Mengqi Wang
San Francisco Bay Area,CA
Summary
Product-focused founder with a PhD in Molecular Diagnostics, dedicated to building and scaling structured, data-informed products that enhance scientific workflows. Currently serving as Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, responsible for translating complex user goals into actionable requirements and designing standardized multi-stage delivery processes while continuously iterating based on usage and quality outcomes. Previous doctoral research involved developing and validating molecular diagnostic assays and high-throughput interaction profiling platforms, providing extensive hands-on experience in clinical development workflows, biomarker validation, and data quality considerations. Eager to leverage a unique blend of product ownership and biomedical expertise in an AI- and data-driven product management role within the biopharma sector.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Co-Founder & Chief Product & Growth Officer
Scientific Research Consulting Firm
09.2024 - Current
Founded a science-focused consulting company that helps non-research background clients build credible scientific output to achieve career or immigration goals.
- Led the end-to-end 0→1 and 1→N service productization lifecycle, owning service design, delivery architecture, growth strategy, and operational scaling across acquisition, activation, conversion, retention, and expansion.
- Converted highly individualized research consulting into modular, structured, repeatable service workflows by specifying clear requirements for each step (inputs, topic framing, execution planning, expected outputs, and acceptance criteria).
- Used data on client profiles, conversion, and completion outcomes to iterate on scope, pricing, and workflow design, contributing to scaling the business from zero to $2M+ in revenue within 8 months.
Education
Postdoctoral Researcher - Molecular Diagnostics
Uppsala University & SciLifeLab
Sweden05-2025
Ph.D. - Medical Science
Uppsala University & SciLifeLab
Sweden03.2024
Skills
- Computational & Product: Product discovery and scoping, requirement definition, workflow design, hypothesis-driven iteration, tracking usage and quality outcomes, data-informed decision making
- Scientific: Molecular diagnostics, proximity assays (PEA/PLA), NGS, biomarker analytics, EV profiling, in situ hybridization
- Software: Python, R, MATLAB, SQL, Figma, Canva, Notion, Microsoft/Google productivity suite
- Domain Knowledge: Clinical development workflows, biomarker validation, assay integrity, data quality, human sample handling
Timeline
Co-Founder & Chief Product & Growth Officer
Scientific Research Consulting Firm
09.2024 - Current
Postdoctoral Researcher - Molecular Diagnostics
Uppsala University & SciLifeLab
Ph.D. - Medical Science
Uppsala University & SciLifeLab
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- Sci Rep, 2024: Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 IgA, IgM and IgG antibodies in dried blood and saliva samples using antibody proximity extension assays (AbPEA)
- New Biotechnology, 2022: Detection of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in serum and dried blood spot samples of vaccinated individuals using a sensitive homogeneous proximity extension assay
- Two first-author manuscripts on EV profiling & superRCA variant detection.
Education
Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
PhD in Immunology, Genetics and Pathology | 11/2019 – 03/2024
Supervisor: Prof. Ulf Landegren
Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, China
B.Eng. in Biotechnology | 09/2015 – 07/2019