Matthias Will, MD

Chief Development Officer

San Francisco Bay Area

About

I am passionate to bringing effective therapies to cancer patients. As a physician trained in oncology as well as skilled in commercialization strategy, I am uniquely qualified to change the paradigm of cancer care and enable physicians and payors to provide the best medical care possible. In the past 10 years, my teams have launched 5 new products, guided the expansion of the oncology portfolio and partnered with several of the Top 20 pharma companies. I thrive in tackling complex challenges within a fast moving environment where I can build and nurture successful and accountable teams.

Experience

  • Chief Development Officer (CDO) at Autolus Therapeutics
    Sep 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

    Leading a world class team of development experts to bring new cell therapies to patients suffering from life threatening diseases.

  • Chief Medical Officer at Dren Bio, Inc.
    Oct 2021 - Sep 2024 · 3 yrs

    Building and leading the development organization to develop the first-in-class CD94 antibody in T-cell lymphomas and auto-immune diseases and the myeloid cell engaging bispecifics for vairous tumor types.

  • VP Clinical Development at CRISPR Therapeutics
    Jul 2019 - Oct 2021 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    Led the clinical development of the first in class allogeneic CRISPR gene edited CAR T cell program targeting CD70 in T cell lymphomas and RCC as well as the partnered gene engineered NK cell program.

  • CytomX Therapeutics (3 yrs)
    • VP Clinical Development
      Oct 2017 - Jul 2019 · 1 yr 10 mos

      Led a team of MDs and clinical scientist to file 4 INDS and develop drugs to mid-stage clinical development, stand-alone as well as pharma partnered programs

    • Senior Director Clinical Development
      Aug 2016 - Oct 2017 · 1 yr 3 mos

      Preparing our first-in-human study for CytomX proprietary Probody platform, proteins such as antibodies cleaved by proteases only active in the tumor microenvironment.

  • Medical Director Oncology at Gilead Sciences
    Mar 2014 - Aug 2016 · 2 yrs 6 mos

    Supported the approval of the first Pi3K inhibitor and development of additional indications.