Nancy Dougherty
About Nancy Dougherty
Nancy Dougherty is the Senior Director of Business Development Transactions at Bristol Myers Squibb, with extensive experience in business development and licensing from her previous roles at Merck, University of Pennsylvania, and Fox Chase Cancer Center.
Title
Nancy Dougherty currently holds the position of Senior Director, Business Development Transactions at Bristol Myers Squibb in Princeton, New Jersey, United States.
Role at Bristol Myers Squibb
In her role at Bristol Myers Squibb, Nancy Dougherty is responsible for negotiating various types of transactions including in-license, clinical collaboration, co-development/co-commercialization, and out-license deals. She provides business and transaction support for discovery, preclinical, clinical, and marketed compounds as part of the company's global Business Development strategy. Nancy also acts as the business development and transaction interface with internal team members and potential partner companies.
Previous Experience at Merck
Nancy Dougherty worked at Merck as Director, Business Development & Licensing from 1997 to 2016, a tenure that spanned 19 years. During her time at Merck, she gained extensive experience in business development and licensing, preparing her for her current role at Bristol Myers Squibb.
Early Career and Research
Before her role at Merck, Nancy Dougherty accumulated a wealth of research experience. She worked at the University of Pennsylvania as a Research Specialist from 1993 to 1997. Prior to that, she spent four years, from 1989 to 1993, at Fox Chase Cancer Center as a Research Technician.
Education and Academic Background
Nancy Dougherty has a strong academic background in genetics and molecular biology. She earned a Bachelor's degree in Genetics & Developmental Biology from Penn State University, where she studied from 1985 to 1989. She then pursued a Master's degree in Molecular Biology at Lehigh University.