Vera Song

Vera Song has a strong background in the pharmaceutical industry, with a focus on marketing and sales. Their most recent position is as the VP and Business Unit Head at Dizal Pharmaceutical, a role they started in November 2021.

Prior to this, Vera worked at BeiGene as the Head of Broad Market from June 2020 to November 2021. Vera also had a range of roles at Allergan, including Customer Strategy, International Strategic Marketing from June 2019 to June 2020, BU Head of Eyecare & Neuroscience in Taiwan and Hong Kong from May 2018 to June 2019, Associate Director of Marketing from April 2017 to April 2018, and Marketing Manager from September 2015 to March 2017.

Vera also gained experience at AstraZeneca, where they held the positions of Marketing Manager from June 2015 to September 2015, Senior Brand Manager from August 2013 to June 2015, and Brand Manager from February 2012 to July 2013.

Prior to their time at AstraZeneca, they worked at Genzyme Biosurgery as a Product Manager from June 2011 to February 2012, and as a Product Specialist from August 2009 to June 2011. Vera began their career at Johnson & Johnson as a Professional Business Trainee from August 2007 to August 2009.

Vera Song pursued their educational journey chronologically starting with a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry and Biology from Nanjing University, which they completed from 2001 to 2005. Vera furthered their studies and attained an Mphil degree in Chemistry from The Chinese University of Hong Kong between 2005 and 2007. Recently, from 2020 to 2024, Vera embarked on a new educational endeavor at Durham University Business School. Here, they pursued a joint G-DBA (Doctorate of Business Administration) program with Emlyon Business School, focusing on their passion for business and management.