Vivian Rodolf, MD. -Medical Director at Geron Corporation
Hired - October 2022
9/22/2022 - FOSTER CITY, Calif.-- Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN) reported that it has granted non-statutory stock options to purchase an aggregate of 901,950 shares of Geron common stock as inducements to newly hired employees in connection with commencement of employment with the Company. Dr. Vivian Rodolf is one of these newly hired employees.
Dr. Vivian Rodolf's former employers include: R&D Partners (consultant to BMS), ExecuPharma (contracted to Merck), DOCS (Global/Local Clinical Trial Manager dedicated to Amgen), IQVIA (Amgen), National Cancer Institute Cairo
Medical Director Clinical Research – Oncology / Hematology
Clinical Research Medical Director (MD) provides strategic leadership and medical guidance in collaboration with clinical development teams in clinical studies of oncology compounds throughout the development and execution of clinical trials. As the internal medical expert in clinical oncology, the Clinical Research Medical Director provides clinical input and leads the execution, monitoring, analysis, and reporting of Phase II/III clinical studies.
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*It appears that Dr. Vivian Rodolf is from Egypt. I'm sure she is well aware that the MDS median average patient age is far lower in her country than other "developed" countries.
From "Go Big Or Go Home - Pt 2 - Imetechat - May 30, 2020
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EGYPT - (2012) – “Mean age of presentation of MDS in Egypt is lower than developed countries. Pollution of water and use of insecticides and smoking are high risk factors for MDS among Egyptians”
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Dr. Vivian Rodolf's experience with some of the largest names in Big Pharma: Bristol Meyers Squibb, Amgen and Merck, coupled with her vast knowledge of Clinical Trial Management, makes her a vital asset for #teamawesome as Geron anticipates the initiation of 2 additional Clinical Trials within the next 2.5months, Lymphoid Malignancy study results by the end of the year and P3 IMerge TLR in January 2023. Welcome aboard Dr. Rodolf !! -Kmall
Geron's new Medical Director.........
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Re: Geron's new Medical Director.........
Known current Geron Employees as of 10/18/2022 and their initial hiring dates –
* Former Janssen employee
+ Part-time or Consultant
Management:
1 - CEO – Dr. John A. Scarlett, MD - 2011
2 - CFO – Olivia K. Bloom - 1994
3 - CAO – Melissa A. Kelly Behrs – 1998
4. – CBO – Edward Koval - 2021
5 - COO – Andrew J. Grethlein - 2012
6 - CCO* – Anil Kapur - 2019
7 - CMO* – Faye Feller, MD - 2019
8 - CLO – Stephen N. Rosenfield - 2011
Clinical – Operations, Science, Development:
Faye Feller*(7), MD – CMO – 2019
9 - Laurie Sherman* – VP Clinical Operations – 2019
10 - Souria Dougherty* - Ex Director Clinical Science - 2019
11 - Tymara Berry – Ex Director Clinical Development - 2020
12 - Dr. Vivian Rodolf - Medical Director - 2022
13 - Sheetal Shah – Sr Director – 2020
14 - Denise Redding – Director - 2021
15 - Jeff Ryel – Director Clinical Operations - 2020
16 - Karie Arnold – Director Clinical Operations –
2021
17 - Brandie Jonas – Sr Director, Clinical Program Management – 2019
18 - F Matthew Bakthasekaran - Sr Manger, Clinical Program Management - 2022
