Dr Jennifer Lawson

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PhD in Immunology
Kings College London
Operations
Chief Operations Officer

Our COO Jen joined the team in 2022. Over the years, she has held a variety of operational and strategic roles since moving to the CRO industry from academia. 

 

After completing her BSc in Immunology, she began her career in basic research. She then studied a PhD studying regulatory T cells in Type 1 Diabetes. Working in a translational academic lab with direct contact with patients revealed that she wanted to work in a role close to the development of immunotherapeutics. 


This led to her leaving academia to join a small immunology focussed preclinical CRO. Jen worked initially to deliver customer projects, progressing to Operations Manager after a few years. Latterly, Jen moved to a more strategic role, where she was responsible for the development and launch of new services for customers developing biotherapeutics. 


“Over the years I’ve been lucky enough to work with a huge variety of clients, from small start-ups to global pharma and biotech companies who are working towards making a difference in people’s lives. The satisfaction of knowing you played a part in the development of so many therapeutics is what continues to drive me. Being part of RoukenBio is especially exciting to me as we bring together our expertise in immunology with our drug development knowledge, helping our clients to advance their immunotherapy programs.” - Jen Lawson