Andrew S. Plump occupies the position of Director, Research & Development President at Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Vice President for Takeda Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (a subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.). He is also Vice President of Takeda Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. In his past career he held the position of Vice President-Research & Translational Medicine at Sanofi and Vice President-Cardiovascular Disease Franchise at Merck & Co., Inc. Andrew S. Plump received a doctorate from the University of California, a doctorate from The Rockefeller University and an undergraduate degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.