Stephen Floor

Background

About Stephen Floor

Subject-matter expert in RNA science and medicine and computational biology with 15+ years of experience in RNA, genetic medicines, protein biochemistry, human genetics, and bioinformatics/compbio including ML/AI • Executive experience in biotech and academic environments including strategy, project creation and termination, team formation, mentorship and management, presentation to external stakeholders, recruitment • Proven leadership skills with direct reports and cross-functional teams (R&D, Clinical, Product, CRO, BD, Finance) • Biotech experience in indication selection, assay development, biologic preclinical work, CRO management, IND-enabling studies, TPP development, and more • Extensive experience working at and across the interface of scientific disciplines and domains; eager to learn with humility • Deep knowledge of technical writing and presentation for diverse audience compositions • Track record of success in high-pressure, ambiguous strategic decision making • Former tenured faculty member at UCSF: raised >$9M in funding, published ~30 peer-reviewed papers, directly trained >20 scientists, taught hundreds of graduate and professional students • Postdoctoral training in RNA and CRISPR with Jennifer Doudna, graduate training in RNA and enzymology at UCSF with John Gross, undergraduate education in computer science and physics