Title: Director, Commercialization Practice
Category: Senior Professional
Education: B.A. Zoology, M.S. Biotechnology
Ms. Conley holds a B.A. in Zoology from Connecticut College, New London, CT and a Masters in Biotechnology from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Since 2003, Ms. Conley has been providing business development, strategic and tactical market plan development, market and competitive analysis, marketing communications, brand strategy, product management, sales process development, and other consulting services to academia, start-ups, small companies, and investors in medical device, biotechnology, and clinical research markets.
Prior to consulting, Ms. Conley worked in global marketing and product management for Kimberly-Clark Healthcare where her team conceived and implemented the intellectual property strategy for the Purple NitrileTM glove. Ms. Conley spent 7 years as a field sales representative, winning more than 7 awards during her 3 years at Safeskin Corporation. She began her career as a Biologist studying metabolic diseases at the National Institutes of Health.