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Erica L. Jackson, Ph.D.

Chief Discovery Officer

Dr. Jackson is Scorpion Therapeutics’ Chief Discovery Officer. Previously, she served as Executive Vice President of Biology. Prior to joining the company, she was Senior Director of Tumor Dependencies and…

Dr. Jackson is Scorpion Therapeutics’ Chief Discovery Officer. Previously, she served as Executive Vice President of Biology. Prior to joining the company, she was Senior Director of Tumor Dependencies and Oncology Discovery at AbbVie. Dr. Jackson also led the biology and in vivo pharmacology programs as Director of Biology at ORIC Pharmaceuticals, Inc. between 2016 and 2018. Dr. Jackson started her career at Genentech where she spent 10 years as a scientist working in the oncology discovery organization.

Dr. Jackson holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from Brandeis University and earned her Ph.D. in Biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.