Jack Sadowsky
Senior Scientist, Protein Chemistry
"I am privileged to work collaboratively with the most creative scientific minds on the planet to bring innovative new therapies to patients."
6
Years at Genentech
2
Awards & Honors
I arrived at Genentech in 2013, having come directly from a 2-year stint at a small startup company. It was a difficult decision to leave an environment where I felt I had a profound impact on the direction of an entire company and a sense that I was building an innovative and transformative new drug discovery technology from the ground up. My initial concern was that working within a large company like Genentech would dilute any impact I could have either on drug discovery or on shaping an already-world-class research organization. I have been proven wrong. At Genentech, I have seen first-hand how a nascent idea dreamed up can transform into a portfolio project or how a chemical widget from graduate school can be incorporated into a clinical drug candidate or how impactful a single scientist can be on major research decisions at the highest level. Genentech provides me, as a scientist, a unique opportunity, resources, and access to bright and creative scientific colleagues to take innovative ideas from the imagination to the bench to the clinic.