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Jake Bauer

Chairman at Simcha Therapeutics

San Francisco, California

Overview 

Jake Bauer is a Biotech Executive and Board Member based in San Francisco, California, currently serving as the Chairman of the Board at Simcha Therapeutics and holding positions on the boards of Attralus, Enliven Therapeutics, and other notable companies. With an MBA from Harvard Business School, he has had a successful career highlighted by roles such as Chief Business Officer and SVP of Finance and Corporate Development at MyoKardia, demonstrating a strong track record in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries.

Work Experience 

  • Chairman of the Board

    2022 - Current

Simcha Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company developing engineered cytokine immunotherapy for cancer.

Raised $65,000,000.00 from SR One, ArrowMark Partners, Biotechnology Value Fund, Logos Capital, Samsara BioCapital and Rock Springs Capital.

  • Member Board Of Directors

    2021

Attralus is a biopharmaceutical company focusing on creating transformative medicines to improve the lives of patients.

Raised $197,000,000.00 from venBio Partners, Sarissa Capital Management, Vivo Capital, Logos Capital, Surveyor Capital, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Alpha Wave Ventures, Sarissa Capital Management, venBio Partners and Logos Capital.

  • Member Board Of Directors

    2021

Enliven Therapeutics is a precision oncology company developing small molecule therapies to extend and improve patient lives.

Raised $230,000,000.00 from Acuta Capital Partners, Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners, Commodore Capital, Rock Springs Capital, Logos Capital, Fairmount Funds Management and Woodline Partners.

  • Member Board Of Directors

    2021 - 2023

  • Member Board Of Directors

    2018 - 2022

  • Consultant & Integration Lead, Enterprise Integration Management

    2020 - 2021

Bristol-Myers Squibb engages in the discovery, development, licensing, manufacturing, marketing, distribution and sale of pharmaceuticals.

Raised $23,580,000,000.00 from RA Capital Management, OUP (Osage University Partners), Aperture Venture Partners, Greg Bailey, Connecticut Innovations, Knoll Capital Management, Vivo Capital, Venrock, Litmore Capital and Carl Icahn.

  • Chief Business Officer

    2018 - 2020

  • SVP, Finance and Corporate Development

    2014 - 2017

    Principal Financial Officer

MyoKardia is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that develops targeted therapies for the treatment of rare cardiovascular diseases.

Raised $98,000,000.00 from BridgeBio, Cowen Group, Casdin Capital, Cormorant Asset Management and Perceptive Life Sciences.

  • Member Board Of Directors

    2020 - 2020

  • VP, Business Operations & Head of Corporate Development

    2011 - 2014

Ablexis is a biotechnology company developing an innovative, next-generation platform for antibody drug discovery.

Raised $12,000,000.00 from Third Rock Ventures and Pfizer Venture Investments.

  • Principal

    2007 - 2011

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