MariEllen (Mea) Cottman, PMP

I have led biotech product development programs which collectively played key parts in generating over $350 million. In my career, I: • Led programs that created cancer research products. • Played a major part in commercializing a next-generation sequencing (NGS) product. • Played a key role in the core team for genomic analysis software, which supported all of an industry-leading company’s products and all internal users. • Worked in the core team for several other software releases. • Built much of the groundwork for a service platform, which generated record revenue for its company. • Played a major role in commercializing several microarrays. • Leveraged lab experience at Baxter Bioscience and degrees in biology and chemistry to deeply understand the whole product development lifecycle and the full range of applications. In addition to leading teams for biotech product development, I’ve worked closely with customers to ensure that they were fully satisfied with implementations and analyses. While building long-term relationships with them, I: • Managed projects for clients throughout the U.S., China, Japan, Korea, the UK, the EU, Australia, Latin America, and the Middle East. • Managed projects for Big-Pharma firms, bio-agricultural companies, health agencies, and major universities. • Frequently managed >20 projects at the same time. • Reduced turnaround times for research 20%. • Concurrently led 12–15 biotech professionals across R&D, marketing & sales organizations, and labs to ensure timely deliveries of products & services. Specialties: Program management, project management, life science, genomics, biotech, research, project scoping, risk analysis, prioritizing, workflow management, program planning, project scheduling, FDA-regulated environments, client relations, mentoring, leadership, written & verbal communication, PMP certification, NGS, R, SQLite, Python, Perl, Salesforce