Neurocrine Biosciences Names New Senior Vice Presidents

Neurocrine Biosciences Inc., which named a new Chief Business Officer earlier this week, has appointed three Senior Vice Presidents, further strengthening its leadership team.

The appointments include Bret Paulson, who joins the company as Senior Vice President, Market Access, and the promotions of David Bradfute to Senior Vice President and Global Head of Intellectual Property, and Aaron Vosburgh to Senior Vice President, Finance and Accounting.

“Neurocrine is entering a new phase of growth as we expand our commercial portfolio, advance one of the industry’s most productive pipelines and prepare to bring more innovative medicines to patients,” said Kyle W. Gano, Ph.D., CEO, Neurocrine Biosciences. “Successfully executing on that opportunity requires exceptional leadership across every function of our company. Bret, Aaron and David each bring outstanding expertise, judgment and a proven ability to build high-performing organizations. Together, they strengthen our ability to execute today while positioning Neurocrine for the opportunities ahead, ultimately enabling us to deliver greater value for patients, healthcare providers and shareholders.”

Bret Paulson, SVP, Market Access

Paulson boasts nearly 30 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical and insurance industries. He will be responsible for shaping and driving Neurocrine’s global market access vision, strategy and execution to provide patient access to the company’s current and future medicines, while strengthening payer partnerships and reimbursement strategies across an increasingly diversified portfolio.

He joins Neurocrine after more than six years at Otsuka Pharmaceutical Companies, most recently as Vice President and Head of Market Access & Channel Strategy. Prior to that, he was Area Vice President, National Accounts at Horizon after working in the commercial organizations at Schering Plough, Eli Lilly & Company, and Amgen.

Paulson earned a Bachelor of Arts in Asian studies from Brigham Young University.

David Bradfute, SVP and Global Head of Intellectual Property

Bradfute, who joined Neurocrine in 2017, has been promoted to Senior Vice President and Global Head of Intellectual Property and will also serve as Managing Director of Neurocrine Switzerland GmbH, based in the company’s Basel, Switzerland, office. In his expanded role, Bradfute will lead the company’s global intellectual property strategy and oversee the protection of Neurocrine’s products, diversified portfolio, technology platforms, and scientific innovations.

Before joining Neurocrine, Bradfute held leadership roles across the healthcare and life sciences industry, including a 13-year career at Arena Pharmaceuticals and later as Head of Legal and Intellectual Property at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from Swarthmore College, master’s and doctoral degrees in biological sciences from Stanford University, and a Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School.

Aaron Vosburgh, AVP, Finance and Accounting

Vosburgh, an eight-year Neurocrine employee, will oversee enterprise financial strategy, partnering with executive leadership to align capital allocation, long-range financial planning and portfolio investments with Neurocrine’s strategy to advance innovation and deliver new therapies to patients. While at Neurocrine, he has helped build, scale and strengthen the company’s accounting, finance, tax, treasury, and financial planning and analysis capabilities while serving as a strategic advisor on many of the company’s most important financial decisions.

Prior to joining Neurocrine, Vosburgh held senior finance leadership roles at Applied Proteomics, Synthetic Genomics, Verenium Corporation, and Natural Alternatives International, following the start of his career at Ernst & Young.

He is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive) and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from the University of San Diego.