Mr. Roberts joined Mirati in May 2019 with over 25 years of experience in pharmaceutical development, manufacturing science and technology, and operations. He has a record of building high performing organizations and transforming development-stage companies into successful commercial enterprises.
Phil was most recently Head of Pharmaceutical Development and Technical Operations at Avanir Pharmaceuticals where he was responsible for providing strategic, operational leadership and oversight for the drug product development. Prior to that he was Senior Vice President of Technical Operations at Orexigen where he held global responsibility for pharmaceutical product development, manufacturing, and supply chain. He has held diverse technical and operations management positions at Exelixis, Nektar, Pfizer, Roche and Eli Lilly and has successfully developed and commercialized novel pharmaceutical products, including CONTRAVE®/MYSIMBA®, COMETRIQ®, EXUBERA® and VIRACEPT®.
Mr. Roberts received his M.S. in Chemical Engineering from Louisiana State University and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
- Primary/Complementary Interactive Styles: Romantic/Mastermind-Warrior
- Interactive Combination: The Love Interest/Crusader
- In a film, he’d be played by: Hugh Jackman
- Common Leadership Characteristic: Has a high intensity masked with tact
