Hiroko Masamune

Hiroko Masamune worked as a Senior Director-Pharmaceutical Sciences at Neurogen Corp.
from 2005 to 2008.
She then worked as a Principal at Pfizer Inc. before becoming Vice President-Product Development at Palkion, Inc. from 2008 to 2012.
During this time, she also served as Head-Product Development at Aires Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from 2010 to 2012.
Finally, she worked as the Chief Development Officer at Viking Therapeutics, Inc. She holds a doctorate from the University of California, Los Angeles and an undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin.