Susan Guzzo

Attorney, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals

Susan Guzzo has more than 20 years experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Susan is employed with the Law and Patents group at Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals. She serves as legal leader for Bayer’s oncology and general medicine businesses, responsible for overseeing all commercial, regulatory, and compliance matters. In this capacity she has played a principal role in representing Bayer’s interests in multiple alliances, joint ventures and collaborations. In 2005, Susan represented Bayer in a joint venture with Nuvelo for which Bayer was awarded the “Breakthrough Deal of the Year Award”.

Prior to joining Bayer, Susan was executive counsel at Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals for 8 years where her practice spanned all areas of the pharmaceutical business. At BI she supported the business development group concerning a broad array of transactions that included strategic alliances, joint ventures, co-marketing and research collaborations, counseling on issues including antitrust, intellectual property, regulatory and compliance matters.

In her early career Susan was with the firm of Adorno and Zeder Practice Group in Miami FL. in the health care law practice. During this time she lobbied state legislators and counseled clients on the entity formation of HMOs, preferred provider networks and PBMs. She also served as an advisor to the Dade County Community Health Purchasing Alliance, an expert witness in pharmacy matters and as an IRB Member. Her broad array of experiences gives her a unique insight and approach to developing and managing joint ventures.

She graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in Pharmacy and the University of Miami where she graduated with honors from School of Law (1991). She is admitted to practice in Florida.