Timberlake R&D Consulting

Analysis strategy for high-throughput data in BioPharma, led by Sonia Timberlake, PhD.

Sonia Timberlake consults for biotechs and venture capital on integrating AI/ML to accelerate R&D with company strategy, spanning early platform conception through Phase 3 development.

Background

Sonia Timberlake has spent the last 15 years building biotech startups as a Head of Computational Biology and Head of Research. She is currently Head of Translational Science at a cell therapy biotech.

• Education: B.S. from Caltech, Ph.D. from MIT
• Focus areas: High-throughput data analysis strategy, translational science, and AI/ML integration in biopharma R&D

Consulting Services

• Fractional Leadership: Long-term fractional FTE roles at biotechs, including Head of Translational Science and Head of Computational Biology.
• AI Training & Workshops: Custom solutions and hands-on workshops on AI tools and upskilling tailored to biopharma data analysis.
• VC Advisory: Portfolio ML/AI strategy, technical due diligence, and new company (NewCo) execution for venture capital firms.
• Biotech Startup Advisory: Advising seed- and pre-seed stage startups on translating academic science into industry, refining pitch decks, planning de-risking milestones, preparing for diligence, and evaluating product-market fit.

Workshop Offerings

In collaboration with Right Bionic, Timberlake Advisory co-develops and delivers hands-on workshops for life science professionals:

• AI for Life Science Leaders: Target evaluation and clinical landscape analysis using LLMs and cloud tools.
• Agentic Coding for Computational Biology: Scientific specification-driven development and validation loops.
• AI for Deep Research and Source-Verified Generation: Rigorous literature synthesis and evidence extraction with source tracing.
• Best Practices for AI-Assisted Knowledge Work in Biopharma: Safely integrating LLMs into scientific research workflows.

Explore upcoming sessions in our Workshops catalog.

Connect

• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sonia-timberlake
• Substack: substack.com/@soniatimberlake
• Inquiries: Send a message

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