YE JONG YOO
NEW BRUNSWICK
Summary
Bilingual (Korean/English) life sciences professional with deep technical expertise in molecular biology and biopharmaceutical manufacturing, and hands-on experience in B2B commercial roles within the CDMO industry. Brings a strong foundation in market intelligence, competitive analysis, and technology evaluation developed through supporting go/no-go decisions for new biologics services and engaging directly with biotech and pharmaceutical decision makers. Combines rigorous scientific training with client-facing communication and cross-functional collaboration to support partnership, growth, and investment-related decisions in the life sciences.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
Work History
PhD Graduate Assistant
Rutgers University
New Brunswick
09.2024 - Current
- Designed a novel protein that can selectively bind and degrade beta-catenin to prevent tumorigenesis in intestinal cells.
- Identified candidate iron-sulfur binding proteins from uncharacterized microproteins through bioinformatics analysis.
- Characterized MHC-peptide complexes specific to T-cell receptors (TCRs) of interest.
Intern
Seoul National University Cancer Research Institute
Seoul
03.2024 - 08.2024
- Expressed novel antibody in mammalian system and purified the antibody via resin-based affinity chromatography
Business Development Manager
Genscript Probio
Philadelphia
01.2023 - 08.2023
- Built a net-new territory from scratch by researching and qualifying 50+ biotech/pharma companies, and engaging 30+ key decision makers, driving consistent top-of-funnel growth through 15+ personalized outreach emails per week.
- Secured 30+ introductory calls and coordinated 20+ on-site meetings with target clients, establishing early-stage relationships, and generating a robust pipeline of qualified opportunities for future CDMO partnerships.
Intern at Synthetic Biology Team
LanzaTech
Skokie
06.2022 - 08.2022
- Demonstrated expression of metabolic pathway with 3 non-native genes in anaerobic bacteria for production of industrially valuable chemical
Intern
Samsung Biologics
Incheon
06.2021 - 08.2021
- Conducted in-depth market and competitive analysis for global ADC manufacturing, mapping 10+ competitors, and evaluating 10+ ADC pipelines to support strategic decisions for launching a new ADC service offering.
- Supported technical feasibility evaluation by assessing facility and equipment gaps for high-potency/ADC operations, benchmarking key facility requirements, and identifying capability gaps related to containment, safety, and analytical needs.
- Prepared internal reports, competitor comparison matrices, and executive presentations outlining service scope, operational readiness, and feasibility, contributing to a data-driven go/no-go decision framework that informed senior leadership’s strategic planning.
Research Assistant at Synthetic Biology laboratories
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute / Seoul National University
Troy
01.2020 - 08.2020
- Engineered lactic acid bacteria to produce therapeutic peptides (Seoul National University)
- Published a chapter on CRISPR-guided tools for dynamic regulation of metabolic pathways for the development of recombinant microorganisms (RPI)
Undergraduate research assistant
IBS Center for Neuroscience Imaging Research
Suwon
05.2017 - 08.2017
- Analyzed and extracted target data from 135 peer-reviewed publications, contributing to diagnosis of false-positive reproducibility issues in neuroimaging
Education
Masters of Engineering - Biomedical Engineering
PURDUE UNIVERSITY - MAIN CAMPUS
West Lafayette, IN 08.2020 - 12.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Biology
TAYLOR UNIVERSITY
Upland, IN 08.2012 - 12.2019
Skills
- Molecular biology, biochemistry, cell biology fundamentals
- Biologics modalities knowledge (mAbs, ADCs, cell & gene therapy, vaccines)
- Competitive landscape analysis
- Executive-level communication
- Client-facing professionalism
- Cloning
- Transformation
- Electroporation
- Bacterial cell culture
- Mammalian cell culture
- Transfection
- Protein purification
Custom
- Perl A., Dalton H., Yoo YeJong., Koffas M.A.G., 2022, Methods for the Development of Recombinant Microorganisms for the Production of Natural Products, Plant Metabolic Engineering. Methods in Molecular Biology, 2396, Humana, New York, NY, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-10716-1822-6_1
- Hong YW., Yoo, YeJong., Han, J., Wager, T. D., & Woo, C.-W., 2019, False-positive neuroimaging: Undisclosed flexibility in testing spatial hypotheses allows presenting anything as a replicated finding, NeuroImage, 195, 384-395, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.03.070
Custom
- Distinguished Biologist Award, awarded for achieving the highest undergraduate science GPA in the graduating class
- GRE Verbal: 164(94th percentile)
- GRE Quant: 164(87th percentile)
Timeline
PhD Graduate Assistant
Rutgers University
09.2024 - Current
Intern
Seoul National University Cancer Research Institute
03.2024 - 08.2024
Business Development Manager
Genscript Probio
01.2023 - 08.2023
Intern at Synthetic Biology Team
LanzaTech
06.2022 - 08.2022
Intern
Samsung Biologics
06.2021 - 08.2021
Masters of Engineering - Biomedical Engineering
PURDUE UNIVERSITY - MAIN CAMPUS
08.2020 - 12.2022
Research Assistant at Synthetic Biology laboratories
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute / Seoul National University
01.2020 - 08.2020
Undergraduate research assistant
IBS Center for Neuroscience Imaging Research
05.2017 - 08.2017
Bachelor of Arts - Biology
TAYLOR UNIVERSITY
08.2012 - 12.2019