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Rolando Brawer

Nov 04, 2016

Genomic Health has appointed Rolando Brawer as vice president of corporate development. He will be responsible for identifying growth opportunities to expand the company's Oncotype IG Genomic Intelligence Platform offerings. Prior to joining Genomic Health, Brawer held senior leadership positions in business development and licensing at Thermo Fisher Scientific and its subsidiary Life Technologies. 

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