Deren Koseoglu

Vice President of Global Accounts | eMolecules

Deren Koseoglu is a seasoned commercial executive with deep expertise in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and life science industries, offering a strong background in areas like early-stage R&D, CADD, AI, chemicals, and manufacturing. He is uniquely positioned to guide start-ups through commercial strategy, business development, and market entry, leveraging extensive experience in high-growth, technology-focused environments. Deren's experience as a consultant has been instrumental in helping biotech and life sciences firms establish and grow. His focus includes market entry, business development, and marketing consulting. He has specific, hands-on experience supporting computational and AI service providers, including creating sales plans, generating marketing strategies, and implementing CRMs to track leads and customer interactions. This includes providing "boots on the ground" support and warm introductions for EU and Korean SaaS computational chemistry providers entering the US market. In his role as a Advisor and LP at Healthcare Shares, a venture capital firm, Deren contributes capital and advises startups on sales, marketing, business development, and strategy. Deren has held significant commercial leadership roles at major life science technology companies including - Vice President, Global Sales at eMolecules and Director of Sales at Schrodinger. Currently he drives bookings and revenue growth for the world's largest readily-available digital chemical search engine. He manages a global team with a focus on the top 20 global pharmaceutical accounts, and develops the go-to-market strategy for new biotech products and new geographies like APAC and the Middle East. He is also a key stakeholder for all computational, AI, and LIMS partnerships. He holds an MBA with a Marketing/Go-to-Market Strategy Focus from Rice University and a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Texas A&M University.