# Monica Tan > SVP, Product | AI-Driven Platform Rebuilds for Life Sciences & Drug Discovery | Complex Regulated Environments Location: Palo Alto, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/monicatan I'm a product leader focused on life sciences, drug discovery, and complex regulated environments. I've spent almost eight years at Science Exchange, an enterprise marketplace connecting biotech, pharma, and academic organizations to R&D service providers. I joined as Director of Product Design in November 2018 and have been promoted three times — to Senior Director, then VP of Product & Engineering, and now SVP of Product. My biggest milestone: leading the 1.0→2.0 platform rebuild from conception through launch in October 2023, a full rebuild on a new tech stack that directly underpinned Science Exchange's acquisition eleven months later. More recently the team shipped AI agents for project tracking and scope drift detection, built and listed our own MCP server, and delivered a catalog and supplier quote ingestion system for CRO services. Before Science Exchange I was at Anomali, where design work contributed to 200–300% year-over-year revenue growth, and at AlienVault, where I designed OTX — a crowdsourced threat intelligence community — and USM Anywhere. AlienVault was acquired by AT&T in 2018. My background spans life sciences, cybersecurity, and fintech. Most of the products I've worked on are B2B enterprise SaaS for technical users. ## Work Experience ### SVP, Product (formerly Product & Engineering) @ Science Exchange Jan 2022 – Present | Palo Alto, CA Culminating role after three promotions at Science Exchange. Own full product strategy, roadmap, and execution for an enterprise life sciences marketplace connecting biotech, pharma, and academic research organizations to drug discovery and R&D service providers (CROs). → Led the 1.0→2.0 platform rebuild from conception through launch (October 2023) — a full rebuild on a new tech stack — that directly underpinned Science Exchange's acquisition just 11 months post-launch (September 2024) → Shipped AI-powered agents enabling scientists and procurement teams to query real-time project status and surface scope drift between original and current project state → Built and listed Science Exchange's own MCP server, enabling AI agents to natively access platform services and automate scientific research and R&D workflows → Built an AI-driven catalog and supplier quote ingestion system, automating CRO service offering parsing at scale → Own product strategy and roadmap across engineering, commercial, and customer dimensions → Drive double-digit revenue growth through marketplace optimization and product-market alignment → Lead a cross-functional team of 17 across product, engineering, design, and research ### Vice President of Product Management & Design @ Science Exchange Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Palo Alto, California, United States ### Senior Director of Product Design @ Science Exchange Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Palo Alto, California, United States ### Director of Product Design @ Science Exchange Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Palo Alto, California I executed a complete rebrand of the company’s product upon hire, leading the design, research, product testing, and product launch strategies, delivering a product that accelerated the success of the business. ➥ In this role, I facilitated the development of the product roadmap, leading a strategic team of cross-functional leaders to establish the blueprint for product builds, define requirements, and complete designs. ### Board Member, Visual Marketing @ Palo Alto Partners in Education Jan 2023 – Jan 2026 | Palo Alto, CA I serve on Palo Alto Partner's in Education board as the visual marketing member. ### Director of User Experience Design | Principal User Experience Designer @ Anomali Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Redwood City, California During my tenure with the company, I served as a pivotal leader in unifying and defining the vision of the product experience for all Anomali products, partnering closely with product management and engineering to shepherd the product experience through the full product development lifecycle. ➥ Led the product vision and unified design across all Anomali products, partnering with product management and engineering teams to execute on the product roadmap. ➥ Applied design thinking and led a comprehensive product redesign, creating a cohesive user experience that significantly enhanced product adoption and customer satisfaction. ➥ Played an integral role in defining product strategy and executing design initiatives that contributed to a 200-300% year-over-year revenue growth. ➥ Recruited and managed a design team to ensure consistency across product offerings, leading to increased sales and market competitiveness. ### Director of User Experience | User Experience Designer Lead @ AlienVault Jan 2013 – Jan 2016 | San Mateo I joined the startup organization during the transitional phase of operations, redesigning and architecting the flagship product, AlienVault USM. ### User Experience Lead @ ShopWell Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | Palo Alto, CA Solo UX lead for 8-person startup; launched 2.0 redesign of mobile app and drove website enhancements through acquisition by HarvestMark. ### User Experience Lead (Contractor) @ Razorfish Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 Led successful redesign of Wells Fargo website; delivered customer-validated solution after three prior failed attempts by competing agencies. ### User Experience Manager @ LEVEL Studios Jan 2009 – Jan 2011 Built and led UX practice for digital agency; managed team of 8 designers while delivering product strategy, ideation, and prototyping across client engagements. ### Senior Information Architect @ LEVEL Studios Jan 2008 – Jan 2009 ### Sr. User Interface Designer @ StarCite Jan 2007 – Jan 2008 Led large-scale visual redesign of knowledge management platform; managed agency partnership to deliver customer-validated design system. ### User Interface Designer @ Visible Path Jan 2007 – Jan 2007 Solo UX designer for 20-person startup; contributed to product enhancements that enabled acquisition by Hoover's in 2008. ### User Interface Designer @ United Online - PhotoSite Jan 2005 – Jan 2007 Led UX design for photo-sharing platform; leveraged analytics to optimize user experience and inform product roadmap. ### Senior User Interface Specialist @ eFunds (Wildcard Systems) Jan 2004 – Jan 2005 Co-invented gift card ordering automation system; patented innovation demonstrating early expertise in fintech payment processing workflows. ### User Interface Designer @ Citrix Jan 2003 – Jan 2004 Re-architected and redesigned Citrix Password Manager user interface for IT administrators. ### User Interface Designer @ Intuit Jan 2000 – Jan 2003 | Mountain View, CA Led UX design for Intuit Payroll web platform; pioneered remote usability testing methodologies and persona-driven research. ### Usability Specialist @ Digital Equipment Corporation Jan 1998 – Jan 2000 ## Education ### Bachelor of Science in Biology University of Massachusetts Amherst ### School of the Museum of Fine Arts ### New Dorp High School ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/monicatan --- Source: https://flows.cv/monicatan JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/monicatan/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13