Alexandra D.J. Mancini

Ms. Mancini has more than 30 years of global biopharmaceutical R&D experience, overseeing a wide range of drug development activities, with a particular emphasis on clinical development and regulatory affairs. She has been an executive with numerous biotech companies, including Sr. V.P. of Clinical & Regulatory Affairs at Sirius Genomics, where her responsibilities included identifying and managing external resources for medical expertise in sepsis, clinical data management, and statistical theory, programming, and analyses.

Prior to joining Sirius Genomics, Ms. Mancini served as Sr. V.P. of Clinical & Regulatory Affairs at INEX Pharmaceuticals; and V.P. of Regulatory Affairs at QLT Inc., where she played a significant role in the development of VISUDYNE from the preclinical stage through to its approval as the first drug for age-related macular degeneration. While at QLT, Ms. Mancini also led the regulatory approval process for the anti-cancer drug PHOTOFRIN and its associated medical devices, the first drug-device combination product approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Ms. Mancini holds a Master of Science degree from the University of Toronto. She is also a Visiting Lecturer at the Segal Graduate School of Business, Simon Fraser University.