E421 Shiva Amiri, VP, Head of AI and Data Intelligence at Pivotal Life Sciences

Today's guest is Shiva Amiri, VP, Head of AI and Data Intelligence at Pivotal Life Sciences in San Francisco, CA. Founded in 2017, Pivotal Life Sciences back the brightest minds in life sciences throughout the world. The Pivotal Life Sciences platform includes Pivotal bioVenture Partners US, Pivotal bioVenture Partners China and Pivotal Growth. Their teams make direct investments into high-quality life sciences companies that are developing and commercializing products that address well-defined, substantial medical and market needs.

Working at the intersection of computing and biology, Shiva is experienced in large-scale, multi-stakeholder technology development in data science and biology with a focus on computational biology, bioinformatics, machine learning, and big data systems. She is a team builder and entrepreneur in cutting edge computational methods in biology, digital health and medical research with a proven track record in big data/data science and program execution and strategy.

In the episode, Shiva will discuss:

Her journey to now and current work at Pivotal Life Sciences,

What her role and responsibilities involves,

The benefits that her team are bringing to businesses,

Plans for further growing the team,

Why Pivotal Life Sciences is a great place to work and

What excites her for the future of the company