Mark Thever, Principal, Scimitar, Inc.

Mark Thever

Principal

Linking executive strategy to frontline execution

Mark has over 12 years of experience spanning the pharmaceutical, medtech, and technology industries. His life sciences foundation is built on bioinformatics research and hands-on primary research in molecular and experimental medicine. Mark joined Thermo Fisher Scientific in Business Transformation and Post-Merger Integrations before transitioning to Market Development, where he led commercial initiatives for a multi-million-dollar product portfolio.

As a strategy and management consultant, Mark has formulated operational strategies and served as an implementation partner to help client organization realize quantifiable results through optimized, fit-for-purpose processes. He has worked integrally with clients ranging from preclinical life sciences companies to Fortune-10 multinationals across key functional areas including medtech product development and R&D, executive-level growth and operations strategy, medical affairs, regulatory strategy, and clinical partnerships.

In addition to his consulting and industry background, Mark is an experienced entrepreneur who founded and led a wellness consumer goods company as CEO, growing it to successful acquisition.


MBA
University of California, San Diego

MS, Bioinformatics
University of California, San Diego

BS, Biology
University of California, San Diego

NPDP Certification
New Product Development Professional, PDMA

Artificial Intelligence in Pharma and Biotech
MIT Executive Education

Leadership Development
Harvard Business School Executive Education

Expertise:

  • Product Development Process Optimization
  • Executive Strategy Development & Activation
  • Enterprise Process Streamlining
  • System & Partnership Selection
  • Process Automation & AI Applications
  • Capital Strategy & Business Plan Development

What Motivates Me:

Enabling the development and delivery of life-changing therapies and medical technologies.
CERTIFICATIONS
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