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Director at Envoya || Ex-BCG Consultant || Harvard Ph.D. in Genetics & Genomics from George Church Lab

Profile Summary

I’m a seasoned life science leader in biopharma, biotech, & research settings. I’m excited about making an impact with data-driven problem-solving. Strategic improvement at the intersection of science & management is my passion.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Genetic Engineering
• ★ Business Strategy
• ★ Management Consulting
• ☆ Microbiology
• ☆ Bacteriology
• ☆ Gram-Negative Bacteria
• ☆ Animal Science
• ☆ Biochemistry
• ☆ Biochemical Assays
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Genetics
• ☆ Omics
• ☆ Genomics
• ☆ PCR
• ☆ Molecular Cloning
• ☆ Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)
• ☆ DNA Sequencing
• ☆ Synthetic Genomics
• ☆ Genome Sequencing
• ☆ Recombinant DNA
• ☆ DNA/Gene Synthesis
• ☆ Oligonucleotide Synthesis
• ☆ Plasmid DNA
• ☆ Cell Biology
• ☆ Animal Husbandry
• ☆ Cell Culture
• ☆ Biomolecular Engineering
• ☆ Gene Synthesis
• ☆ Gene Editing/CRISPR
• ☆ Gene Delivery
• ☆ Python
• ☆ Excel
• ☆ LaTex
• ☆ Tableau
• ☆ Hypothesis
• ☆ Peer Review
• ☆ Research Methodology
• ☆ User Research
• ☆ Qualitative User Research
• ☆ Meta-Research
• ☆ Technology Scouting
• ☆ Fact Checking
• ☆ Literature Search
• ☆ Gap Analysis
• ☆ UX Design
• ☆ Presentation Design
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Journal Selection
• ☆ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ☆ Instructional Materials
• ☆ Experimental Protocols
• ☆ SOP & Protocol Writing
• ☆ Case Studies
• ☆ Science Communication
• ☆ Copywriting
• ☆ Emails & Newsletters
• ☆ Marketing Copy
• ☆ Social Media Copy
• ☆ Web Copy
• ☆ Blog Posts
• ☆ Product Descriptions
• ☆ User Guides & Handbooks
• ☆ Scientific Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Creative Writing
• ☆ Audio Transcription
• ☆ Speechwriting
• ☆ Grant Writing
• ☆ Human Resources
• ☆ Employee Compensation & Benefits
• ☆ Recruitment & Staffing
• ☆ Employee Training
• ☆ Career Counseling
• ☆ Workplace Investigations
• ☆ Business Operations
• ☆ Business Statistics
• ☆ Small Business
• ☆ Entrepreneurship
• ☆ Branding
• ☆ Marketing Strategy
• ☆ Market Research
• ☆ Qualitative Market Research
• ☆ Quantitative Market Research
• ☆ Lead Generation
• ☆ Marketing Analytics
• ☆ Digital Marketing
• ☆ Business Intelligence
• ☆ Employee Performance Evaluation
• ☆ Innovation Management
• ☆ Management Information Systems
• ☆ Project Management
• ☆ Risk Management
• ☆ Advertising

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing, Business & Legal Writing, Copywriting, Creative Writing, Newswriting, Audio Transcription, General Proofreading & Editing, Translation

Research Market Research, User Research, Meta-Research, Fact Checking, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Business Strategy Consulting, Go-to-Market Strategy Consulting, Digital Strategy Consulting, Operations Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Data Cleaning

Work Experience

Director of Strategy & Operations

Envoya, Inc.

October 2024 - Present

STEM Educator & Career Guide, part-time

Polis.AI

March 2024 - Present

Management Consultant

The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

August 2022 - December 2023

Doctoral Scientist

Harvard University

July 2016 - May 2022

Independent Consultant

McKinsey and Company

November 2021 - November 2021

Volunteer High School Career Mentor & Program Grant Writer

Harvard Medical School

October 2018 - February 2019

Public Speaker

Harvard University

October 2017 - October 2017

Research Associate

NASA Ames Research Center

June 2015 - August 2015

Education

Ph.D. (Genetics & Genomics, Biological & Biomedical Sciences program (BBS))

Harvard University

August 2016 - May 2022

Bachelor of Science (Biology)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

September 2012 - June 2016

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

PREPRINT

Maximilien Baas-Thomas, Akos Nyerges, Anush Chiappino-Pepe, Bogdan Budnik, Regan Flynn, Shirui Yan, Nili Ostrov, Min Liu, Meizhou Wang, Qingmei Zheng, et al. (2024). Synthetic genomes unveil the effects of synonymous recoding .

Maximilien Baas-Thomas, Alexandra Rudolph, Akos Nyerges, Anush Chiappino-Pepe, Matthieu Landon, George Church(2022). Strategies to Identify and Edit Improvements in Synthetic Genome Segments Episomally . Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Maximilien Baas-Thomas, Alexandra Rudolph, Akos Nyerges, Anush Chiappino-Pepe, Matthieu Landon, George Church(2023). Strategies to identify and edit improvements in synthetic genome segments episomally . Nucleic Acids Research. Oxford University Press ({OUP})

Maximilien Baas-Thomas, Akos Nyerges, Svenja Vinke, Regan Flynn, Siân V. Owen, Eleanor A. Rand, Bogdan Budnik, Eric Keen, Kamesh Narasimhan, Jorge A. Marchand, et al. (2023). A swapped genetic code prevents viral infections and gene transfer . Nature.

Maximilien Baas-Thomas, Akos Nyerges, Svenja Vinke, Regan Flynn, Siân V. Owen, Eleanor A. Rand, Bogdan Budnik, Eric Keen, Kamesh Narasimhan, Jorge A. Marchand, et al.(2022). A swapped genetic code prevents viral infections and gene transfer . Nature. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Maximilien S. Baas-Thomas, Sebastian B. Oehm, Nili Ostrov, George M. Church(2022). Characterization of ColE1 Production for Robust tolC Plate Dual-Selection in E. coli . ACS Synthetic Biology. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

Maximilien Baas-Thomas, Nili Ostrov, Akos Nyerges, Anush Chiappino-Pepe, Alexandra Rudolph, George M. Church(2020). Synthetic genomes with altered genetic codes . Current Opinion in Systems Biology. 24. p. 32--40. Elsevier {BV}

Kathryn P. Harris, Yulia Akbergenova, Richard W. Cho, Maximilien S. Baas-Thomas, J. Troy Littleton (2016). Shank Modulates Postsynaptic Wnt Signaling to Regulate Synaptic Development . The Journal of Neuroscience.

K. P. Harris, Y. Akbergenova, R. W. Cho, M. S. Baas-Thomas, J. T. Littleton(2016). Shank Modulates Postsynaptic Wnt Signaling to Regulate Synaptic Development . Journal of Neuroscience. 36. (21). p. 5820--5832. Society for Neuroscience

DISSERTATION THESIS

Baas-Thomas, Maximilien Sinclair(2022). Synthetic Genome Construction Techniques to Edit the Genetic Code of Escherichia coli . ProQuest.