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Melissa Watkins, Ph.D.

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Global Senior Medical Director at Pfizer
📍 New York, New York, United States

Melissa Watkins is the Global Senior Medical Director at Pfizer, focusing on evidence strategy and launch leadership within immunology. Her career includes extensive experience in dermatology and gastroenterology at both Pfizer and Takeda. She holds a Ph. D. from TU Dortmund University and was an NIH Postdoctoral Research Fellow.

She is a recipient of the prestigious Boehringer Ingelheim PhD Fellowship, an award given to support outstanding junior scientists pursuing ambitious research projects.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Global Senior Medical Director
Job Level
Senior
Location
New York, New York, United States
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Priorities

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Atopic Dermatitis
Co-authored a recent narrative review on tailoring Abrocitinib treatment for moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis, indicating deep subject matter expertise.
Immunology Treatments
Her entire career focus is on immunology, and she recently co-authored a 2024 correspondence on using Janus kinase inhibitors for immune-mediated inflammatory diseases.
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Career

Work history

3-2025
Global Senior Medical Director
Pfizer
5-2024 - 2-2025
Global Medical Director
Pfizer
11-2020 - 4-2024
US Medical Director
Pfizer
3-2020 - 10-2020
Associate Scientific Director
Takeda
12-2017 - 3-2020
Field Medical
Takeda
In the press

Media appearances

2021-07-28 - Pfizer - Melissa Watkins. Featured in Vimeo
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Education
NRSA NIH Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
TU Dortmund University
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