Aileen Salares
About Aileen Salares
Title and Role
Aileen Salares is the Principal of New Product Planning. In this role, she leverages her extensive background in both the pharmaceutical and financial industries to guide the strategic development and planning of new products.
Educational Background
Aileen Salares holds a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Psychology from Carleton University. She also earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Queen's University in Ontario. Additionally, she holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.
Professional Experience at Sanofi Genzyme
Aileen Salares served as the Senior Director of Immunology New Product Planning in the global Rare Diseases commercial organization at Sanofi Genzyme. In this role, she provided early strategic input for pipeline program assets from the preclinical phase through to Phase 2, and also evaluated business development opportunities.
Role at Foundation Medicine
At Foundation Medicine, an oncology diagnostics start-up, Aileen Salares established the business insights function. This involved developing strategies to integrate diagnostics insights into the broader business objectives.
Early Career and Transition into Pharmaceuticals
Aileen Salares began her career as a healthcare equity research analyst at multiple investment banks. She later transitioned to the pharmaceutical industry, working at EMD Serono and subsequently Shire, where she applied her financial expertise to healthcare initiatives.