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Alex Chan (Chieh-Hsiang Chan)

I am a proactive individual who enjoys overcoming uncharted challenges. I possess a Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and expertise in pathology, oncology, and neurodegenerative diseases. Experienced Product Manager with a seasoned background in Medical AI devices, project management, and marketing analysis with an Industrial Analyst certification. I utilize my excellent communication and marketing skill to serve the position of Project Manager to support startups/innovative team development , and I am currently seeking opportunities at a more esteemed international company, where I can achieve accelerated growth.


   [email protected]       

  0928 559960          

 Taipei, Taiwan

Education 

National Yang Ming University, Ph.D., 2010 ~ 2018

Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Dissertation Title: Functional Characterization of DDX3X in DNA Damage and Liver Tumorigenesis.

Chung Shan Medical University, M.Sc., 2008 ~ 2010

Graduate Institute of Medical Laboratory and Biotechnology
Dissertation Title: The Role of MAPK Signaling in Pathogenesis of Spinalcerebella Ataxia Type 3

Chung Shan Medical University, B.Sc., 2004 ~ 2008

School of Medical Laboratory and Biotechnology

Professional/Medical Experience 

National Applied Research Laboratories - Innovation & Entrepreneurship Promotion Division, Project Manager, Sep 2022 ~ Present 

Project Supervision, Evaluation, and Coaching:
  1. Perform due diligence of the innovative team, entailing: patterns, core technology, and previous projects achievements.
  2. Conduct Market analysis - identify the target market's unmet needs and business issues.
  3. Help the innovative team to build up a mature business plan from their research achievements
  4. Provide technical/knowledge support for medical/healthcare-related projects, including AI diagnosis, drug discovery, cell therapy, medical devices, immunoassay platforms, and IVD/LDT products.  
  5. Play a critical liaison role in negotiating and communicating with the committee, accelerators, VPs, and startup’s  R&D and BD teams.

Linker Networks, Product Manager, Jan 2020 ~ Sep 2022 

Project Management:
  1. Develop and implement Chief of Staff’s management plan, and build up clinical AI diagnosis networks. 
  2. Formulate and execute dissemination and publication plans to directly support medical roadmapping and collaborate with key data scientists.
  3. Drive innovative AI solutions, business issues, and client engagement through strategic coordination and negotiation with key decision-makers. 
  4. Responsible for customer satisfaction, product quality control, and technical management. 
  5. Deliver training, business plans, and quarter/annual forecast to business developers and sales team. 
  6. In charge of government (MOEA and MOST) projects application and implementation (current total project's scope > 100 million).
Product Marketing:
  1. Provide marketing analysis and scientific support to clinical activities by facilitating presentations. 
  2. Develop and present international expansion strategies to C-suite quarterly to outline growth opportunities. 
  3. Define product/project pricing, scope, goals, and deliverables to ensure synchronization with company strategy and priorities. 
  4. Discover the pain points and accumulate advice from key opinion leaders (KOL) to promote AI software production.
Customer Engagement:
  1. Disseminate and communicate scientific/medical information related to AI diagnosis products to the hospital Director of the AI Department. 
  2. Communicate as Lead Liaison for external customers and internal Information Technology teams to facilitate the development of new features/functionalities. 
  3. New Customer Exploration: Pursued innovative diagnostic AI models to deliver to new customers/hospitals. 
  4. As an invited keynote speaker to deliver Linker company's introduction and demos in Microsoft roadshow.

National Yang-Ming University, Ph.D. Candidate, Aug 2012 ~ Nov 2018

  1. Utilized transgenic mice and gene editing techniques to develop the disease-related in vivo/in vitro models and to dissect the correlation between gene crosstalk and disease progression. 
  2.  Designed and Performed molecular biology experiments (luciferase assay, ChIP assay, FACS, WB, and qRT-PCR), histology analysis (IF, IHC, and H&E), and big data analysis (microarray and RNA-sequencing) to identify novel mechanisms in disease progression. 
  3. Prepared draft and proposal for journal publication and project application Following was the research I conducted on diseases, treatments, or other topics relevant to specific projects 
Following was the research I conducted on diseases, treatments, or other topics relevant to specific projects.
Oncology:
    • Liver Cancer – independently initiated and accomplished this liver cancer project. The project’s results were published in Molecular Cancer Research. (https://mcr.aacrjournals.org/content/17/2/555.)
    • Prostate Cancer – collaborated with a urologist and performed animal experiments to identify the cross talk between immune response and tumor suppressor gene.
    • Colorectal Cancer and Squamous cell carcinoma ( graduate students mentor and leader) – supervised the project’s progress, experimental design, and trained and honed graduate students’ presentational capacity. 
Developmental Biology:
    • Embryogenesis - collaborated with partner labs and identified a novel gene, which plays a crucial role in DNA damage tolerance and embryo development. The project’s results were published in Human Molecular Research. (https://academic.oup.com/hmg/article/25/14/2905/2525768)







Skills

Project Management

  • Be proficient in government's projects application and implementation
  • Excellent multitasking skill (total project amount > NTD 120 million in one year)
  • Responsible for delivering project/product quality feedback to clients
  • Seasoned cross-domain knowledge and interdepartmental coordination to ensure the successful implementation of milestone 

Superb Presentation Skill

  • Earned two government biddings and one subsidy grant 
  • Always ranked in the top three position of the Ph.D program seminar class
  • Deliver company's introduction and demos in Microsoft roadshow
  • Be invited as the keynote speaker to deliver the innovative projects

Teamwork and Leadership

  • President of the Medical Technology Student Association, 2006~2007. (Premium Award of Club Evaluation)
  • In charged of medical AI diagnosis project team
  • Displayed excellent internal and external communication skills

Linguistic Ability

  • TOEIC Score: 775 
  • English : Proficient 
  • Mandarin Chinese : Native Speaker 

Computer Literacy

  • Microsoft : Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Illustrator, and Photoshop 
  •  IOS: Pages, Numbers, Keynote 
  •  Google : Docs, Sheets, Slides 

Certificate and Awards 

  • APIAA Certified Industrial Analyst (2016).
  • The Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society of the Republic of China (2010).
  • Top of Class Semester Scholarship for 2008 Fall and 2009 Spring.

Publications

  • Chen CY†, Chan CH†, Chen CM, Tsai YS, Tsai TY, Wu Lee YH, and You LR. Targeted Inactivation of Murine Ddx3x: Essential Roles of Ddx3x in Placentation and Embryogenesis. Hum Mol Genet. 2016 Jul 15;25(14):2905-2922. DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddw143. (https://academic.oup.com/hmg/article/25/14/2905/2525768)
  • C. -H. Chan, C.-M. Chen, Y. -H. Wu Lee, and L. -R. You. 2018. DNA Damage, Liver Injury, and Tumorigenesis: Consequences of DDX3X Loss. Mol Cancer Res. 2019 Feb;17(2):555-566. DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.MCR-18-0551.
    (https://mcr.aacrjournals.org/content/17/2/555)

Reference

  • Paul Shieh, Chief Executive Officer, Linker Networks Inc. 
  • Prof. Yan-Hua Wu Lee, Department of Biological Science & Technology, National Chiao Tung University.

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