Dr. Williams has served as a member of the Board of Directors since April 2004. He currently serves as ZymoGenetics' Chief Scientific Officer and Executive Vice President. From September 2003 to August 2004, Dr. Williams served as Seattle Genetics' Chief Scientific Officer, Executive Vice President and a member of their Board of Directors. Prior to joining Seattle Genetics, Dr. Williams was Head of Health and Strategic Development for Genesis Research & Development, a biotechnology company located in New Zealand. From 2002 until 2003, he served as Senior Vice President, Washington Site Leader and a member of the Executive Committee for Amgen, Inc. Dr. Williams joined Amgen in July 2002 when it acquired Immunex Corporation, where he worked for 14 years, most recently serving as Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer and a member of Immunex's Board of Directors. Prior to his work at Immunex, Dr. Williams served on the faculty of the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Department of Laboratory Medicine at the Roswell Park Memorial Institute. He serves on the board of Anadys Pharmaceuticals and is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Symphony Capital, New York. Dr. Williams holds a B.S. magna cum laude in Biological Sciences from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell and a Ph.D. in Physiology from the State University of New York at Buffalo, Roswell Park Division.
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