Sandra A. Milligan,
MD, JD
Immediate Past President DIA
Senior Vice President, Head of Global Regulatory Affairs and Clinical Safety, Merck & Co., Inc.
Sandra Milligan serves as Senior Vice President and head of Global Regulatory Affairs and Clinical Safety (GRACS), consisting of the global Regulatory, Safety and CMC functions, for Merck & Co., Inc. GRACS optimizes global clinical and technical regulatory plans to facilitate innovative product development, regulatory approval, and commercialization, and also maintains local market product registrations. Sandra has served on the DIA Board of Directors and Executive Committee, and was DIA 2013 Annual Meeting Program Chair. Sandra also served on the PhRMA industry team that negotiated PDUFA VI with FDA. She graduated from George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and from the Georgetown University Law Center.
Our Leadership
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PharmD •Chair DIA
Senior Advisor R&D
Bayer AG -
MBA •Immediate Past Chair DIA
President and Chief Executive Officer
Cancer Genetics, Inc. (CGI) -
RPh •Chair-Elect DIA
Head, Product Development Medical Affairs Customer Strategy
F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. -
CPA, CGMA •Secretary/Treasurer DIA
Chief Financial Officer
Katabat -
MS • Global Chief Executive
DIA
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MD, PhD, DSc •Director DIA
Director, Deputy Qualified Person for Pharmacovigilance, Global Patient Safety
Eli Lilly and Company, Ltd. -
MPharm •Director DIA
Executive Director, Global Regulatory Policy
Merck Sharp & Dohme (Europe) Inc. -
MD •Director DIA
Chief Scientific Officer
Syneos Health -
CPA •Director DIA
Partner, Life Science Industry Practice Group, RSM US -
MD •Director DIA
Chief Medical Officer
Flagship Pioneering -
PhD •Director DIA
Senior Vice President
QIAGEN -
MD, PhD •Director DIA
Vice President and Senior Managing Director, Development & Medical Affairs, GlaxoSmithKline Japan -
PhD •Director DIA
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
dMed Company Limited -
PharmD •Director DIA
President, R&D Design and Delivery Innovation, IQVIA
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PharmD • Chair, Executive Committee
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CPA • Member, Executive Committee -
MBA • Member, Executive Committee -
RPh • Member, Executive Committee -
MS • Member, Executive Committee
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CPA • Chair, Audit Committee -
MD, PhD, DSc • Member, Audit Committee -
MPharm • Member, Audit Committee -
PharmD • Member, Audit Committee -
PharmD • Member, Audit Committee
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PhD • Chair, Council of Regulators
Leadership Committee
Japan Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency Liaison to the DIA Board -
PhD • Council of Regulators
Leadership Committee
European Medicines Agency Liaison to the DIA Board -
MD • Council of Regulators
Leadership Committee
US Food and Drug Administration Liaison to the DIA Board -
PhD • Council of Regulators
Swissmedic Liaison to the DIA Board
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MS • Global Chief Executive -
MS, CPA • Chief Financial Officer -
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DIA EMEA -
PhD • Senior Vice President & Managing Director
DIA South Korea and ASEAN -
PhD • Senior Vice President & Managing Director
DIA Americas -
PhD • Senior Vice President & Managing Director
DIA Japan -
RPh, MBA • Senior Vice President & Managing Director
DIA Greater China