Founder and President, Opus Strategy
Laura Farmer is a seasoned strategist and trusted advisor in the life sciences industry, with over 25 years of experience across R&D, commercialization, and digital health innovation. Known for her strategic clarity and cross-functional leadership, she has driven transformative initiatives from early clinical development through launch.
Laura is the founder and President of Opus Strategy, a boutique life sciences consultancy recognized for bridging biopharma, clinical science, and emerging digital health and AI/ML technologies. Under her leadership, the firm delivers high-impact strategies to optimize launch, streamline execution, and drive measurable patient and business outcomes.
She brings deep expertise in clinical trial design, biomarker strategy, diagnostic development, clinical decision support, patient engagement, virtual care, and AI applications such as generative and predictive modeling. As a Signal Fire advisor, she helps founders navigate growth, positioning, business model innovation, pharmaceutical partnerships, and more in complex healthcare ecosystems.
Previously, Laura held senior roles at Real Endpoints and Larvol and led strategy engagements at BTG, Putnam Associates, Insight Strategy Advisors, and The Wilkerson Group. Laura holds a B.A. cum laude with distinction in pre-medical studies and political science from Yale University.