Jason Crawford

Executive Vice President, Drug Discovery @ Gandeeva Therapeutics

About

Twenty five years of diverse pharmaceutical R&D experience from early stage discovery to late-stage clinical trials. Able to lead multidisciplinary scientific teams to achieve key milestones and objectives. Solid experience in small molecule drug discovery, structure-guided rational drug design, medicinal chemistry and process chemistry (CMC). Experience with molecular glue drug discovery and development.

Country

Canada

City

Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area

Industry

Biotechnology

Skill

Computational Chemistry, Oncology, Drug Discovery, Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Strategic Planning, Research, Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutical process development, Drug Development, Organic Synthesis, Lifesciences, GMP, Clinical Development, Clinical Trials, CRO, Commercialization, Technology Transfer, Chemistry, Clinical Research

Experience

Executive Vice President, Drug Discovery

Gandeeva Therapeutics

2023-3 - Present · 3 yrs 7 mos

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Senior Vice President, Drug Discovery

Gandeeva Therapeutics

2022-6 - 2023-3 · 10 mos

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vice President Drug Discovery

Gandeeva Therapeutics

2021-7 - 2022-6 · 1 yr

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Consultant

Pre-Gandeeva

2020-4 - 2021-7 · 1 yr 4 mos

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Venture Partner

adMare BioInnovations

2019-5 - 2020-4 · 1 yr

Vancouver, Canada Area

Venture Partner

CDRD

2018-10 - 2019-5 · 8 mos

Vancouver, Canada Area

Vice President, Scientific Operations

The Centre for Drug Research and Development

2014-5 - 2018-10 · 4 yrs 6 mos

Provide operational oversight of CDRD’s project portfolio ensuring the timely and effective execution of milestones to achieve corporate objectives.

Senior Director, Scientific Operations

Centre for Drug Research and Development

2012-6 - 2014-4 · 1 yr 11 mos

Vancouver, Canada Area

Develop operating plans and strategies to facilitate the achievement of corporate objectives for scientific divisions. Oversee management of capital, human resources and expenditures within reporting divisions. Represent CDRD scientific capabilities to external parties or committees.

Director, Scientific Operations

CDRD

2009-7 - 2012-6 · 3 yrs

Vancouver, Canada Area

Oversee scientific functions of all CDRD laboratories and scientific staff. Evaluate incoming multidisciplinary projects and designe experimental project plans to directly address commercial opportunities related to unmet medical need. Manage resources and budgets to support CDRD projects, timelines and objectives. Develop commercialization strategies for projects.

Deputy Head

CDRD

2008-1 - 2009-7 · 1 yr 7 mos

Supervised synthetic organic chemistry (medicinal and scale-up) and managed chemistry resources and budgets to support CDRD research projects. Prepared and managed the execution of interdisciplinary research plans for projects with key milestone-based deliverables.

Manager, Development Chemistry

AnorMED Inc

1999-1 - 2007-12 · 9 yrs

Coordinated the synthesis (development and execution) of lead compounds for all preclinical and clinical studies. Managed cGMP manufacture at contract research organizations, including the development of a validated manufacturing process for plerixafor (AMD3100). Prepared CMC documentation to support IND and NDA filings. Acted as project team leader for AMD070 program (Phase 1 to Phase 2 clinical trials)