19 - Judy Ho - Sr Manager - 2022
20 - Natasha M - Associate Director, Clinical Research - 2021
21 - Manoj Jivani - Director Clinical Operations - 2022
22 - Kate Turner - Associate Director Clinical Operations - 2022
23 - Jennifer Riggs* - Associate Director Clinical Science - 2022
24 – Carolina Jacobs – Sr Project Manager - 2012
25 - Daria Zielinska – Sr Scientist – 2001
26 - Ron Pruzan – Principal Scientist – 2010
27 – Yelena Polonskaya – Sr Research Associate - 2001
28 - Barbara Mandelkow (Germany) Lab Assistant - 2017
29 - Janet Ahern(+) - Clinical Research Consultant - 2022
30 - Dr. Aleksandra Rizo*(+) - Sr. Medical and Regulatory Advisor - 2019
(currently employed at Vividion and Geron)
31 - Mebratu Gebreyesus(+) - Sr Development Associate - 2010
(currently employed at Bayer, Celltheon and Geron)
32 - Kerry Mundt(+) – CT Assistant – 2010
(currently employed by Pharmacyclics/Abbvie and Geron)
Pharmacovigilance and Drug Safety/Information:
33 - Patti N. – Ex Director Drug Safety – 2020
34 – Annat Ikin - Director Medical Writing – 2021
Business Development:
Melissa A. Kelly Behrs (3) – Chief Alliance Officer – 2014
Edward Koval (4) – CBO - 2021
Anil Kapur* (6) - COO - 2019
35 - Jason Grossman - Ex Director, Commercial Operations - 2022
36 - Nishan Sengupta - VP, Market-Access, Pricing, Evidence Strategy - 2021
37 - Denise Meyer – VP Medical Affairs – 2021
38 - Christopher Cornell - Sr. Field Medical Liaison - 2022
39 - Helen Lee – Sr. Reporting Analyst - 2012
2022
40 - Helen Lee – Sr. Reporting Analyst - 2012
41 - Anthony Kuczynski – Analyst - 2019
42 - Aron Feingold - VP Investor Relations & Corporate Communication - 2022
Finance:
Olivia K. Bloom (2) – CFO – 1994
43 - Karen Boyce – VP -2008
44 - Andrew Good – Ex Director – 2006
45 - Gilian Fong – Director – 2021
46 – Iasko Cable – Sr. Clinical Trial Accountant – 2019
47 – Dave Clark – CPA, Corporate Controller - 2022
48 - Katherine Harmon, CPA, Assistant Controller - 2022
Data Management:
49 - Ben Thorp - Head of Clinical Data Management - 2022
50 - Rana F.* – Director, Statistical Programming - 2020
51 - Sridevi Sridhar, CCDM – Associate Director – 2021
Manufacturing:
52 - Patrick Murphy – VP Manufacturing – 2019
53 - Eric Mueller – Director – 2019
54 - Leslie C. – CMC Director - 2021
55 - Bharat Baral* – CMC Manager – 2021 & 2011
56 - William Garzon-Rodriguez* - Associate Director Drug Product Manufacturing – 2021
57 - Tim Tickner – Director, Supply Chain Management – 2022
Regulatory:
58 - Sharon McBain* - VP Global - 2019
59 - Shirin Mirshamsi* – Director EU – 2019
60 - Ilesh Sanathra* - Director Global – 2020
61 - Nick Lyon – Director – 2020
62 – Ronan Balicanta* Senior Manager, Submissions - 2022
63 - Tarin Araujo - Senior Manager US - 2022
Biostatistics:
64 - Ying Wan* – VP - 2019
65 - Libo Sun* – Director - 2019
Quality Assurance and Quality Control:
66 - Denise Grippo – VP Quality and Compliance – 2019
67 - Samantha Taylor – QA Manager, Document Control – 2007
68 - Joe Denton – Director – 2019
69 - Damanjit Singh – Sr Manager – 2018
70 - Willie Mobley – Materials/Document Specialist - 2007
71 - Leah Wood – Manager – 2021
72 - Murugappa Vedachalam (+) – QA/QC/CMC Consultant - 2019
Legal and Intellectual Property:
Stephen L. Rosenfield (8) – CLO – 2011
73 - Pamela Smith – Associate General Counsel - 1999
74 - Christopher Johnson – Director - 2019
75 - Laura Reederson – Director - 2020
76 - Leslie Mooi – VP IP – 2007
77 - Abby B. – Sr Patent Paralegal - 2014
78 - Cheryl Northern – Sr. Contracts Manager – 2007
79 – Brittney Hernandez – Contracts Manager – 2021
Facilities Operations and Information Technology:
80 - Michael Yamada – VP -2007
81 - Jyoti Shetty – Sr Director IT – 2021
82 - John Albert - Director Information Technology Infrastructure - 2022
83 - Tim W - Associate Director, IT Business Systems - 2022
84 - Miguel Hundelt – Systems Administrator – 2018
85 – Julian Cornejo - Systems Administrator - 2021
86 - Briana Martinez – Ex Assistant - 2006
87 - Julia Mensing – Ex Assistant – 2011
88 - Stacie W. – Ex Assistant - 2020
89 - Mia Pham – Office Manager - 2020
Human Resources:
90 - Shannon Odam – HR Executive -2019
92 - Stephanie Dellari – Director - 2004
92 - Susan Finan – Employee Benefits – 2021
93 - Marisa Cerniglia - Manager, People Operations – 2021
94 – Jennifer Allen - Associate Director, Talent Acquisition – 2022
95 – Fiona McAuliffe – Talent Acquisition Associate - 2022
**This latest "known" Geron employee roster reflects the most recent additions of:
22 - Dr. Vivian Rodolf - Medical Director - 2022
23 - Jennifer Riggs* - Associate Director Clinical Science - 2022
* - Former Janssen employee
* Former Janssen employee
+ Part-time or Consultant
Management:
1 - CEO – Dr. John A. Scarlett, MD - 2011
2 - CFO – Olivia K. Bloom - 1994
3 - CAO – Melissa A. Kelly Behrs – 1998
4. – CBO – Edward Koval - 2021
5 - COO – Andrew J. Grethlein - 2012
6 - CCO* – Anil Kapur - 2019
7 - CMO* – Faye Feller, MD - 2019
8 - CLO – Stephen N. Rosenfield - 2011
Clinical – Operations, Science, Development:
Faye Feller*(7), MD – CMO – 2019
9 - Laurie Sherman* – VP Clinical Operations – 2019
10 - Souria Dougherty* - Ex Director Clinical Science - 2019
11 - Tymara Berry – Ex Director Clinical Development - 2020
12 - Dr. Vivian Rodolf - Medical Director - 2022
13 - Sheetal Shah – Sr Director – 2020
14 - Denise Redding – Director - 2021
15 - Jeff Ryel – Director Clinical Operations - 2020
16 - Karie Arnold – Director Clinical Operations –
2021
17 - Brandie Jonas – Sr Director, Clinical Program Management – 2019
18 - F Matthew Bakthasekaran - Sr Manger, Clinical Program Management - 2022
19 - Judy Ho - Sr Manager - 2022
20 - Natasha M - Associate Director, Clinical Research - 2021
21 - Manoj Jivani - Director Clinical Operations - 2022
22 - Kate Turner - Associate Director Clinical Operations - 2022
23 - Jennifer Riggs* - Associate Director Clinical Science - 2022
24 – Carolina Jacobs – Sr Project Manager - 2012
25 - Daria Zielinska – Sr Scientist – 2001
26 - Ron Pruzan – Principal Scientist – 2010
27 – Yelena Polonskaya – Sr Research Associate - 2001
28 - Barbara Mandelkow (Germany) Lab Assistant - 2017
29 - Janet Ahern(+) - Clinical Research Consultant - 2022
30 - Dr. Aleksandra Rizo*(+) - Sr. Medical and Regulatory Advisor - 2019
(currently employed at Vividion and Geron)
31 - Mebratu Gebreyesus(+) - Sr Development Associate - 2010
(currently employed at Bayer, Celltheon and Geron)
32 - Kerry Mundt(+) – CT Assistant – 2010
(currently employed by Pharmacyclics/Abbvie and Geron)
Pharmacovigilance and Drug Safety/Information:
33 - Patti N. – Ex Director Drug Safety – 2020
34 – Annat Ikin - Director Medical Writing – 2021
Business Development:
Melissa A. Kelly Behrs (3) – Chief Alliance Officer – 2014
Edward Koval (4) – CBO - 2021
Anil Kapur* (6) - COO - 2019
35 - Jason Grossman - Ex Director, Commercial Operations - 2022
36 - Nishan Sengupta - VP, Market-Access, Pricing, Evidence Strategy - 2021
37 - Denise Meyer – VP Medical Affairs – 2021
38 - Christopher Cornell - Sr. Field Medical Liaison - 2022
39 - Helen Lee – Sr. Reporting Analyst - 2012
2022
40 - Helen Lee – Sr. Reporting Analyst - 2012
41 - Anthony Kuczynski – Analyst - 2019
42 - Aron Feingold - VP Investor Relations & Corporate Communication - 2022
Finance:
Olivia K. Bloom (2) – CFO – 1994
43 - Karen Boyce – VP -2008
44 - Andrew Good – Ex Director – 2006
45 - Gilian Fong – Director – 2021
46 – Iasko Cable – Sr. Clinical Trial Accountant – 2019
47 – Dave Clark – CPA, Corporate Controller - 2022
48 - Katherine Harmon, CPA, Assistant Controller - 2022
Data Management:
49 - Ben Thorp - Head of Clinical Data Management - 2022
50 - Rana F.* – Director, Statistical Programming - 2020
51 - Sridevi Sridhar, CCDM – Associate Director – 2021
Manufacturing:
52 - Patrick Murphy – VP Manufacturing – 2019
53 - Eric Mueller – Director – 2019
54 - Leslie C. – CMC Director - 2021
55 - Bharat Baral* – CMC Manager – 2021 & 2011
56 - William Garzon-Rodriguez* - Associate Director Drug Product Manufacturing – 2021
57 - Tim Tickner – Director, Supply Chain Management – 2022
Regulatory:
58 - Sharon McBain* - VP Global - 2019
59 - Shirin Mirshamsi* – Director EU – 2019
60 - Ilesh Sanathra* - Director Global – 2020
61 - Nick Lyon – Director – 2020
62 – Ronan Balicanta* Senior Manager, Submissions - 2022
63 - Tarin Araujo - Senior Manager US - 2022
Biostatistics:
64 - Ying Wan* – VP - 2019
65 - Libo Sun* – Director - 2019
Quality Assurance and Quality Control:
66 - Denise Grippo – VP Quality and Compliance – 2019
67 - Samantha Taylor – QA Manager, Document Control – 2007
68 - Joe Denton – Director – 2019
69 - Damanjit Singh – Sr Manager – 2018
70 - Willie Mobley – Materials/Document Specialist - 2007
71 - Leah Wood – Manager – 2021
72 - Murugappa Vedachalam (+) – QA/QC/CMC Consultant - 2019
Legal and Intellectual Property:
Stephen L. Rosenfield (8) – CLO – 2011
73 - Pamela Smith – Associate General Counsel - 1999
74 - Christopher Johnson – Director - 2019
75 - Laura Reederson – Director - 2020
76 - Leslie Mooi – VP IP – 2007
77 - Abby B. – Sr Patent Paralegal - 2014
78 - Cheryl Northern – Sr. Contracts Manager – 2007
79 – Brittney Hernandez – Contracts Manager – 2021
Facilities Operations and Information Technology:
80 - Michael Yamada – VP -2007
81 - Jyoti Shetty – Sr Director IT – 2021
82 - John Albert - Director Information Technology Infrastructure - 2022
83 - Tim W - Associate Director, IT Business Systems - 2022
84 - Miguel Hundelt – Systems Administrator – 2018
85 – Julian Cornejo - Systems Administrator - 2021
86 - Briana Martinez – Ex Assistant - 2006
87 - Julia Mensing – Ex Assistant – 2011
88 - Stacie W. – Ex Assistant - 2020
89 - Mia Pham – Office Manager - 2020
Human Resources:
90 - Shannon Odam – HR Executive -2019
92 - Stephanie Dellari – Director - 2004
92 - Susan Finan – Employee Benefits – 2021
93 - Marisa Cerniglia - Manager, People Operations – 2021
94 – Jennifer Allen - Associate Director, Talent Acquisition – 2022
95 – Fiona McAuliffe – Talent Acquisition Associate - 2022
**This latest "known" Geron employee roster reflects the most recent additions of:
22 - Dr. Vivian Rodolf - Medical Director - 2022
23 - Jennifer Riggs* - Associate Director Clinical Science - 2022
* - Former Janssen employee