John F. Reilly

John F. Reilly is chief scientific officer at ATP portfolio company Nereid Therapeutics and entrepreneur in residence at ATP, building on over 20 years of biopharmaceutical leadership and drug discovery experience across multiple disease areas. Previously, John was senior vice president of Biology at Goldfinch Bio, where he led efforts ranging from target discovery to clinical biomarkers. Prior to joining Goldfinch, John served as executive director of Biology at Catabasis Pharmaceuticals, where he was responsible for developing and executing a translational strategy for several molecules with potential applications in multiple rare diseases. Previously he was global head of Applied Human Genetics & Genomics at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, where he led a multi-disciplinary department driving advancements in genomic technologies and their application to clinical trials across general medicine indications. At Merck Research Laboratories, he served as director of Molecular Biomarkers, leading the company’s anti-PD-1 biomarker efforts and developing and qualifying biomarker assays for use in discovery and early-stage clinical trials in multiple programs.

John earned a BA in molecular and cell biology from the University of California Berkeley, a PhD in neuroscience from the University of California Davis, and completed postdoctoral training at the Scripps Research Institute.