Yueh-Tyng Chien

Yueh-Tyng Chien is a seasoned professional in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical fields, currently serving as the Senior Director and Early Development Program Lead at Ikena Oncology since January 2021. Prior experience includes a role as Senior Director of Biology and Early Development at Ally Therapeutics in 2020 and extensive tenure at Ironwood Pharmaceuticals and Cyclerion Therapeutics from 2004 to 2019, where responsibilities included leading cross-functional program teams for orphan disease studies, overseeing discovery biology initiatives, and managing clinical programs. Earlier, Yueh-Tyng Chien worked as a Senior Scientist II at Microbia. Educational credentials include a Postdoctoral degree in Microbiology from The Rockefeller University and a Ph.D. in Microbiology from Cornell University.