Bill Amsbaugh

Chief Technology Officer, Partner

2021 - Current

Cloud Architect

2019 - 2021

Unlock the potential of the cloud for today's most innovative companies.

Managing Partner

2018 - 2021

Managing Director

2013 - 2021

Providing Informatics and IT consulting services to early-stage life science companies. Providing recommendations and management for scientific workflow optimization via robotic automation, COTS software solutions, as well as custom software design.

Chief Technology Officer

2014 - 2021

We provide CxO level services to our clients, without them having to hire one. Our engagement model puts us right in the middle of your problem space - we participate in your team meetings, get to know the challenges you are facing, and help you clarify your needs. We will design, manage and implement solutions that meet these needs for you, in conjunction with your team, to insure that the best possible outcome is achieved.

Director

2012 - 2014

Recruited as the fifth employee to participate in translating Constellation’s venture-backed scientific business plan into a drug discovery platform capable of rapidly delivering novel epigenetic drugs to market. Built and led teams of full-time and contract engineers implementing a novel software product line, called Northstar, which catalyzed the delivery of small molecule drugs through the discovery pipeline into Phase I clinical trials. Led the design and build-out of Constellation’s IT infrastructure while adhering to tight budgets and timelines providing a roadmap allowing for support of 80 FTEs, ~40 external resources, and a subsequent $95MM collaboration with a large global pharmaceutical. Impact: Supported all technology needs of Constellation’s business plan under aggressive timelines and budget

Associate Director of Automation and Information Technology

2008 - 2012

Senior Manager

2005 - 2008

Created and managed the development team fulfilling the software needs of the drug repositioning platform by architecting a software solution supporting scientific study design, data acquisition, and data analysis using a patterns-based software architecture. Impact: Led the delivery of multiple scientific computing platforms enabling while managing IT services for a publicly traded company

Team Leader/Senior Developer

2002 - 2005

Impact: Played a lead role in delivering a Transdermal Drug-Delivery Platform for high-profile collaboration, leading to the acquisition of Transform by J&J for $230MM. • Developed project plan communicating developmental milestones and resource allocation to management team. • Architected high-level software design for the Transdermal platform. • Participated in a cross-functional group steering scientific and engineering resources to support platform build efforts across the company. • Collaborated with mechanical/automation engineering staff to define hardware specifications required for the robotic components of the platform. • Worked with QA leads to ensure superior software reliability and data integrity. • Wrote and reviewed software specification and user documentation.

Software Engineer

2000 - 2002

Worked on the Unified Communications offering that allows telecom providers to deliver seamless mobile and PC-based voice and data communications to small- and medium-sized businesses inside and outside the office setting. Comverse’s customer base spaned more than 130 countries and covers over 500 communication service providers serving more than two billion subscribers.

Analytical Chemist

1998 - 2000

Analytical method development, Microscopy analysis, Image processing and analysis algorithm development