Frustrated by the lack of tools in the cancer toolbox, Susan Galbraith, a clinical oncologist, made the jump to industry in 2001. For the next 20 years she focused on translational and early-stage oncology, first at Bristol Myers Squibb and then at AstraZeneca. Then in June, she stepped up to oversee everything from cancer drug discovery to late-stage development at AstraZeneca, as Executive Vice President of Oncology Research & Development.
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