Biography

Dr. Multani joined the board of directors for Chimerix in February 2020. He currently serves as Chief Medical Officer of ORIC Pharmaceuticals and brings more than 20 years of experience advancing oncology products from the clinic through regulatory approval. Dr. Pratik also currently serves on the board of Erasca, a private biotechnology company.  Prior to joining ORIC Pharmaceuticals, Dr. Multani served as Chief Medical Officer of Ignyta, which was acquired by Roche in 2017. Before joining Ignyta, Dr. Multani was Chief Medical Officer of Fate Therapeutics, and prior to that held multiple leadership positions at Kalypsys, Kanisa, and Salmedix. Dr. Multani started his biotech career at Biogen Idec., where he was involved with the development of both Zevalin and Rituxan for treatment of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. Earlier in his career, Dr. Multani held academic and clinical positions at Harvard Medical School and at Massachusetts General Hospital. His postdoctoral training included a fellowship in hematology and oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and an internship and residency in internal medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Multani received an M.D. from Harvard Medical School and an M.S. in clinical epidemiology from Harvard School of Public Health.