Geoff Owen
Vice President, Business Development
pharmacy
SFJ Pharmaceuticals
Japan
Biography
Mr. Owen joined SFJ Pharmaceuticals in January of 2016 as Vice President, Business Development. He brings with him over 18 years of pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry experience. Geoff specializes in identifying, structuring and negotiating creative, risk-based product development and commercialization partnerships. During a 16-year career with Quintiles, he engineered financial and service partnerships with a wide spectrum of pharmaceutical and biotech companies, facilitating placement of >$700 million in risk capital and over $1 billion in sales. He also led global sales for Quintiles’ Integrated Health Services Division. Prior to joining Quintiles in 1998, Geoff worked at The Wilkerson Group, a New York-based consultancy that provided strategy, marketing, and business development advisory services to the healthcare industry. He began his healthcare career at Deloitte and Touche Consulting Group in Atlanta, focusing mainly on operations and reengineering projects for hospitals and integrated healthcare systems. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina, and Masters in Business Administration from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Upon graduation from UNC, he served eight years on active duty as a United States Naval Officer.
Research Interest
research and development