Dr. William P. Sheridan, also known as Bill, MBBS, has been the Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President of BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. since July 1, 2008. Dr. Sheridan served as Vice President, Medical Affairs Europe of Amgen Inc. Previously, he served as the Vice President of North American Medical Affairs from March 2007 to November 2007. He served as Vice President of Global Development Group of Amgen since March 2000. He organized and led Amgen's US Medical Affairs function, making significant contributions to the successful launch of many compounds, including Aranesp ??? , Enbrel ??? , Kineret ??? , Neulasta ??? and Sensipar ???. Previously, at Amgen, he held titles at the Vice President level in International Medical Affairs, from March 2005 to February 2007; Global Health Economics, from January 2004 to January 2005; and Outcomes Research, US Medical Affairs and Product Development from January 2002 to December 2003. Prior to joining Amgen, he practiced medicine at the Royal Melbourne Hospital in Victoria, Australia as Head of the Bone Marrow Transplant Service. He spent 15 years in drug development at Amgen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. After leaving Amgen in November 2007 and prior to joining the Amgen, Dr. Sheridan served as an Independent Consultant for pharmaceutical companies, including BioCryst. He formed and led Amgen's US Medical Affairs group from 2002 to 2003 and served as Vice President of Global Health Economics since 2004. He led several product development teams, including Stem Cell Factor, Megakaryocyte Growth and Development Factor and Abarelix and subsequently led the Oncology and Inflammation therapeutic areas from March 1993 to 2001. He serves as Director of Kirin-Amgen and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association and Dompe Biotec SpA. He served as Director of Bone Marrow Transplantation and a member of the hematology-oncology department at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia and served as an investigator on Amgen clinical trials of filgrastim. He earned his MBBS degree (MD equivalent) at the University of Melbourne in Victoria. Dr. Sheridan is a board-certified fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP), with a sub-specialty in hematology and medical oncology.