Ms Ellen joins GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) from Pfizer where she was vice president, licensing, worldwide business development. During her career, Ms Ellen has worked in a variety of roles including CEO of Virogen, a biotechnology company, CMO and global head of R&D for Bausch & Lomb.
Ms Ellen has earned her medical degree at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where she completed her internship in general surgery and residency in ophthalmology.
Moncef Slaoui, chairman of R&D at GlaxoSmithKline, said: “The depth of Ellen’s medical expertise, her general management and business development experience and proven leadership skills make her ideally suited to take on the challenges of this critical role.”