Anne Heatherington

Anne Heatherington is senior vice president and head of the Data Sciences Institute (DSI) at Takeda Pharmaceuticals. In this role, she oversees many of the quantitative groups within Takeda R&D, including Statistics and Quantitative Solutions, Global Evidence and Outcomes, Data Architecture and Digital Solutions, and Digital Strategy. Her mandate is to drive innovation and excellence in R&D by focusing on knowledge through data, enabling patient-centricity, and developing tools and infrastructure to thoroughly analyze the safety and efficacy of Takeda’s medicines. Anne has over 20 years’ experience leading organizations and programs in large pharma, mid-size biotech, and startup organizations, including Summit Therapeutics, Pfizer, and Amgen. Anne received her bachelor’s degree in pharmacy from Queen’s University Belfast and her Ph.D. in pharmacokinetics from The University of Manchester. She completed her post-doctoral training at the Centre for Bioengineering at University of Washington.