Marcia Kayath

Marcia Kayath, MD, PhD, MBA, currently serves as Senior Vice President and Global Head of Medical Affairs at BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. Since October 2022, Marcia has leveraged extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry, having previously held significant roles at Novartis from July 2005 to October 2022, including Chief Medical Officer and Global Head of Medical Affairs, as well as senior positions in clinical development and medical affairs across various regions. Prior to Novartis, Marcia worked as Medical Lead at Pfizer and as Senior Clinical Research Physician at Eli Lilly and Company. Marcia’s educational background includes a Medical Doctor degree from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, a PhD in Endocrinology and Bone Metabolism from Unifesp - Universidade Federal de São Paulo, and an MBA from Fundação Dom Cabral, complemented by postdoctoral training in Endocrinology and Bone Metabolism at the University of California, San Francisco.