Vivian Cintron

Since I was a little girl, I was always keen into life science and trying experiments - I would place bread in closets and try to see what was growing on it. That curiosity led me to pursue my PhD in molecular biology and genetics. It was marvelous to see everything from the cell all the way to the human being, and trying to discover what's wrong in terms of diseases and how to attack different pathways to make it more precise in terms of drugs and treatments. After completing my education at Wayne State University and fellowships at the National Institutes of Health and Eli Lilly Pharmaceuticals, I started my first job at Roche Diagnostics, where I spent over 15 years in Medical Affairs working with diagnostic tools and assays for specific disease states. I also served in the United States Army as Reserve Corp, working at the BioThreat laboratory designing tools and diagnostic opportunities for soldiers to pick up any threats in territories. Throughout my career, I've worked with several companies developing strategies for medical affairs and business development. I worked on an alliance between Agilent and Merck, developing strategies globally for Keytruda and diagnostic tools for different indications. Now I run my own consultancy, Vioni Consultants, where I perform professional expertise for strategies for medical affairs, business development, and partnerships. I analyze what's missing for companies, help create and design strategies around those gaps, and guide teams through opportunities. I focus on oncology diseases and rare diseases, working in precision medicine to target specific pharmacos for specific populations. Partnerships are critical in my work - I help smaller companies find partners to make it to production or manufacturing through collaboration contracts. This is a time when pharmas are collaborating more rather than fighting over specific pharmacos, and I help facilitate those partnerships to bring treatments to patients faster.