Sage Therapeutics, Inc. announced that Mark Pollack, M.D., joined the company as Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs. Dr. Pollack will lead Sage's global medical affairs efforts across all Sage programs, with a focus on supporting the Company's external relationships with the scientific community. Dr. Pollack joins Sage from Myriad Genetics, where he served as Chief Medical Officer of the Neuroscience Business Unit.

Additionally, Dr. Pollack brings 35 years of proven leadership in scientific research and medical practice, including positions as Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Rush University Medical Center, Professor of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School.