Clyburn takes helm as president of Merck’s human health franchise; plus Iovance, Harmony, Shattuck and more

Michael Nally is stepping down as chief marketing officer of human health at Merck & Co. (NYSE:MRK). Frank Clyburn, Merck’s chief commercial officer, human health, will become president of the human health franchise, leading its commercial and marketing operations. 

The move marks the third high-level executive shift at the pharma in recent months. Merck announced in February that Chairman and CEO Ken Frazier will step down in June and hand over the CEO reins to Robert Davis, EVP, global services and CFO. In October, Dean Li succeeded Roger Perlmutter as head of Merck Research Laboratories. ...