Diagnostic tests improve patient care, contribute to the protection of consumer health, and help to limit healthcare spending. The founder of Life Science Partner, Tom Callaway, helped the original launch of PCR diagnostics and helped commercialize the first DNA sequencing tests for clinical use. With the emergence of personalized medicine to help select appropriate drugs for specific patients, diagnostic companies are seeking leaders who understand the full spectrum of healthcare – from sequencing, information technologies, patient care, and pharmaceutical drug development. Life Science Partner excels in recruiting top scientific and business leaders in large and small companies within this emerging field.

Heather Creran
Chief Operating Officer
Lineagen

Life Science Partner has recruited Heather Creran to become the Chief Operating Officer for Lineagen, an innovative genetics diagnostics company for neurodevelopmental disorders.

Creran’s depth of operational leadership experience will be a great asset for Lineagen, whose painless cheek swab test can detect hundreds of genetic conditions which can give rise to developmental delay and autism spectrum disorder. Lineagen’s test results are customized to help patients, parents and providers fully understand diagnoses and develop a healthcare management program which is tailored to the individual patient’s needs.

“Throughout her career, Creran has demonstrated a knack for strategic thinking and operational success,” emphasized Tom Callaway, President and Founder of Life Science Partner. Creran comes to Lineagen with extensive experience in highly relevant leadership roles. Most recently, she served as President and Board Director for Emory Genetics Laboratory, a joint venture between Emory University and the US Clinical Diagnostics Division of Eurofins Scientific, an international provider of bioanalytical testing and genomics services. Also of note is Creran’s experience as President and CEO of the cancer diagnostics company SCI Laboratories.

Creran looks forward to leveraging her passion for operational excellence to pursue accelerating growth and success at Lineagen.