Conjugate Group formed in 2017 with the mission to provide flexible drug development to emerging biotechnology companies. Our growing team of drug developers spans all therapeutic areas, modalities, and geographies.  We can help.

Our three flexible services and teams will fit into your company and programs as opposed to conforming to a rigid model. We have provided key individual contributors, focused functional services, and fully integrated teams for deliverable-based projects.  We will flex to your need.

Core Team

Andrew Young

Co-Founder and CEO

Sean Malkus

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Jesse Nandhavan

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Patrick Gill

Director of Business Development

Rebecca Hurd

Manager of Business Development

Louis Farese

Manager of Business Development

Ihab Alter

Executive Recruiter

Lauren Botchie

Executive Administrator

Andrew Young

Co-Founder and CEO

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Andrew thought he was going to be an attorney. He attended Boston College (1993) to study pre-law. Despite loving legal theory and law, he realized that he was more of an opportunity based person. He moved to Manhattan to help a small software developer gain a larger customer base for their object-oriented database tools. He then decided to move back to Boston where he learned the consulting and contract services model. He loved it. Over 20 years later, he is still providing life science services. Prior to founding Conjugate Group, Andrew co-founded (2004) and led BioBridges before it was acquired.  He co-founded Conjugate Group (2017) currently leads the firm with the mission to partner with growing drug development companies.

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Sean Malkus

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Sean has spent his entire career in recruiting and business development, identifying and attracting professionals at the highest levels. He co-founded Conjugate Group with the goal of becoming the premier service provider to companies working their way through the Clinical Development process. Prior to Conjugate Group, Sean helped to build the recruiting function at BioBridges, and helped to establish the service model that forms its foundation. His career began in Business Development and Recruiting for the MRI Boston Office where he built their Legal Recruiting department, focusing on AmLaw 100 firms and lateral Partner and Associate hiring.

When he is not helping emerging biotech companies hit their development milestones, Sean is a semi-professional Opera singer, an avid Rugby and Formula 1 fan, and loves to travel and explore with his family.

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Jesse Nandhavan

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Jesse has been in the biotech space for almost 20 years. His career included working in clinical research within academia, CROs, and small biotech. He also did business development and foreign direct investment work for the biotech sector of the UK Government’s Economic Development and Trade Agency. Jesse eventually landed at Biobridges, where he spent several years contributing to and developing the recruitment function. Jesse co-founded Conjugate Group when he recognized the growing need for more flexible resources and scalable solutions from his clients.

Jesse graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering. He also received a Master’s degree from there as well. In his spare time, Jesse enjoys boxing, cooking, and traveling with his family (especially to Italy).

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CORE VALUES

Relationships

We are partners to our Clients and Consultants. We will always be collaborative, helpful, and driven, never transactional. We work to provide real benefit to the people who choose to align with us.

Value

We will provide value in each of our interactions. Whether that value is a meaningful job, an introduction to a talented Consultant, a troubleshooting discussion, or just a piece of industry knowledge, we will always add to the conversation.

Knowledge

We will not assume or infer, and we will know our industry. If we don’t know something we will ask directly and act accordingly.

Simplicity

Our Clients and Consultants can expect 1st class service in every interaction. The two mantras we live by are "make it easy" and "do it now!" In all cases, working with The Conjugate Group will break barriers of difficulty and provide easy, workable solutions.