After spending over 10 years in scientific research and the life sciences industry, I am looking forward to pursuing new horizons in innovation and investment management.

Combining effective communication within the team, with the use of scientific rigor to initiate, grow, navigate, innovate, and finalize projects are the defining essentials of my professional life.

I am an out-of-box thinking, open minded, curious, extraverted, well-adapted problem-solver, scientist, mentor, coach and agile expert who thrives in international, multicultural, and interdisciplinary work environments.

Nationality: Portuguese & Turkish

Permit: B EU/EFTA

Birth date: 01.01.1988

ozhanozkaya@gmail.com

+41789817272

Schaffhauserstrasse 30

8006 Zürich, Switzerland

Biomedical Research

• 11 years of lab experience as a PhD student and 2 postdoctoral fellowships.
• Published work in prestigious peer-reviewed journals.
• Mentored, tutored, lectured, and trained many undergrad and grad students in laboratory techniques and tools.
  

Publication list

Life Sciences Industry

• Advised 12 biotech and medical device companies.
• Direct communication with C-level management.
  
• Conducted market analysis and competitive landscape assessments.
• Organization of KOL events, High-Net-Worth Individual events, Non-deal Road Shows, Capital Market Days, and Corporate Access events.
  

Mentoring & Coaching

• “Startup Coach and Agile Business Expert” Certificate by PiR SAQ
  

• During my Postdoc years, I mentored doctoral and master students.
  

• During my Doctoral studies, I mentored master students.
  

• During my BSc time, I tutored more than 50 highschool students.
  

• Teaching Lindy hop and Aerials in free time
  

Bursa Science High School

(STEM Boarding School)

Bursa, TURKEY

Istanbul Technical University

BSc in Molecular Biology and Genetics

Istanbul, TURKEY

University of Strasbourg

ERASMUS Exchange Program

Strasbourg, FRANCE

Board of European Students of Technology (BEST)

• Biotechnology Course in Lund, SWEDEN
  
• Bioremediation Course in Tallinn, ESTONIA
• Robotics Course in Paris, FRANCE
  

NOVA Universiy of Lisbon &

PhD in Biomedical Sciences

Lisbon, PORTUGAL

Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência

Postdoc in Evolutionary Biology

Oeiras, PORTUGAL

University of Zürich

Department of Quantitative Biomedicine

Postdoc in Microbial Evolutionary Ecology

Zürich, SWITZERLAND

One of my biggest passions is dancing. I dance Lindy hop, Blues, Boogie woogie, and Balboa. And I give Lindy hop and Aerials classes in my free time.

I have been performing at ETH Polyball main stage for the last 2 years with the show dance group “Hellzapoppin Disasters”

I love painting, drawing, and visiting art galleries.

Time to time, I organize life drawing gatherings.

I like writing stories both fiction and non-fiction.

“What Tree Blooms in December?”

is a novelette that I wrote.

Click here to read

I like hiking, climbing, and wild camping in the mountains.