Dr. John E. Friend, II, M.D., has been Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Cellectar Biosciences, Inc. since April 17, 2017. Dr. Friend has been the Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Helsinn Therapeutics (U.S.), Inc. since April 17, 2017. Dr. Friend served as Senior Vice President of Research and Development at Helsinn Therapeutics (U.S.), Inc. Dr. Friend has 15 years of global drug development expertise and general management experience in oncology, inflammation, endocrine/metabolism and pain management to Cellectar. Prior to joining the company, Dr. Friend spent more than seven years at Helsinn Therapeutics leading its research and development division. Dr. Friend served as Senior Vice President of Medical and Scientific Affairs at Helsinn, building the non-clinical, clinical, medical and regulatory affairs teams to lead multiple global franchises from early product development to market commercialization. Prior to his time at Helsinn, Dr. Friend held executive responsibility for clinical research, medical affairs, pharmacovigilance and risk management at various pharmaceutical companies including Akros Pharma, Actavis, Alpharma, Hospira and Abbott. He completed post-graduate residency program in family medicine and subsequently served as Clinical Director and faculty attending physician at Cabarrus Family Medicine Residency Program in North Carolina. After obtaining an undergraduate degree in Chemistry from Southern Methodist University, Dr. Friend earned his medical degree from UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (now Rutgers, RWJMS).