Ripal Shah

Ripal Shah serves as the Executive Director of Global Regulatory Affairs at Merck, where responsibilities include leading global regulatory efforts for Oncology indications since April 2010. Prior roles at Merck included Senior Director and Director of Regulatory Liaison for Oncology, as well as Associate Director in Worldwide Regulatory Affairs focusing on Women's Health products for the US and Canada. Prior to Merck, Ripal Shah held various positions at Schering-Plough Research Institute and CVS Pharmacy, alongside serving as a Rutgers Pharmaceutical Industry Fellow at the FDA. Educational credentials include a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) from the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers University, with an emphasis on pharmacy studies from 2001 to 2007.