Executive Bio
Ms. Allene M. Diaz has been Senior Vice President of Global Commercial Development at Tesaro, Inc. since May 2015. Ms. Diaz has more than 25 years of both US-based and international industry experience. Prior to joining TESARO, Ms. Diaz served as Senior Vice President of Managed Markets at EMD Serono, Inc. since February 13, 2014. Ms. Diaz served as the Head of US Oncology and Senior Vice President at EMD Serono, Inc. since June 14, 2012 until February 13, 2014. She served as Senior Vice President, Commercial Oncology, US and Head of Global Strategic Planning, Oncology at EMD Serono. Ms. Diaz was responsible for leading the commercial efforts for EMD Serono's US Oncology business. Since 2008, Ms. Diaz has worked diligently to strengthen the oncology presence of EMD Serono in the US. From July 2010 to April 2011, she also served as Acting Head, Global Strategic Planning, defining and leading the 2011 strategic planning process for Merck Serono's Oncology Business Unit. Prior to joining EMD Serono, Ms. Diaz served in senior leadership roles in marketing, new product planning and portfolio management at Amylin Pharmaceuticals, CancerVax Corporation, Biogen-Idec and Pfizer. She began her professional career with Parke-Davis Pharmaceuticals as a Sales Representative. She has significant experience in the biopharmaceutical industry with broad cross-functional expertise in sales, medical affairs, marketing, new product planning, portfolio planning, strategic planning and market access. She has been a Director at Erytech Pharma Soci??t?? Anonyme since January 8, 2017. Previously, she served as a Director at Erytech Pharma Soci??t?? Anonyme since September 5, 2016. Ms. Diaz received a BS from Florida State University. She has also attended executive education programs at the London School of Business and Finance, University of Michigan School of Business, China Europe International Business School (Shanghai, China), Stanford University School of Business and INSEAD (Fontainebleau, France).