Norman Shih

Norman Shih has over 13 years of work experience in project management and operations. Norman most recently worked at Valitor as an Associate Director of Project Management. Prior to that, they held various roles at NGM Biopharmaceuticals, including Senior Manager of CMC Project Management/Operations and Manager of CMC Formulations & Drug Product. In these positions, they developed and managed CMC development timelines and operations, facilitated team meetings, and drove strategy alignment with cross-functional stakeholders. Norman also has experience at Genentech as a Research Associate and QA Specialist II, where they managed drug development projects, performed validation protocols, and coordinated equipment maintenance. Earlier in their career, they worked as an Assistant Language Teacher for the Japan Exchange and Teaching Program.

Norman Shih completed their Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry at UCLA from 2003 to 2007. Later, they pursued a Master of Science degree in Social Research at The University of Edinburgh from 2017 to 2018, achieving it with distinction. In terms of additional certifications, they obtained a Smartsheet Product Certified User certification from Smartsheet in April 2020. Norman also holds various edX Verified Certificates in subjects such as Data Analysis for Social Scientists, Foundations of Development Policy, Human Rights: The Rights of Refugees, Humanitarian Response to Conflict and Disaster, Introduction to R for Data Science, Measuring Health Outcomes in Field Surveys, Microeconomics, and The Challenges of Global Poverty. Additionally, they have certifications in Intermediate R and Introduction to R from DataCamp.