Mary Jo Struttmann joined Astellas US LLC in December 2004. Since joining Astellas, she has been primarily responsible for establishing, driving & maintaining successful collaborative relationships with multiple partners such as Ambit, Boehringer Ingelheim, GlaxoSmithKline, Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc., Medivation and Theravance.   Mary Jo led the formalization of Astellas’ Alliance Management model, including the development and implementation of processes and tools for effective Alliance Management.   Prior to joining Astellas, Mary Jo held various positions of increasing responsibility in Medical Affairs, Managed Care, Sales, Marketing & Business Development within DuPont Pharmaceuticals, Bristol-Myers Squibb & Bristol-Myers Squibb Medical Imaging.  Mary Jo has a BS in Nuclear Medicine and a MBA from Haub School of Business, St. Joseph’s University.  Mary Jo received the Certification of Achievement – Alliance Management (CA-AM) from the Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals (ASAP), demonstrating a level of excellence in the profession of alliance management.