Pfizer said on Monday former head of the US Food and Drug Administration's drug center, Patrizia Cavazzoni, will join the drugmaker as chief medical officer. In her new role, Cavazzoni will lead regulatory,

Patrizia Cavazzoni, formerly the top regulator of the drug division of the FDA, will join Pfizer as chief medical officer.

The former head of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) drug division is joining Pfizer as its chief medical officer, the company announced Monday. Patrizia Cavazzoni was formerly director of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) from 2020 until January,