont Colleges in 2015.

Personality Overview

Persuasive

Achievement-Oriented

Charismatic

They like to keep things under control.  If they come to believe in your value proposition, they will be your champion. They are charming and have the ability to align others behind their decisions.

Topics They Care About

Software for Biotech
Leads teams building software products that power drug discovery experiments at scale, focusing on accelerating experiment cycles and enabling high-quality insights through accessible data.
Engineering Leadership
Focuses on building effective engineering teams and emphasizes looking beyond individual code output to recognize collaborative wins during performance reviews.
Data Provenance
Led projects to build applications that add robust data provenance for drug discovery experiment inputs, mitigating risks and replacing tracking in flat files.

Media Appearances

Olivia has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2024
Associate Director, Software Engineering at Eikon Therapeutics
1-2023 - 7-2024
Staff Software Engineer at Eikon Therapeutics
12-2021 - 1-2023
Senior Software Engineer at Eikon Therapeutics
6-2020 - 11-2021
Lead Software Engineer at insitro
10-2018 - 5-2020
Engineering Lead, Data Team at Synthego Corporation

Education

2011 - 2015
Bachelor of Science (BS) from Harvey Mudd College

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Insights For Selling To Olivia

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Display high self-confidence and expect them to have a strong personality.
  • Build a trustworthy relationship while keeping the product center-stage
  • Help them visualize the impact of their decision

DONT's

  • Do not look like someone who doesn’t know what they are talking about
  • Don’t force involvement of other stakeholders unless it is critical
  • Avoid unnecessary negativity or slowness

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Olivia is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Olivia

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no albeit in a friendly manner.


Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Olivia move?

  • If you earn their trust and they develop faith in the product, they can make decisions quickly.
  • Can Olivia take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if necessary.

You And Olivia

Personality Compatibility


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