Affymax, Inc. announced the promotion of Cynthia Smith to vice president, market access and commercial development. Ms. Smith, who has 15 years of experience in healthcare market access strategies, joined Affymax in October 2008 as executive director, public policy, payer strategy, and operations. Prior to joining Affymax, Ms. Smith held various positions at Merck & Co., Inc., including executive director, Medicare and healthcare systems strategy. In that role, she was responsible for Medicare Part D customer strategy and for innovative healthcare delivery and contracting models for Merck's chronic care product line. She also held management positions in public policy and government affairs.