Rainbow Poon

Rainbow has 20 years’ experience in clinical research and drug development in both CRO and pharmaceutical settings. She has thorough understanding of overall product development process from pre-IND through post-marketing, including knowledge of core cross-functional concepts on preclinical, translational medicine, CMC and major requirements at different development stages. She has in-depth knowledge of regulatory requirements and process especially in APAC. She has proven capabilities and records in contributing to the business growth and partnership opportunities from emerging biotech in Asia Pac.
Furthermore, she has extensive experience in managing pre-clinical through late phase global clinical studies across continents including North American, European and Asia Pac regions. Her therapeutic areas’ experience including Oncology and Hematology, CNS disorder, Respiratory, Cardiovascular, Vaccines, Infectious diseases, Internal Medicine and Biosimilars on biologics and chemicals.
In addition to her product lifecycle management, clinical project management and customer management expertise, she demonstrates diverse capabilities in various aspects. She possesses strategic vision for her department growth and sustainability, has proven line management skills and is keen in people career development. She also possesses business acumen, customer centricity and result-driven capabilities from business and delivery perspectives. She is strong in strategies and continuous process improvements such as leading cross functional initiatives in resourcing optimization and hiring recommendation, customer portfolio lead community as well as bid defense coach program.