Vaughn B. Himes

Vaughn B. Himes, Ph.D. has served as Chief Technical Officer at Seagen, Inc. since August 2016. Dr. Himes joined Seagen as Executive Vice President, Technical Operations in April 2009 and served as Executive Vice President, Technical Operations and Process Science from July 2012 until August 2016. Previously, Dr. Himes was with ZymoGenetics, Inc. from November 2005 to March 2009, most recently as Senior Vice President, Technical Operations where his responsibilities included commercial and clinical manufacturing, supply chain and logistics, quality control, and process development. From March 2003 to October 2005, he was Vice President, Manufacturing at Corixa, Inc. Prior to that, he held Vice President positions in manufacturing and development at Targeted Genetics and Genovo, Inc. Dr. Himes received a B.A. in Chemistry from Pomona College in California and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota.