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Date: 2018-03-13

Type of information: Nomination

Compound: chief medical officer

Company: Ideaya Biosciences (USA - CA)

Therapeutic area: Cancer - Oncology

Type agreement: nomination

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  • • On March 13, 2018, Ideaya Biosciences, an oncology-focused biotechnology company committed to the discovery of breakthrough synthetic lethality medicines and immuno-oncology therapies, announced the appointment of Julie Hambleton as senior vice president and chief medical officer, head of development. Dr. Hambleton brings more than 20 years of experience in clinical drug development, ranging from pre-clinical studies through Phase 4 and post-marketing studies. She has extensive experience working with regulatory agencies, including the U.S. FDA and the European Medicines Agency (EMA), and in filing of investigational new drug applications (INDs), biologics license applications (BLAs), and special protocol assessments (SPAs).
  • Dr. Hambleton was previously vice president, head of US medical at BMS, overseeing medical & health economic and outcomes research activities in support of the oncology, immuno-oncology, specialty and cardiovascular marketed portfolios. From 2012 to 2016, she was executive vice president and chief medical officer at Five Prime Therapeutics, where she led clinical, clinical operations, regulatory, preclinical and translational and process development and was a member of the executive committee. From 2010 to 2012, Dr. Hambleton was vice president, clinical development, at Clovis Oncology, where she oversaw clinical development programs and managed clinical and pharmacokinetic functions, including the development of Rubraca, a PARP inhibitor, developed with a diagnostic for BRCA and HRD. From 2003 to 2010, she was at Genentech, most recently as group medical director, global clinical development, leading a cross-functional group conducting multiple Phase 2 and 3 trials of Avastin.
  • Prior to joining industry, Dr. Hambleton served from 1993 to 2003 in academic positions in the division of hematology-oncology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), most recently as associate professor of clinical medicine. She completed post-graduate training at UCSF, where she served as medical resident, chief medical resident and fellow in the division of hematology-oncology. She received a B.S. from Duke University in nursing, an M.D. from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, and was board-certified in hematology and internal medicine.

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