David Barrett

Engineered Small Molecules, Oncology Research Head (Esm) Astellas Pharma

Senior-level R&D professional, executive leader and drug hunter in the biopharma industry. Hands-on expertise in Infectious Disease and Oncology Drug Discovery, Project Management and Globalization.

Track record of optimizing and delivery of quality, differentiated development candidates to the pipeline. Extensive management experience within pharmaceutical R&D., with a specific focus on scientific excellence, effective cross-cultural interactions, leadership, responsibility, productivity and influence.

Extensive people-management experience. Managing, hiring, motivating, mentoring and facilitating globalization of Japanese and non-Japanese colleagues. Change-management-driven creation and optimization of Divisional decision-making and reporting processes and related operational excellence initiatives. Broad understanding of Japanese and Western work practices and culture, and how to create a win-win environment to the benefit of all.

Seminars

Tuesday 28th October 2025
Targeting ‘Undruggable’ Targets: Pioneering Novel Applications of Heterobifunctional Degraders – An Update
11:45 am

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David Barrett