Dr. Gigi ShafaiCo-Chair, FABS & Life Science Executive
Dr. Gigi Shafai has over 17 years of experience in the life science industry, having worked across therapeutic areas and departments at leading companies. Leveraging her diverse multidisciplinary biopharma and pharmacy background, she has worked in highly matrixed cross-functional settings during business transformation periods and through corporate alliances.
Since earning her Pharm.D. from Northeastern University and completing a Fellowship in Clinical Study Management which advanced her knowledge of clinical development and regulatory processes, Gigi has built a career rooted in Medical Affairs, filled with dynamic experiences in headquarters, field-based and leadership capacities in various disease areas, with multiple product launches and products in all stages of development and commercialization. She is multilingual, has worked in Paris, NYC, Washington DC and Boston, and has scientifically represented organizations while covering renal, gastrointestinal, hepatic, neuromuscular and neuropsychiatric conditions.
Gigi’s leadership in all aspects of Medical Affairs has impacted all stages of the product lifecycle at multiple companies. She avidly connects dots between ecosystems, disciplines and people in order to advance innovation and improve delivery of healthcare. After over a decade in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries, Gigi has since been pushing boundaries at the forefront of the digital health revolution with groundbreaking efforts on prescription digital therapeutics, and has recently joined as Vice President of Medical Affairs & Digital Transformation at TransPerfect Life Sciences.
She also serves as Co-Chair of the Life Science Forum at the French-American Chamber of Commerce of New England, where she mentors start-ups and orchestrates hybrid educational programming to bridge the gap between French and US healthcare initiatives and companies. For years, Gigi has supported and volunteered at Boston’s French Library and with the French-American Chamber of Commerce of New England.