Neychelle Fernandes, PhD, MBA

Neychelle Fernandes, PhD, MBA, has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries. Currently, they serve as the Director of Solutions & Technical Sales at Elucidata since April 2022. Prior to that, from April 2021 to April 2022, they worked as a Senior Product Manager AI/ML at Compass. Before joining Compass, Neychelle was a Senior Product Marketing Manager at Philips from April 2017 to March 2021. Their role involved marketing and promoting products.

From January 2015 to March 2017, Neychelle worked as a Product Marketing Manager II at Boston Scientific, focusing on Deep Brain Stimulation. Before that, they held the position of Associate Product Marketing Manager at Masimo from May 2014 to December 2014.

Neychelle's early career includes the role of Staff Scientist at Kythera Biopharmaceuticals from September 2009 to August 2012. During their time there, they designed and coordinated research studies for a leading product in Phase 3 clinical trials. Neychelle also contributed to the development of a sales potential of $500M in the US.

Before their work at Kythera Biopharmaceuticals, Neychelle worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Scripps Research Institute from August 2008 to September 2009. Neychelle led a research program and supervised junior research assistants, producing a research paper published in the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis.

Neychelle's career began as a Graduate Student Researcher in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of California, Irvine, where they worked from December 2004 to July 2007.

Neychelle Fernandes, PhD, MBA has pursued an extensive education in a variety of fields. Neychelle began their academic journey in 1999 by obtaining a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Mumbai. Neychelle then moved on to UC Irvine, where they pursued a PhD in Biochemical Engineering from 2004 to 2008. Continuing their pursuit of knowledge, Neychelle obtained a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from the University of California, Irvine - The Paul Merage School of Business, specializing in Business, Management, and Marketing, between the years 2012 and 2014.