Our Team

Joan Shaw

Senior Vice President,
Clinical Operations

Joan Shaw joined BELLUS Health in March 2020 and is currently Senior Vice President of Clinical Operations.

Ms. Shaw is a licensed Medical Technologist with over 25 years of experience in large pharmaceutical companies. After leaving large pharma, she held leadership positions in Biotech, CROs and CDMO organizations. Joan has expertise in Project Management, Clinical Operations, Data Management and Clinical Outsourcing, and has worked in all phases of drug development. She has developed large and small molecules in the CNS, Inflammation, Cardiovascular, GI, Vaccine and Biologic therapeutic areas.

Ms. Shaw holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Medical Technology from the University of Delaware She also holds a Master’s Degree in Clinical Chemistry and Administration from West Chester University.