Parham HADDADI

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"Head of AI-Bio_ Associate Director" @ AstraZeneca-Alexion at Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Overview

Parham Haddadi is the Head of AI-Bio and Associate Director at AstraZeneca-Alexion, focusing on rare diseases. With a Ph. D. in Molecular Genetics, he has over 20 years of experience leading computational biology and data science initiatives in human, plant, and microbial genetics to drive therapeutic innovation.

He has a keen interest in leveraging AI and machine learning for drug discovery, including target identification and drug repurposing. His work also involves structural biology and analyzing diverse biological data types like genomics, proteomics, and transcriptomics to extract meaningful insights for developing new treatments.

Unique fact: Before focusing on human rare diseases, he led government-funded research projects in Canada focusing on agricultural genomics, specifically for canola.

Personality Overview

Precise But Practical

ROI Driven

Thorough Evaluator

They do not care very much about building rapport or relationships.  They like to stay in control of the negotiation or defining of the terms. They are less concerned about the product and more about its potential impact.

Topics They Care About

AI in Drug Discovery
Leads initiatives in AI-powered small molecule and AAV capsid engineering, and multi-omics based biomarker discovery at AstraZeneca-Alexion.
Rare Disease Research
His current role is centered on applying computational biology and AI to find treatments for rare diseases. Co-authored a 2024 paper on a foundation model for rare diseases.
AAV Gene Therapy
Focuses on AI-powered AAV capsid engineering. Previously worked on AAV-based gene editing and therapy for rare diseases at Homology Medicines.

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Work History

11-2025
"Head of AI-Bio_ Associate Director" @ AstraZeneca-Alexion at Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
5-2025
Head of AI-Bio & Structural biology | Team Lead at Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
3-2024 - 4-2025
Principal Bioinformatics Scientist at Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
9-2022 - 11-2023
Senior CB at Homology Medicines, Inc.
9-2017 - 8-2022
Leadership| Bioinformatics| Computational Biology| NGS| Multiomics| at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Education

2005 - 2010
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD2 from Toulouse INP
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD1 from University of Tehran

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During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • 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.
  • Refer to testimonials from well-known industry leaders

DONT's

  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead
  • Avoid being too verbose
  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Parham is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Parham

  • If they decide not to go ahead, they will say no without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Parham move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Parham take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

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