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Marc Wiles, Ph. D. has joined Baxter as the new Senior Director Global Regulatory Affairs Lead, Generic Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Wiles joins Baxter from Camargo Pharmaceutical Services where he served as the Vice President of Scientific and Regulatory Affairs. In addition to earning a Postdoctoral fellow at Park-Davis Pharmaceutical Research Division, Department of Immunopathology, Dr. Wiles has held positions of increasing related responsibility at NDA Regulatory Science, Ltd., ERA Consulting, Novexel SA, and Shire, Human Genetic Therapies throughout his career.

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Aftab Alam, MD MBA has joined Baxter as the new Global Medical Director, Clinical Development Strategy Lead – Medication Delivery. Dr. Alam joins Baxter from Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Inc., where he served as their Director of Clinical Development and Medical Affairs. Dr. Alam has held positions of increasing related responsibility at Novartis Pharma AG, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, and Gandhi Medical College throughout his career.

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Dr. Gregory Ursino has joined Takeda as their new Medical Director, Medical Affairs – Hematology Oncology. Dr. Ursino joins Takeda from Bristol-Myers Squibb, where he served as their Medical Director of Medical Affairs – Health Systems. In addition to his Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Rochester, Dr. Ursino has held positions of increasing related responsibility at United Health Group, Novartis AG, Glaxo Smith Kline, and Blue Cross Blue Shield throughout his career.

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Todd Kirby, Ph. D. has joined Jazz Pharmaceuticals as their new Senior Medical Director of Clinical Development. Dr. Kirby joins Jazz Pharmaceuticals from Endo Pharmaceuticals, where he served as their Senior Director, Head of Clinical Development. In addition to a Postdoctoral research Fellow with Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Dr. Kirby has held positions of increasing related responsibility at Philips Respironics and Neural Signals, Inc. throughout his career.

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Raghavan Ramanathan, Ph. D. has joined BioMarin as their Information Management Business Process Lead. Dr. Ramanathan joins BioMarin from Amazon where he served as their Corporate Program Manager, Human Resources. In addition to an MBA from the Rotman School of Management, Dr. Ramanathan has held positions of increasing related responsibility at The B-Smart Consulting Company, Third Horizon, and the University of Technology, Sydney throughout his career.

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Dr. Nigel Bowers has joined Regeneron Pharmaceuticals as their Senior Director of Global Drug Supply and Logistics. Dr. Bowers joins Regeneron from Baxalta, where he served as their Head of Inventory Strategy and Governance as well as their Director of Oncology Supply Chains. In addition to this, Dr. Bowers has held positions of increasing related responsibility at Bristol-Myers Squibb at various locations and in different capacities throughout his career.

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Diego Gianolio, Ph.D. has joined Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. as their new Director of Clinical Science. Dr. Gianolio joins Agios from Sanofi Oncology where he served as their Associate Director Development Science, Immuno-Oncology. In addition to a Ph.D. in organic Chemistry from the University of Parma
(Italy), Dr. Gianolio has completed a Postdoctoral Fellow from Boston College and has held positions of increasing related responsibility at Genzyme throughout his career.

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John Matis has joined Simplee as their new Vice President of Information Security. Mr. Matis joins Simplee from the County of Santa Barbara where he served as their Chief Information Security Officer. In addition to a holding a Master’s degree from the University of Southern California, Mr. Matis has held positions of increasing related responsibility at Audible, Inc. and Grant Thorton LLP throughout his career.

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Dr. Abdulafeez Oluyadi has joined Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. as their new Sr. Clinical Scientist. Dr. Oluyadi joins Agios from Karyopharm Therapeutics where he served as their Oncology Clinical Research Scientist. In addition to a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the University of Maryland, Dr. Oluyadi has also held positions of increasing related responsibility at MedImmune throughout his career.

