Pam was appointed Executive Vice-President, Operations & Information Technology at AstraZeneca in June 2015 and assumed additional responsibility for the AstraZeneca Sustainability strategy and function in January 2023.

Pam joined AstraZeneca after having spent 18 years with Merck/MSD in Global Manufacturing and Supply Chain and Commercial roles. Pam was the Head of Global Supply Chain Management & Logistics for Merck and led the transformation of Merck supply chains across the global supply network. Pam also held the role of President of MSD China, responsible for MSD’s entire business in China. Prior to joining Merck, Pam held various engineering and project management positions at Universal Oil Products, Union Carbide Corporation and GAF Chemicals.

Pam holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in chemical engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey and an MBA in marketing from Pace University in New York. In addition to her role at AstraZeneca, Pam serves as a Non-Executive Director of the Smiths Group plc Board and as a Trustee Member of the Board for Stevens Institute of Technology. Pam also serves as an Advisor to the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) Board of Directors.