Summary
Raquel Martins is an Engagement Manager in the San Francisco Bay Area with nine years of experience at the intersection of biopharma, product strategy, and startup incubation. She leads cross-functional teams to translate high-value biologics and gene therapies into launch-ready commercial strategies, while also managing enterprise software product development and deployment. Her background blends hands-on pharmaceutical training (PharmD-equivalent) and neuroscience PhD research with practical product and alliance management, enabling rapid progress from IND-enabling partnerships to market access plans. Raquel has driven multi-million-dollar CRISPR/Cas collaborations and authored operational playbooks such as a pop-up COVID-19 testing lab whitepaper, demonstrating both scientific fluency and operational rigor. She’s comfortable switching hats between strategy, implementation, and stakeholder engagement, and has a track record of building ecosystems—incubators, labs, and community-focused platforms—for sustained impact. Colleagues describe her curiosity-driven approach as a force multiplier that uncovers pragmatic solutions in complex, regulated environments.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
ERASMUS exchange program, ERASMUS exchange program at University of Strathclyde
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) - in collaboration with University of Coimbra in Portugal, Neurobiology/systems neuroscience, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) - in collaboration with University of Coimbra in Portugal, Neurobiology/systems neuroscience at New York University
Propulsion Academy Zürich
Integrated Masters in Pharmceutical Sciences (equivalent to PharmD), Pharmaceutical Sciences, Integrated Masters in Pharmceutical Sciences (equivalent to PharmD), Pharmaceutical Sciences at Universidade do Porto
Portuguese, English, Spanish, French