Naré Mekhitarian-Nee

Naré Mekhitarian-Nee is a Marketing Director at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, focusing on global commercial strategy for pain since October 2022. Prior to this role, Naré served at Takeda Oncology from August 2018 to September 2022 in various capacities, including as Commercial Lead in Business Development & Pipeline, where leadership of cross-functional teams assessed over 30 global oncology licensing and M&A opportunities. Additional roles at Takeda included Associate Director of Global Marketing Launch Brands, responsible for strategic brand plans for brigatinib and pevonedistat, and Sr Manager of Global Forecasting & Analytics, overseeing global revenue forecasts for the oncology portfolio. Earlier experience includes consulting positions at ZS and Table Partners, where Naré provided commercial operations solutions across multiple regions and industries. Naré holds an MBA from Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business, an MS in Industrial and Management Engineering from Politecnico di Torino, and a BS in Industrial Engineering from USP - Universidade de São Paulo.