Sharan A. Pagano, MSback to Management Team>

Vice President, Scientific Alliances

In her role as Vice President of Scientific Alliances at Rosa, Ms. Pagano is responsible for developing strategic customer and partner alliances. She brings to Rosa a unique blend of extensive business and scientific expertise gained at companies that pioneered the biotechnology, genomics, and biological modeling industries. Prior to joining Rosa, Ms. Pagano held business development positions at Entelos and Genstruct (now Selventa), which focus on biological modeling. At both companies, she expanded the customer base and managed significant multi-year deals with global pharmaceutical and consumer product companies.

At Incyte Genomics, Ms. Pagano held senior management positions in corporate development and commercial operations following the acquisition of Proteome, Inc.  Incyte Genomics provides genomic information to biotechnology scientists, academic researchers, and over 20 of the top pharmaceutical companies. Ms. Pagano was also a member of the early Proteome management team, where she built the sales and marketing organization and contributed her expertise in mammalian biology to the design of new product offerings for pharmaceutical and biotechnology researchers. She played a critical role in growing revenues, setting strategic priorities, and establishing the key collaborations that preceded acquisition by Incyte Genomics.

During her tenure at Genetics Institute (now Pfizer), Ms. Pagano held a key position in the Emerging Businesses Unit. She participated in the development and growth of the DiscoverEase™ business, a proprietary functional genomics initiative designed to isolate and determine the functions of critical proteins. As a Principal Scientist in the Process Development organization, she advanced to positions of increased scope and responsibility, and she initiated new clinical and commercial processes for the development of novel protein therapeutic medicines that are now marketed by Pfizer.

Ms. Pagano received a B.S. in Biology from Merrimack College and a M.S. in Pharmacognosy from the University of Minnesota, where she studied the growth and regulation of guayule and their effects on rubber and resin production; guayule is a temperate zone plant that is used as an alternate source of latex.

Sharan enjoys traveling, hiking in the world’s national parks, and creating global cuisine to enjoy with family and friends.