# Annalisa Sharkey > Product Manager II at BigHat Biosciences Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/annalisa My work is guided by the need to rationalize, systematize, design, find good questions, help make connections between ideas and explain complicated topics (all while having fun). ## Work Experience ### Product Manager II @ BigHat Biosciences Jan 2025 – Present | San Mateo County, California, United States ### Product Owner (Product Manager I) @ BigHat Biosciences Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 | San Mateo, California, United States ### Scientific Product Designer @ BigHat Biosciences Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 ### Research Associate II @ BigHat Biosciences Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 ### Research Associate I @ BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Novato, California ### ORISE Scholar @ USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Orient Point, NY ### Graduate Marine Researcher @ Archipelagos, Institute of Marine Conservation Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Samos Island, Greece Researcher on microplastic contamination in Mediterranean commercial fish species and health condition of exposed individuals. ### Graduate Marine Researcher @ Wetlands International Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 Assessed trophic changes in benthic macroinvertebrates community structures in relation to cleared mangrove habitat. Results of the study serve to enhance knowledge of the Linting Wetlands to aid local authorities responsible for safeguarding Linting Wetlands as a permanent forest reserve. ### Research Apprentice @ URI Natural Resource Science Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 Comparative analysis of white-tailed deer in Rhode Island using applications of next generation sequencing in molecular ecology. ### Research Apprentice @ URI Independent Research in Microbiology Jan 2011 – Jan 2014 Immunocytochemistry techniques used to characterize the distribution of receptors for excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters in nematocysts of Hydra vulgaris, with emphasis on tubulin and receptors for glutamate, GABA and glycine. ### Resident Maintenance & Monk Seal Trainer @ Waikiki Aquarium Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | Honolulu, Hawaii ### USDA Research Assistant @ USDA Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | University of Hawaii at Manoa Assistant to project investigating the uptake of pharmaceutical and personal care products from irrigation water by various vegetable crops. ### Undergraduate Research Intern @ URI-INBRE Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | URI College of Pharmacy Determine the structural, conformational, and thermodynamic aspects of conformation-specific recognition of DNA adducts induced by chemical carcinogens. ### Undersea Technology Apprentice Program (UTAP) @ Naval Undersea Warfare Center Newport Jan 2007 – Jan 2008 | Newport, RI Intern at the Naval Warfare Center where responsibilities included designing, creating and building a fully autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). Other responsibilities included helping restore submarine telescopes used for the naval vessels. ## Education ### GIS in Environmental Analysis course San Francisco State University ### Master’s Degree in Conservation Medicine Tufts University ### Bachelor's Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Rhode Island ### Bachelor's Degree in Biological and Biomedical Sciences University of Rhode Island ### University of Hawaii at Manoa ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/annalisa-sharkey-30b24493 --- Source: https://flows.cv/annalisa JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/annalisa/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13