Vernon Tay

Lead Growth Strategist | Co-Founder | MBA (University of Illinois Gies College of Business) | Bridging Clinical Pharmacy, Regulatory Affairs & Commercial Strategy

Singapore

About

I am a healthcare strategy and operations leader dedicated to bridging the gap between clinical ambition and commercial reality. My professional journey started from a Clinical Pharmacy background, which I have integrated with Regulatory Affairs and Commercial Strategy to architect business models that are as compliant as they are scalable. Currently, I am advancing through my MBA at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where I am completing dual Graduate Certificates in Entrepreneurship & Strategic Innovation and Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A). This academic rigour complements my hands-on work in building complex 3-statement financial models, stress-testing unit economics, and navigating the intricacies of the APAC regulatory landscape. My expertise lies in translating high-level strategy into executable operational logic. I act as a strategic integrator for leadership teams, synthesising fragmented data across clinical, financial, and regulatory domains to build robust decision frameworks that drive sustainable growth. CORE COMPETENCIES ⋗ Venture Architecture & 0-to-1 Establishment: Expertise in the end-to-end formation of healthcare entities, from initial concept and financial justification to site selection and operational workflow design. ⋗ Financial & Commercial Engineering: Developing sophisticated 3-year financial models, valuation frameworks, and value-based pricing strategies that de-risk commercial decisions and secure stakeholder buy-in. ⋗ Regulatory Strategy & Market Access: Leveraging deep experience in APAC regulatory submissions and data integrity research to navigate complex compliance landscapes and accelerate market entry timelines. I am passionate about solving high-complexity problems at the intersection of business and healthcare, driving efficiency through data-driven governance and structured operational design.

Experience

  • Venture Lead & Strategic Operations (Principal Consultant) at Hibiki Jeong
    Jun 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 1 mo

    Undertaking venture architecture and commercial advisory as part of MBA experiential learning, applying financial and strategic frameworks to drive 0-to-1 setups across healthcare and tech ecosystems. Breathe & Be Psychology | Co-Founder & Company Secretary ▹ Established a 0-to-1 healthcare venture as Co-Founder and Corporate Secretary with a 20% equity stake, delivering statutory fiduciary oversight, regulatory compliance setups, and capital stewardship. ▹ Served as the primary strategic and systems architect for clinical operations, driving venture infrastructure and implementing operational frameworks to de-load administrative complexity from leadership. ▹ Achieved a 30% reduction in capital expenditure and realized SGD $25,000 in immediate cost savings by insourcing corporate finance modelling, digital infrastructure, and vendor procurement. ▹ Designed and deployed a highly secure, HIPAA, PDPA, and HCSA-compliant digital ecosystem, establishing the organization’s foundational regulatory audit-readiness and data governance. ▹ Authored the company’s 3-year strategic roadmap and underlying financial logic, stress-testing unit economics to mitigate commercial risks and optimise capital allocation. Project B: Digital App Venture | Strategic Business Advisor ▹ Translated a high-level technical product vision into a concrete commercial roadmap and corporate structure to enable early-stage scaling for a non-health productivity platform. ▹ Validated unit economics and capital requirements by building bottom-up financial models and structuring a 3-year revenue plan to substantiate the investment thesis. ▹ Substantiated the business case for fundraising by synthesising competitive intelligence and market research into high-value investor pitch decks

  • PULSE (Full-time · 3 yrs 6 mos)
    • Lead Growth Strategist
      Nov 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

    • Operations Strategist
      Apr 2023 - Jun 2025 · 2 yrs 3 mos

    • Digital Health Strategist
      Apr 2023 - Dec 2023 · 9 mos

  • Pharmacist (Medication Delivery Service) at National Cancer Centre Singapore
    Jan 2024 - Oct 2024 · 10 mos

  • Regulatory Affairs Specialist at Johnson & Johnson
    Jul 2022 - Nov 2022 · 5 mos

  • Regulatory Publisher at Cognizant
    Jul 2021 - Jul 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo