Jacob Cha

Jacob Cha is an accomplished professional in Technical Operations, currently serving as Senior Director, CMC at Terns Pharmaceuticals since 2025. They previously held various leadership roles, including Director, Technical Operations at Terremoto Biosciences and Director, CMC Process Chemistry at Alumis. Jacob has a strong background in research, having worked as Research Scientist at Gilead Sciences and as a Postdoctoral Scholar at Caltech. They earned a Ph.D. from the University of California, Santa Barbara, after completing a B.S. at the University of Oregon.