Walter Grubb

With nearly 30 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, Walter brings a wealth of expertise and a proven track record of driving impactful results. His career spans over two decades at companies including Merck & Co., Neurocrine Biosciences, Ambit Biosciences, and Fate Therapeutics. During this time, Walter honed his skills across technical operations, business development, new product planning, market analytics, corporate strategy, marketing, medical affairs, and executive leadership.

In recent years, Walter has leveraged his deep industry knowledge as a business and commercial strategy consultant. Before joining LifeSci Consulting, he was a Principal at Skysis, where he played a key role in driving business growth and expanding the firm’s client base and services into earlier phases of drug development. Following Skysis’ acquisition by Avalere Health, he served as VP of Consulting. Walter has worked with leaders at 11 of the Top 20 pharmas and executives at scores biotech companies to craft data-driven strategies, establish success metrics, secure budgets and raise capital, with he and his teams frequently serving as an extension of the client organizations to drive execution of transformative plans—often over multi-year partnerships.

Walter holds an M.S. in Biotechnology from Northwestern University and a B.S. in Molecular Biology and Genetics from Purdue University. His commitment to excellence and passion for innovation continue to fuel his work in shaping the future of the biopharmaceutical landscape.