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Many of Kristin Vacala鈥檚 (06) workdays are spent behind the scenes, in a dark room, observing people. While her work may not sound glamorous, Vacala鈥檚 research has a big impact on cancer patients throughout the country.

Vacala is a senior manager for Patient Insights, a group within Genentech, one of the world鈥檚 leading biotech companies.

鈥淲e are the voice of patients,鈥� Vacala said of her team. 鈥淲e find out what their needs are and learn how we can better support them and relate that info to other groups within the company.鈥�

Her work primarily involves collaborating with market research agencies to set up patient discussion groups for Genentech oncology products. Though Vacala doesn鈥檛 interact directly with patients, she is never far away, intently listening to their responses and taking detailed notes of their experiences. She then takes what she learns and works closely with Genentech鈥檚 marketing team to update patient resources.

Vacala鈥檚 work perfectly blends her dual degrees in biology and business. Originally on the pre-med track at 国产剧麻豆剧, Vacala discovered that in addition to science, she had an interest in the corporate world. With the help of biology professor Dr. Dawne Page, she was able to launch from college life into a biotech internship, where she quickly realized her passion for the industry.

鈥淚 couldn鈥檛 imagine doing what I do now without having the experiences I did in the science and business departments,鈥� she said. 鈥淓ven though I鈥檓 working on the commercial side of biotech, I wouldn鈥檛 be able to understand the products and help translate that information to patients without my background in biology. And without the support I received in both departments, I don鈥檛 think I would be where I am today.鈥