Meet the speakers

Manuel leads a department of data management, data science, business analytics, and

insights professionals who drive informed decisions, strategy, and actions across CMG

and other parts of the Genentech/Roche enterprise. The people of this department do

this by synthesizing internal & external insights drawn from the analysis of primary and

secondary data. The work of this department informs decisions that impact both product

commercialization across the Genentech portfolio as well as business and customer

operations, including business development due diligence and pipeline products in

clinical development, to commercial launch preparation, in-line products, field strategy

and execution, data strategy, and commercial investments. Manuel joined Genentech in

2005 and has held multiple roles of increasing responsibility in competitive Intelligence,

market Planning, analytics, insights, and organizational change leadership.

Prior to Genentech, Manuel worked at startup companies, including Prolexys

Pharmaceuticals (formerly Myriad Proteomics) and Ingenuity Systems (acquired by

Qiagen), in various scientific research, business development, and operations capacities.

Manuel holds an MBA from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley, a PhD in

molecular pharmacology from Stanford University, and a BA in chemical engineering

and biochemistry from Rice University. He is a husband, father, and son with a near-

constant devotion to various forms of bicycling and pun-inshingly bad jokes. He can be

followed on LinkedIn and Twitter.