Mark Bunnage

Mark Bunnage

Executive Vice President & Chief Scientific Officer @ Vertex Pharmaceuticals

About

Senior R&D leader with broad drug discovery experience and a strong track record of innovation, organizational leadership, and therapeutic development in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.

Country

United States

City

Boston

Industry

Pharmaceuticals

Skill

Drug Discovery, Chemistry, Life Sciences, Chemical Biology, Drug Design, Organic Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Organic Synthesis, Lifesciences, Lead Change, Structural Biology, Biotechnology, Inflammation, ADME, Biochemistry, HPLC, Clinical Development, Analytical Chemistry, Technology Transfer, CRO

Experience

Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Executive Vice President & Chief Scientific Officer

Vertex Pharmaceuticals

LinkedIn
2026-2 - Present · 8 mos

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Senior Vice President & Head of Global Research at Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Vertex Pharmaceuticals

LinkedIn
2024-3 - 2026-2 · 2 yrs

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Head of Global Research at Vertex Pharmaceuticals with overall responsibility for the global research organization, comprising Boston Research, San Diego Research, Oxford Research, Vertex Cell & Genetic Therapies Research, and the global Data & Computational Sciences group.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Senior Vice President & Head of Research

Vertex Pharmaceuticals

LinkedIn
2021-7 - 2024-3 · 2 yrs 9 mos

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Head of Research at Vertex Pharmaceuticals with overall responsibility for the global research organization comprising the Boston and San Diego sites in the US, the Oxford site in the UK, and the global Data & Computational Sciences group.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Senior Vice President & Site Head, Boston Research

Vertex Pharmaceuticals

LinkedIn
2016-8 - 2021-7 · 5 yrs

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Head for Boston Research at Vertex, focused on discovery of potential medicines for a number of serious diseases, including alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, APOL1-mediated kidney disease, and sickle cell disease. Additionally have line responsibility for Vertex's UK research site.

University of Oxford

Visiting Professor in Chemistry

University of Oxford

LinkedIn
2015-2 - Present · 11 yrs 8 mos

Oxford, United Kingdom

Pfizer

Vice President, Worldwide Medicinal Chemistry

Pfizer

LinkedIn
2011-9 - 2016-7 · 4 yrs 11 mos

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Overall responsibility for medicinal chemistry across two Pfizer Research Units (Inflammation & Immunology RU, Rare Diseases RU) and Pfizer's CTI (Centers for Therapeutic Innovation) network. Oversaw the discovery of a portfolio of immunokinase inhibitors, including abrocitinib, ritlecitinib, and brepocitinib.

Pfizer

Head of Medicinal Chemistry, Sandwich Laboratories

Pfizer

LinkedIn
2010-11 - 2011-9 · 11 mos

Sandwich, England, United Kingdom

Overall responsibility for Medicinal Chemistry at Pfizer's laboratories in Sandwich, UK. Additionally, Head of Chemistry for the Regenerative Medicine & Epigenetics Research Unit based in Cambridge, UK & Cambridge, US.

Pfizer

Executive Director, Medicinal Chemistry

Pfizer

LinkedIn
2009-12 - 2010-11 · 1 yr

Sandwich, England, United Kingdom

Head of Chemistry for Regenerative Medicine, OBBTU (Opportunities-Based Biotech Unit), and Lead Discovery Technologies at Pfizer.

Pfizer

Executive Director, Medicinal Chemistry

Pfizer

LinkedIn
2009-1 - 2009-12 · 1 yr

Sandwich, England, United Kingdom

Head of Chemistry for Regenerative Medicine (Sandwich/Cambridge, UK) & Antivirals Research (Sandwich, UK). Head of Lead Discovery Technologies (Lead Discovery Chemistry, Structural Biology & Biophysics, Chemistry Technology; Analytical Sciences).

Pfizer

Senior Director, Head of Genitourinary Chemistry

Pfizer

LinkedIn
2007-3 - 2009-1 · 1 yr 11 mos

Sandwich, England, United Kingdom

Head of Chemistry for Genitourinary Therapeutic Area

Pfizer

Senior Director, Head of Lead Discovery

Pfizer

LinkedIn
2006-3 - 2007-3 · 1 yr 1 mo

Sandwich, England, United Kingdom

Responsibility for exploratory (hit-to-lead) Medicinal Chemistry, Chemical Technology, Structural Biology, and Chemogenomics

Pfizer

Senior Director, Head of Allergy & Respiratory Chemistry

Pfizer

LinkedIn
2002-1 - 2006-3 · 4 yrs 3 mos

Sandwich, England, United Kingdom

Led Allergy & Respiratory chemistry to the delivery of 12 clinical candidates into development (inhaled and oral).

Pfizer

Medicinal Chemist

Pfizer

LinkedIn
1996-2 - 2002-1 · 6 yrs

Sandwich, England, United Kingdom

Roles of increasing responsibility as a medicinal chemistry team leader across Sexual Health, Cardiovascular, and Tissue Repair research.

Education

Scripps Research

Scripps Research

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postdoctoral studies in total synthesis

1994 - 1996 · 2 yrs

Postdoctoral studies in laboratories of Prof K C Nicolaou

University of Oxford

University of Oxford

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Chemistry

1990 - 1993 · 3 yrs

Doctoral studies in laboratories of Professor S G Davies

Durham University

Durham University

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Chemistry

1987 - 1990 · 3 yrs

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