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Alison Betts

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Global Head of DMPK at Takeda
📍 Greater Boston, United States

Alison Betts is the Global Head of DMPK & Modeling at Takeda, leading a global team focused on oncology, GI, and neuroscience. With a career spanning over 25 years at Pfizer and Applied BioMath, she is a widely published expert in quantitative systems pharmacology, holding a PhD from Leiden University.

Her passion for developing treatments is deeply personal, driven by her mothers past cancer diagnosis. A proud mother herself, Alison frequently celebrates her daughters academic achievements and actively fosters support networks for female scientists within her global team.

Her career was sparked by a professors comment which she felt was a "call to action" to help develop cancer treatments.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Global Head of DMPK
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Boston, United States
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Quantitative Pharmacology
Leads global modeling efforts at Takeda, with deep expertise in QSP and PK/PD models. She has authored over 30 manuscripts on the subject.
Oncology Drug Development
Her work is driven by a personal mission to develop cancer treatments. She has supported multiple oncology drugs to market, especially antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs).
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Career

Work history

3-2023
Global Head of DMPK
Takeda
3-2023
Global Head of DMPK & Modeling
Takeda
3-2021 - 3-2023
Vice President Scientific Collaborations, Fellow of Modeling & Simulation
Applied BioMath
7-2019 - 3-2021
Senior Director
Applied BioMath
4-2019 - 3-2021
Research Fellow
Pfizer
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Education
2017 - 2020
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
Leiden University
1990 - 1994
Bachelor of Science - BS
University of St Andrews
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