Chase Wasson

Vice President, Precision Medicine Caris Life Sciences

Chase Wasson is an accomplished healthcare industry leader with vast experiences spanning across medical device-biopharmaceuticals-oncology diagnostics-U.S. Market Access Payor landscape. A Texas Native: Competitive #WinTheDay mentality Chase is known for spans back to his upbringing: a State Championship Quarterback at Southlake Carroll—captain/3-year starter at Texas State University: Southland Conference Champion in 2005. Pursued master’s degree in Higher Education Sports Administration while finishing his remaining NCAA eligibility at the University of Oklahoma: 2007 Big 12 Champion; concluded playing career in the 2008 BCS Fiesta Bowl prior to pursuing career in healthcare as industry partner. Passion for building-scaling corporate and personal brands: Cofounded EXO Texas in 2013 building out a national distribution network of sales channels promoting innovative protective sports technology that led to a buyout of EXO Texas distribution arm by the Parent Company Unequal Technologies. Cofounded thequarterbackranch in 2014 building an internationally respected Quarterback training brand and platform that operates out of Southlake TX. July 2021; recruited from AstraZeneca where he served 7 years as the youngest global director to currently serve as Vice President | Strategic Accounts at CARIS Life leading commercial business unit focused on revolutionizing care in the field of precision medicine (CARIS Life Sciences based out of Irving TX: responsible for the strategy and commercial oversight for the largest book of business in the organization Texas Oncology/McKesson.

Bachelor of Arts - Communication Studies/Professional Writing 2003-2007

Master of Education (MEd) - Higher Education Sports Administration/Management 2007-2008

Leadership

Go-to-Market Strategies

Market Development

Sales Operations

Commercialization

Market Access

Overcoming Cancer and Scoring in the NFL: An Inspiring Journey

Chase Wasson - June 14, 2023

In a world where tales of overcoming adversity often take center stage, few are as inspiring as that of former NFL player Merril Hoge. His story highlights a unique intersection between battling cancer and maintaining a successful career in one of the most competitive professional sports out there.

Business Services

What is the Key to a Successful Career? Discipline is the “It Factor.”

Chase Wasson - May 17, 2023

Entrepreneurs and innovators crave the it factor, and businesses and industries desire it more. The secret sauce allows an individual to see the potential in the overlooked, turn a risk into a reward, and innovate where stagnation exists.

Articles

Leaving Nothing on or off the Field to Be Questioned: Chase Griffin Nil Athlete of the Year Talks About Building His Personal Brand

Chase Wasson - April 26, 2023

Your personal brand is a promise to your clientsa promise of quality, consistency, competency, and reliability, stated Jason Hartman, a high-profile investor. That seems to hold true not only in business but in morals, athletics, and who someone is as a person.

Business Services

Being a Self-Starting Innovator

Chase Wasson - April 19, 2023

Athletes, especially at higher levels like college or professional, tend to view themselves through the lens of their sport. This can create issues when, after years of associating with their sport, they have to take their identity and transition it to real life.

Business Services

Saving Lives for a Living: How a Winning Attitude is the Secret

Chase Wasson - April 12, 2023

At some point in everyones life, a thought passes through the brain that maybe one day theyll save someone elses life. For others, that thought becomes so frequent that they take charge of saving lives for a living.