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John Reardon has joined Ribometrix as their new Chief Scientific Officer. Dr. Reardon joins Ribometrix from HemoShear Therapeutics LLC, where he served as their Head of Research and Development. In addition to a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at Brandeis University, Dr. Reardon has held positions of increasing responsibility at GlaxoSmithKline where he was the SVP of Discovery Research Biology before starting as CSO at innovative, smaller sized companies including Cardioxyl Pharmaceuticals and Integrated Oncology Solutions.

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Dr. Jonathan Lu has joined Acceleron Pharma as their Pulmonary Medical Director. Dr. Lu joins Acceleron from Sarepta Therapeutics, where he served as their Medical Director of Clinical Development. In addition to this, Dr. Lu has held positions of increasing related responsibility at AstraZeneca and Columbia University Medical Center throughout his career.

The search was successfully led by Tamir Halaban at Westwood & Wilshire.

At Westwood & Wilshire, we recognize that people are an organization's top asset. We are passionate about delivering premier talent to the world’s most innovative companies. We are particularly focused on companies ranging from VC-backed start-ups to mid-sized commercial entities and our assignments range from C-Suite to mid-management. Based in Los Angeles, California with additional offices in Silicon Valley, we serve our clients on a local, national and global basis.

Raghavan Ramanathan, Ph. D. has joined BioMarin as their Information Management Business Process Lead. Dr. Ramanathan joins BioMarin from Amazon where he served as their Corporate Program Manager, Human Resources. In addition to an MBA from the Rotman School of Management, Dr. Ramanathan has held positions of increasing related responsibility at The B-Smart Consulting Company, Third Horizon, and the University of Technology, Sydney throughout his career.

The search was successfully led by Kristin Speer at Westwood & Wilshire.

At Westwood & Wilshire, we recognize that people are an organization's top asset. We are passionate about delivering premier talent to the world’s most innovative companies. We are particularly focused on companies ranging from VC-backed start-ups to mid-sized commercial entities and our assignments range from C-Suite to mid-management. Based in Los Angeles, California with additional offices in Silicon Valley, we serve our clients on a local, national and global basis.

Dr. Nigel Bowers has joined Regeneron Pharmaceuticals as their Senior Director of Global Drug Supply and Logistics. Dr. Bowers joins Regeneron from Baxalta, where he served as their Head of Inventory Strategy and Governance as well as their Director of Oncology Supply Chains. In addition to this, Dr. Bowers has held positions of increasing related responsibility at Bristol-Myers Squibb at various locations and in different capacities throughout his career.

The search was successfully led by Chris Tillman at Westwood & Wilshire.

At Westwood & Wilshire, we recognize that people are an organization's top asset. We are passionate about delivering premier talent to the world’s most innovative companies. We are particularly focused on companies ranging from VC-backed start-ups to mid-sized commercial entities and our assignments range from C-Suite to mid-management. Based in Los Angeles, California with additional offices in Silicon Valley, we serve our clients on a local, national and global basis.

Ajit Patwardhan has joined Baxter as Global Medical Business Head – Medication Delivery. Dr. Patwardhan joins Baxter from Integra Life Sciences where he served as Global Head of Medical Affairs. In addition to a Clinical Fellowship in Spine Surgery at Yale University, Dr. Patwardhan has held positions of increasing related responsibility at Paradigm Spine LLC, NLT Spine, and HealthPro BioVentures LLC throughout his career.

The search was successfully led by Tamir Halaban at Westwood & Wilshire.

At Westwood & Wilshire, we recognize that people are an organization's top asset. We are passionate about delivering premier talent to the world’s most innovative companies. We are particularly focused on companies ranging from VC-backed start-ups to mid-sized commercial entities and our assignments range from C-Suite to mid-management. Based in Los Angeles, California with additional offices in Silicon Valley, we serve our clients on a local, national and global basis.

Lori Seid has joined BioMarin as Medical Director of Safety Science. Dr. Seid joins BioMarin from Scientific Solutions, LLC where she served as Senior Medical Director. In addition to an MD from George Washington University, Dr. Seid has held positions of increasing related responsibility at Novartis, Genentech and SFJ Pharmaceuticals throughout her career.

