The US FDA has returned to the industry candidate pool to find a new CDER deputy director for operations.
US FDA Taps Pfizer Executive For CDER Deputy Director Slot
Patrizia Cavazzoni, Janet Woodcock's new #2, has a background similar to Richard Moscicki, CDER's previous deputy director for operations.
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