Julie Yoo
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science graduate with MBA from MIT. Currently pursuing MSc at Harvard-MIT School of Health, Sciences and Technology and working as Head of Products and Analysis Services at Knome, Inc.
| Headline: | Startup Member |
| Skills: | Business, Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Investment, Leadership, Management, Public speaking, Sales, Software Engineering |
| Groups: | BASES |
| Interested in: | Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Biogen Idec, Cambridge, MA |
| Position: | Corporate Ventures Associate, bi3 Startup Incubator |
| Time period: | June 2007 - August 2007 |
| Description: | Biogen Idec (BIIB) is a leading global manufacturer of biologics-based therapies for unmet needs in neurology, immunology, oncology, and cardiovascular indications.
• Built consensus leading to 2 successful biotechnology startup investments through facilitation of discussions, due diligence, and valuation exercises amongst executives in the corporate ventures, business development, and R&D divisions • Created a custom financial model for evaluating the perspective of the scientific founders of portfolio companies to gain a clear understanding of interests and expectations |
| Employer: | Knome, Inc., Cambridge, MA |
| Position: | Head of Products and Analysis Services |
| Time period: | January 2007 - December 2009 |
| Description: | Knome is the first company in the world to provide genomics-based concierge health/wellness services using the most comprehensive personal genome sequencing and analysis platform on the market today.
• Led the successful commercial launch of world’s first whole genome sequencing and analysis service for private individuals, resulting in company’s achievement of first year customer acquisition goals • Created direct communication lines with key opinion leaders in the next-generation sequencing, genetics, and medical fields to inform product and technology development • Managed relationships with global technology partners to ensure achievement of requirements, expectations, and deliverables during development of proprietary bioinformatics analysis platform |
| Employer: | CBT Advisors, Cambridge, MA |
| Position: | Strategy Consultant, Genomics Applications |
| Time period: | January 2007 - December 2008 |
| Description: | CBT Advisors is a boutique consultancy that specializes in entrepreneurial strategy for innovative, earlystage life sciences companies in genomics, diagnostics, novel therapeutics, and research.
• Worked as a trusted advisor to the CEOs and founding teams of 3 early-stage companies, leading to 2 high-valuation venture capital financings and 1 product repositioning and re-launch • Performed competitive analysis and analytical market research through interviews with executives at top biopharma companies, scientific literature searches, and self-driven networking at trade shows |
| Employer: | Endeca Technologies, New York, NY |
| Position: | Various positions |
| Time period: | January 2001 - December 2006 |
| Description: | Endeca is a privately-held enterprise software company that pioneered the concept of Information Access through its patented meta-relational index (MDEX) technology.
Team Lead, Sales Engineering for Strategic Accounts 2004-2006 • Contributed to over $4 million in revenue by securing technical buy-in from CIOs and CTOs at Fortune 500 companies, including the company’s first 4 deals in the healthcare and life sciences vertical • Named to President's Club in 2004, 2005, and 2006 for exceeding annual sales quota as the leader of the company’s top-performing sales engineering team Senior Application Architect 2003-2004 • Provided the technical design, team leadership, and client-facing guidance to drive the successful implementation of 20+ applications of Endeca’s software platform Software Engineer 2001-2003 • Was the first individual to be promoted from a team of recent college graduates into a senior position with management responsibilities |
EDUCATION
| University: | Harvard University |
| Time period: | 2007 - 2009 |
| Degree: | Biomedical Sciences, MSc |
| University: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Time period: | 2006 - 2008 |
| Degree: | Entrepreneurship; Biomedical Enterprise Program (BEP), MBA |
| University: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Time period: | 1998 - 2002 |
| Degree: | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, BSc |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | • Classical pianist since age 5 |
| Clubs: | • MIT Women’s Club Volleyball Team (1998-2002 & 2006-Present; team captain for 2 years)
• MIT Sloan Golf Club (2006-2008; 2006 Women’s Long Drive Champion) • Red Cross-certified lifeguard |
| Awards: | • Member of 1st place team in 2009 Fuld & Co. “Battle for Healthcare IT” Strategy War Game
• Winner of 2nd place prize in 2008 MIT Sloan Sales Competition • Recipient of 2004 Endeca Atlas Award for exceptional work on client-facing project |
