Tamar Thompson

Biography

Tamar Thompson is a distinguished rare disease champion, health policy strategist, government affairs leader, and market access executive with a diverse background across multiple healthcare sectors and therapeutic categories, including rare disease, immunology, oncology, and cardiovascular disease. She has nearly 30 years of leadership experience in health care, including a focus on developing strategies to ensure optimal reimbursement and market access for rare disease products.

Ms. Thompson currently serves as the Vice President, Patient Experience & Insights, for Alexion and Chair of the Board of Directors for MassBio, a state level industry trade association in Boston, MA. Prior to her current role, Tamar served as the head of Global Corporate Affairs for Alexion and Board Chair for the Alexion Charitable Foundation. Ms. Thompson also currently serves on the board of Avidity Biosciences, located in San Diego, CA.

She has also previously served as head, federal executive branch strategy and state government affairs for Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and as a strategic policy advisor and consultant for premiere Washington, DC-based firms, including ADVI, Kimbell and Associates, and Avalere Health. Ms. Thompson holds an MS in Health Sciences with a concentration in Public Health from Trident University in Cypress, California.