Sara Siddiqi

Sara Siddiqi currently serves as the Vice President of Business Development and Corporate Strategy at Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a position held since August 2023. Prior to this role, Sara was the Senior Director of Business Development at IDEAYA Biosciences from September 2020 to August 2023, overseeing the entire business development cycle within the precision oncology biotech sector. Previous experience includes Senior Director roles at Jazz Pharmaceuticals, focusing on new product planning and partnerships, and Associate Director at Questcor Pharmaceuticals, where responsibilities encompassed business development for autoimmune and rare diseases. Early in the career, Sara contributed as a Technology Transfer Fellow at Columbia Technology Ventures and held research positions at Maxygen and the Scripps Research Institute. Educational qualifications include a PhD, MPhil, and MS in Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Studies from Columbia University, as well as a B.Sc. in Molecular Biology from UC San Diego.