Paul Jeffrey

Vice President Business Development & Commercialization - Partner

Paul is a business leader and advisor with over 40 years of pharmaceutical research, marketing, new product development, commercialization, and business development experience. He is presently a Partner in BusStim, a virtual biotech accelerator, and owner of PJ BioPharma Solutions. Paul was previously with Pfizer for nearly 30 years where his last position was VP, Early Commercial Development, where he was responsible for Pfizer’s Primary Care Division pipeline products and business development deals. Paul began his career as an organic chemist at Schering, then Merck. After several years he joined Pfizer in US Marketing. Over the years he was responsible for Pfizer's new product commercialization, business development, and global marketing across many therapeutic areas including infectious disease, allergy, respiratory, neuroscience, and pain. Paul contributed to many of Pfizer’s successful licensing and acquisition deals. Later in his career, he led Pfizer’s cardiovascular franchise, including new products and global marketing. Many of Paul’s products became billion-dollar sellers including Zyrtec, Aricept, Diflucan, Champix, Geodon, Norvasc, and Lipitor. Just before leaving Pfizer Paul was co-leader on Eliquis, now one of Pfizer’s most successful products, selling over $5 billion/year with partner BMS. Paul now uses his pharmaceutical development and deal-making experience to help biotechs maximize their product or company value to potential investors or pharma partners. He aided Excaliard in achieving acquisition by Pfizer. He has consulted for Aralez, Oligomerix, Saniona, and MAPS Public Benefit Corp. As a partner in BusStim, he is an advisor to Shifa Biomedical and 4 other biotechs. He is on the Board of Arkay Therapeutics. Paul is active in his community as VP of Ortley Beach Voters and Taxpayers Assn, and Trustee of Friends of Ortley Beach, both focused on re-building his NJ shore community following damage from Superstorm Sandy. He also enjoys kayaking, bicycling and snow skiing.