Christine Zhu, PMP

Christine Zhu, PMP has over 17 years of work experience in the biopharmaceutical industry. Christine is currently working as a Biomarker Operations professional at CARGO Therapeutics. Prior to this, Christine held the position of Associate Director-Clinical Biosample Management at Nektar Therapeutics from December 2018 to September 2022.

Before joining Nektar Therapeutics, Christine worked at Acerta Pharma B.V. (A member of the AstraZeneca Group) for three years. In this role, they served as a Senior Clinical Biosample Manager, overseeing all operational activities for clinical research samples and building a sample management team from scratch. Christine also worked as a Clinical Biosample Manager during their first year at Acerta Pharma.

During their career, Christine has gained valuable experience in translational medicine and biosample operations. Christine worked as a Translational Medicine Specialist at Celgene from October 2014 to July 2015 and as a Biosample Operations Associate at Genentech from July 2013 to September 2014.

Christine started their professional journey as a Clinical Trial Assistant at InClin, Inc in April 2013. Prior to that, they worked at Gilead Sciences as a Clinical Research Associate from April 2012 to November 2012, Research Associate from September 2008 to April 2012, and as a Research Associate on a contract basis from November 2007 to September 2008.

Christine has also gained experience as a Research Assistant at ALZA Corporation from June 2007 to October 2007, as a Lab Assistant at Perlegen Sciences from February 2007 to June 2007, and as a Lab Assistant at Santa Cruz Biotechnology from April 2005 to February 2007.

Throughout their career, Christine Zhu has demonstrated their expertise in clinical biosample management, translational science, and operational activities in delivering biomarker strategies.

Christine Zhu, PMP, began their education in 2002 at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Christine attended the university until 2007, but their degree and field of study are not specified. In 2011, Christine returned to the University of California, Santa Cruz to pursue a Certificate in Clinical Trials Design and Management, which they completed successfully.

Though their specific certifications are not mentioned, it is known that Christine Zhu has obtained the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute. However, the details regarding when and from which institution they obtained this certification are not provided.

Additionally, Christine's education history mentions the University of California, Berkeley, but no further details are given regarding their studies at this institution.