Maria Jacobs, PhD, Pfizer, Inc.

Jacobs has over 40 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry in Argentina and the United States. Jacobs began her career at Pfizer in 1991 in Manufacturing as the Analytical Laboratory Section Manager at the Brooklyn plant, and prior to joining Pfizer, she worked for Schering-Plough in Kenilworth, New Jersey, as a Senior Analytical Research Scientist. In Jacobs's current capacity in Regulatory Intelligence, she is also responsible for developing strategies to address emerging regulations and guidance documents in the areas of GMPs and pre- and post-approval filings and assisting in the development of company positions and responses to proposed regulations and guidances.