Timothy Brauns is an independent biotech consultant and the Technology Development Advisor for the Vaccine and Immunotherapy Center at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He has 30 years of operational management experience in healthcare and life sciences at both academic organizations and private companies including executive management positions at multiple biotech and medtech companies. During his career, he has developed specializations in strategic planning, strategic marketing, and the planning and execution of complex, inter-institutional technology development projects under accelerated development timelines. Mr. Brauns is an expert in sponsored program development and management, having helped small businesses and large institutions to secure and manage over $150 million in Federal and private R&D awards. He holds a master’s degree in business administration from Suffolk University in Boston.