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At Westwood & Wilshire, we recognize that people are an organization's top asset. We are passionate about delivering premier talent to the world’s most innovative companies. We are particularly focused on companies ranging from VC-backed start-ups to mid-sized commercial entities and our assignments range from C-Suite to mid-management. Based in Los Angeles, California with additional offices in Silicon Valley, we serve our clients on a local, national and global basis.

Libby Adams has joined Takeda as Medical Director, Clinical Development Norovirus. Dr. Adams joins Takeda from the Military HIV Research Program where she served as Senior Research Physician for Henry Jackson Foundation. In addition to a MD from the Medical College of Virginia, Dr. Adams has held positions of increasing related responsibility at the NIH throughout her career.

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Karol Estrada has joined BioMarin as Director, Statistical Genetics. Dr. Estrada joins BioMarin from Biogen where he served as Associate Director, Head of Statistical Genetics. In addition to a PhD from Erasmus MC University, Dr. Estrada maintains an Adjunct Professorship with Brandeis University. Prior to Biogen, he held positions of increasing related responsibility at Broad Institute, Harvard Medical School, and Erasmus MC University Medical Center.

The search was successfully led by Gerard Danishek at Westwood & Wilshire.

At Westwood & Wilshire, we recognize that people are an organization's top asset. We are passionate about delivering premier talent to the world’s most innovative companies. We are particularly focused on companies ranging from VC-backed start-ups to mid-sized commercial entities and our assignments range from C-Suite to mid-management. Based in Los Angeles, California with additional offices in Silicon Valley, we serve our clients on a local, national and global basis.

Ryan Robinson has joined Baxter as Global Clinical Development Lead Acute Therapies. Dr. Robinson joins Baxter from the FDA where he served as Medical Officer. In addition to a MD from Southern Illinois University, Dr. Robinson has held positions of increasing related responsibility at Midwest Emergency Department Services, Great Plains Orthopedics, and Executive Health Resources.

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At Westwood & Wilshire, we recognize that people are an organization's top asset. We are passionate about delivering premier talent to the world’s most innovative companies. We are particularly focused on companies ranging from VC-backed start-ups to mid-sized commercial entities and our assignments range from C-Suite to mid-management. Based in Los Angeles, California with additional offices in Silicon Valley, we serve our clients on a local, national and global basis.

Lori Helgeson has joined Syneos Health as Executive Director Clinical Development. Ms. Helgeson joins Syneos from Ora, Inc. where she served as Senior Director, Clinical Operations. Ms. Helgeson has held positions of increasing related responsibility at Radiant Research Inc., PPD, Inc., and INC Research.

The search was successfully led by Chris Tillman at Westwood & Wilshire.

At Westwood & Wilshire, we recognize that people are an organization's top asset. We are passionate about delivering premier talent to the world’s most innovative companies. We are particularly focused on companies ranging from VC-backed start-ups to mid-sized commercial entities and our assignments range from C-Suite to mid-management. Based in Los Angeles, California with additional offices in Silicon Valley, we serve our clients on a local, national and global basis.

Julie Maltzman has joined Genentech as Group Medical Director & Global Development Team Leader, Cancer Immunotherapy Solid Tumor Combination Studies. Dr. Maltzman joins Genentech from Nektar where she served as Vice President, Clinical Development. In addition to a MD from the University of Colorado, Dr. Maltzman has held positions of increasing related responsibility at GSK, Morphotek, Inc., and Gilead.

The search was successfully led by Tamir Halaban at Westwood & Wilshire.

At Westwood & Wilshire, we recognize that people are an organization's top asset. We are passionate about delivering premier talent to the world’s most innovative companies. We are particularly focused on companies ranging from VC-backed start-ups to mid-sized commercial entities and our assignments range from C-Suite to mid-management. Based in Los Angeles, California with additional offices in Silicon Valley, we serve our clients on a local, national and global basis.