Shawn Ramer, Ph.D.
Chief Science Officer
Shawn Ramer, Ph.D. is Chief Science Officer at Qualia Life Sciences, with a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the University of Alberta, postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical School, and more than three decades of leadership across pharmaceutical research, healthcare technology, and wellness product science.
His scientific background spans organic and biological chemistry, drug discovery, R&D informatics, laboratory automation, and healthcare technology strategy, giving him a systems-level view of how scientific mechanisms, product design, and operational execution connect.
Areas of expertise: complex systems science · nutraceutical product strategy · organic and biological chemistry · pharmaceutical R&D informatics · product science validation · healthcare technology strategy · regulatory and quality systems
Shawn began his scientific career in chemistry and biological chemistry, completing doctoral work in organic chemistry at the University of Alberta and postdoctoral research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology at Harvard Medical School. He went on to hold research and scientific technology leadership roles at Hoffmann-La Roche, where he led teams in bioinformatics, molecular modeling, protein crystallography, bio-NMR, spectroscopy, combinatorial chemistry, and laboratory robotics.
At Bristol-Myers Squibb, Shawn led global information technology strategy for R&D and later for the full enterprise as Senior Vice President, Information Technology, partnering with research, clinical development, regulatory, medical affairs, commercial, and corporate functions. At Qualia Life Sciences, he applies this blend of scientific, pharmaceutical, and executive experience to product strategy, formulation development, evidence standards, regulatory and quality advising, and clear science communication grounded in complex systems science.
Credentials: Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, University of Alberta · Postdoctoral Fellow, Biological Chemistry & Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School · B.A., Chemistry, Eastern Mennonite University · Former Senior Vice President, Information Technology, Bristol-Myers Squibb · Former Research Director, Hoffmann-La Roche