Dr. Patel is a seasoned operating executive who brings to the Board substantial experience and perspective on the precision oncology commercial landscape.
Dr. Patel has served as Chief Commercial Officer of Replimune Group, Inc., a biotechnology company, since May 2021. Prior to joining Replimune, he served as VP, Franchise Head for Lung, Skin, Tumor Agnostic, and Rare Cancers at Genentech, Inc. from April 2018 to May 2021, and previously held various positions at Genentech, Inc. from 2002 to April 2018, including global launch lead and lifecycle leader for Tecentriq in lung cancer. From 1999 to 2002, he was Senior Consultant at Front Line Strategic Management Consulting. Prior to this served as a Senior Research Executive at IMS Health in the Pharma Strategy Group from 1996 to 1999 and Clinical Research Scientist at the Central Public Health Laboratory from 1993 to 1996.
He obtained his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the University of London in 1999, his M.S. in Biotechnology from the Imperial College London in 1993, and his B.S. in Microbiology and Microbial Technology from the University of Warwick in 1992.