Aviva Jacobs

Aviva Jacobs, PhD, PMP, has nearly 20 years of experience in the in vitro diagnostics industry with Motorola Life Sciences, which was sold to Osmetech Molecular Diagnostics and GenMark Diagnostics, where she held multiple roles, including Sr. Program Manager, Associate Director of Product Development and Director of Product Technical Services. There, she successfully led projects and cross-functional teams, resulting in the FDA clearance of genetic tests for Warfarin sensitivity, cystic fibrosis, thrombophilia risk and a respiratory viral panel on the XT-8 System.

From 2011 to 2015, she served as the Director of Product Development at DxTerity Diagnostics, overseeing the development of a genomic test for radiation exposure, as part of a competitive contract funded by the US Department of Health and Human Services Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA).

Aviva earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and a PhD in Genetics from George Washington University, in conjunction with the National Institutes of Health.