Ep. 9 Tissue Engineering Career Conversations featuring Dr. Jennifer Levin Carter, Managing Director at Sandbox Industries and Blue Venture Fund
Description
Our new episode features Dr. Jennifer Levin Carter, Managing Director at Sandbox Industries and Blue Venture Fund. She joined the Fund in early 2021. Prior to Sandbox Industries and Blue Venture Fund, Dr. Carter was a Managing Director of JLC Precision Health Strategies. She has been a Board member, advisor, and consultant in multiple precision medicine, healthcare services, digital health, and life science companies, both public and private. Dr. Carter has also been involved in the foundation of several companies. In 2018 she founded TrialzOWN™, a healthcare company in stealth, and was the CEO until its prelaunch acquisition in 2019 by Integral Health, a Flagship Pioneering Company, now known as Valo Health. Prior to this venture, Dr. Carter was the Founder and President of N-of-One®, serving as acting-CEO from 2008 to 2012, and Chief Medical Officer from 2012 until its acquisition by Qiagen in 2019. Prior to the foundation of these companies, Dr. Carter advised several life sciences companies as a consultant and practiced internal medicine at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Dr. Carter has a Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry from Yale University, an MD from Harvard Medical School, an MPH from Harvard School of Public Health, and an MBA from the Sloan School at MIT.
In this episode we discuss with Dr. Carter her career journey, highlighting the several skills and tools she honed along the way, especially as a founder of two healthcare startups. We also talk about the importance of building a great team, how to stay motivated, and how to successfully transition careers.
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