Michael Child

Mike Child currently holds the position of Vice President, Clinical Operations at Arbutus Biopharma located In Warminster PA, near Philadelphia. Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (NASDAQ:ABUS) is a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering, developing and commercializing a cure for patients suffering from chronic hepatitis B infection, a disease of the liver caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV). Prior to that, Mike spent approximately 31 years at Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) near Princeton, NJ where he attained the role of Director, Clinical Operations, Infectious Disease contributing to the global approval of novel therapies designed to treat HIV and Hepatitis C. In addition, while at BMS, Mike spent significant time learning the ways of Drug Development while working in Discovery Labs, in the Data Management Department, and finally in roles of increasing responsibility within Early Development/Clinical Pharmacology. Mike’s additional experience includes that related to due diligence and risk mitigation, outsourcing, model document management, and the maintenance of Standards and Processes. Mike graduated with a BS in Animal Production from The Pennsylvania State University (PSU) and completed graduate coursework in Physiology before leaving PSU for Squibb. Mike was born in Lancaster, PA and currently lives in Newtown, PA where he has raised 2 sons.