Who We Are
Onward!
Independently, we bring varied backgrounds with diverse expertise. Collectively, we are committed to discovering novel, alteration-specific therapies. Alterome is dedicated to relentlessly pushing the boundaries of cancer treatments to transform the lives of patients.
Founding Story
Brought Together for Patients
In January 2022, on the heels of a $64 million Series A funding, CEO Eric Murphy, called upon trusted colleagues who shared his commitment to developing life-changing therapies for patients with cancer, to solve cancer’s most difficult challenges. A team of experienced leaders in precision oncology drug development with a history of delivering marketed oncology small molecule drugs to patients answered the call and joined our Movement.
Our Values

Accountability
We are accountable to ourselves to make each day matter, to our colleagues to ensure everything we do is with purpose, and to patients to deliver transformative therapies.
Accountability
We are accountable to ourselves to make each day matter, to our colleagues to ensure everything we do is with purpose, and to patients to deliver transformative therapies.
Co-Elevation
We are committed to achieving our Mission through the collective success of every member of the team. To achieve this, we must demonstrate integrity, humility, and respect for each other.
Co-Elevation
We are committed to achieving our Mission through the collective success of every member of the team. To achieve this, we must demonstrate integrity, humility, and respect for each other.
Longevity
We are devoted to fighting cancer for the long haul; inspiring hope for a lifetime and extending the lives of patients. It is this sense of purpose that drives our unwavering resilience.
Longevity
We are devoted to fighting cancer for the long haul; inspiring hope for a lifetime and extending the lives of patients. It is this sense of purpose that drives our unwavering resilience.
Compassion
We seek to understand the myriad of experiences of our colleagues, our partners, our community, and individuals affected by cancer.
Compassion
We seek to understand the myriad of experiences of our colleagues, our partners, our community, and individuals affected by cancer.
Creativity
Developing transformative therapies for difficult to treat cancers demands the curiosity to ask why, the courage to try novel approaches, and the agility to achieve unprecedented results.
Creativity
Developing transformative therapies for difficult to treat cancers demands the curiosity to ask why, the courage to try novel approaches, and the agility to achieve unprecedented results.
Perseverance
Tough challenges require relentless determination and a sense of urgency to solve. We give 100% of ourselves to create a meaningful impact for patients, and we continue forward until we have an answer.
Perseverance
Tough challenges require relentless determination and a sense of urgency to solve. We give 100% of ourselves to create a meaningful impact for patients, and we continue forward until we have an answer.
Senior Leadership

Eric Murphy
Co-Founder, CEO, & CSO

Scott Moorefield
COO & CBO

Andrew Chi
CMO

Michael Bartberger
SVP, Head of Computational Chemistry

Elisabeth Gardiner
SVP, Head of Biology

Sanjeev Thohan
SVP, Non-Clinical Research

America Thompson
VP, Head of Finance

Xuefeng Zhu
VP, Medicinal Chemistry

Jim Cartoni
General Counsel
The A-Team

Nikki Alvarez
Dir, Project Management

Ido Ben-Shalom
PI, Computational Chemistry

Jenn Dawson
Sr Dir, People and Culture

Kevin Fan
Assoc Dir, Medicinal Chemistry

Greg Goodman
Sr Dir, IT & Cybersecurity

Maureen Ibanez
Principal Investigator, In Vitro Biology

Joe Juan
Sr Dir, Business Development

Patty Quintana
Executive Assistant

Troy Smith
Sr Dir, Informatics

Noel Timple
Sr Dir, In Vivo Pharmacology

Breda Walsh
Dir, Operations

Kevin Yu
Dir, DMPK

Artie Zaragoza
Sr Manager, Finance & Accounting
Board of Directors
Carl Gordon
Managing Partner, OrbiMed
Arjun Goyal
Co-Founder & Managing Director, Vida Ventures
Thilo Schroeder
Managing Partner, Nextech Invest
Eric Murphy
Co-Founder, CEO, & CSO
Ryan Corcoran
Co-Founder, SAB Chair
Board Observers
Sundeep Agrawal
General Partner, Colt Ventures
Aaron Davis
Co-Founder & CEO, Boxer Capital
Rich Heyman
Strategic Advisor
Scientific Advisory Board
Ryan Corcoran
SAB Chair, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Benjamin Cravatt
The Scripps Research Institute
Keith Flaherty, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Paul Workman
Institute of Cancer Research, London
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Our People Make the Difference!
We have come together as a Team; we COMMIT to our mission to DISCOVER life-changing therapies and INSPIRE hope for cancer patients. We believe that how we work together allows us to accomplish this goal in the best way possible. Everyone’s voice is heard. Challenge accepted. If you share our vision to transform the lives of cancer patients, come join us.
Medical/Dental/Vision/Life
Several options to choose from, allowing employees to be their healthiest without worry about coverage costs to them and their families. Plus, supplemental coverage options.
401(k) with Matching
It is important for employees to consider their retirement savings. Alterome provides a 401(k) to all employees with a 4% match.
Growth
We will always encourage and support the growth of our employees through collaboration, training, mentorship, and the myriad of ways we wish to learn.


Community Work
Building Community
At Alterome, we are committed to giving back to our San Diego community. We are a proud Corporate Sponsor of Life Science Cares (LSC) San Diego, an organization that raises funds and coordinates partnerships to help organizations battle homelessness, hunger, poverty, and other social ailments. Through our partnership with LSC, Alterome employees strive to make a positive impact on our community, whether packing up boxes of fresh, healthy meals for food-insecure families, assembling back-to-school backpacks for students affected by homelessness, or building bikes to share the feelings of joy and freedom of a bike with underprivileged kids. We will continue our commitment to building strength and belonging within our community. “Alone we can do so little; Together, we can do so much.” Helen Keller


