Catalyst for R&D acceleration
Yun Wakana Wang is a recognized expert and catalyst in Development Acceleration, specializing in driving large-scale, cross-functional transformations to unlock speed and efficiency across the entire R&D pipeline. Her unique ability to deliver systemic acceleration is rooted in an integration of deep scientific knowledge with extensive business strategy and management consulting expertise.
Her credentials as an accelerator are anchored by signature, quantifiable achievements, including implementing global transformations that slashed critical regulatory submission timelines by 14 weeks—a perpetual efficiency valued at over $50M per filing. She has directed the rapid mobilization of integrated development strategies for critical public health therapeutics during urgent crises and designed methodologies to optimize essential functions across Regulatory, Clinical Operations, Biostatistics, Pharmacovigilance, and CMC.
Yun's portfolio showcases expertise in achieving end-to-end efficiency, from designing predictive resource management systems for 5,000-person R&D organizations to conceiving and securing multi-million-dollar, multi-year funding for strategic operational excellence programs. This consistent success is sustained by a highly determined and diligent leadership style, focused on building strong partnerships and leading by example to transform development speed and deliver tangible global impact.
MBA, University of California
Irvine
B.S., Immunology
University of Toronto
Persuasive Leadership Development
Wharton School of Business
Strategic Workforce Planning
Human Capital Institute (HCI)
Business Process Management
APQC
High Velocity Organization
MIT Professional Education
Expertise:
- Development Acceleration
- Strategic Workforce Planning & Resource Management
- Change Management
- Portfolio, Program, & Project Management
- Operational Excellence
- Business Process Management
What Motivates Me:
Empowering cross-functional teams and building deep partnerships to accelerate the delivery of life-saving medicines to the patients who need them most.
