Mahesh is currently the Chief Pharmaceutical Development Officer at Relay Therapeutics, Inc. In this role. Mahesh guides transition of the Company’s late research assets into development and oversees pharmaceutical development activities to support clinical development, regulatory filings and product commercialization. Mahesh brings 28 years of product development experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Prior to joining Relay Therapeutics, Mahesh was vice president of pharmaceutical sciences and product development at Verastem, Inc. There, he was responsible for preclinical development, CMC and clinical pharmacology activities in support of the company’s development programs through non-clinical, clinical development and regulatory filings, including the approval and commercial launch of COPIKTRA®.
Prior to Verastem, Mahesh held roles of increasing responsibility at Zalicus, Inc., culminating in his role as vice president of preclinical development and formulations. He also held roles at Charles River Discovery and Development Services and Genzyme Transgenics Corporation.
Mahesh holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in industrial pharmacy from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, CSS in administration and management from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Pharmacy from the University of Bombay, India.
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