Sydney Lear Stoops

Sydney Lear Stoops, PhD, is an accomplished pharmaceutical professional with extensive experience in product strategy and medical science liaison roles at Incyte, where current responsibilities include leading the US product strategy for Jakafi and Niktimvo and overseeing speaker bureaus for both products. Notable achievements include managing a speakers bureau for Jakafi and launching the Niktimvo speaker bureau following FDA approval. Previous positions at MRIGlobal as a Staff Scientist involved developing a commercial business stream, while early experience included a scientific advisor internship at Tristar Technology Ventures and a research internship at Viracor-IBT Laboratories. Sydney holds an Executive MBA from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, a PhD in Pharmacology from Vanderbilt University, and completed postdoctoral work at Scripps Research.