09/11/2025
Itās not easy to catch a busy engineer like Yoav Roa, but after a month of trying, we finally managed to sit him down for a quick .
Yoav has been with Alpha TAU Medical for four and a half years, after joining us from Intel. āItās the best professional decision Iāve ever made,ā he says with a smile, recalling how, during his first year here, he commuted two and a half hours each way by bus from Yeruham.
At Alpha TAU, Yoav, who is a mechanical engineer with a degree from Ben-Gurion University, serves as the R&D Project Manager for our ongoing (glioblastoma) project, a role heās held for the past four years.
āWe develop applicators for the companyās treatments,ā he explains. āSome of our projects focus on improving existing systems, while others involve adapting applicators for new indications.ā
Yoav told us how he first found his way to Alpha Tau: āI heard about the company from a friend and decided it was the opportunity of a lifetime. Before that, I worked as a data analyst - great conditions, comfortable job - but I wanted to do something that truly excited me. Joining Alpha TAU was like fulfilling a dream. I love that what we do here actually makes a difference in peopleās lives.ā
One moment that stands out vividly for him happened during an unexpected team meeting: āSomeone suddenly walked into the office, I didnāt even know who he was, and started telling us about his experience with our treatment for lip cancer. He said there wasnāt even a mark left from the tumor that used to be there*. At that moment, it felt like all our hard work was worth it.ā
Outside of work, Yoav, whose family roots are in Ecuador and Chile, spends most of his time raising his two young children. When he finds a few spare hours, he enjoys painting, volunteering with Magen David Adom, and rappelling.
* No certain results or outcomes can be known or guaranteed and results may vary.
* Alpha DaRT is available only through clinical trials.