{"id":8946,"date":"2023-06-23T20:29:08","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T20:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merck.ca\/en\/?page_id=8946"},"modified":"2025-07-21T12:04:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T12:04:02","slug":"jennifer-chan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.merck.ca\/en\/comp-overview\/our-leadership-team\/jennifer-chan\/","title":{"rendered":"Jennifer Chan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"mco-b2-hero-block-block_a76fe690c3de3139c1e45a4d31af8632\" class=\"mco-b2-hero-block full mccberg-block\">\n    <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-image-section \">\n                            <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-image-container \">\n                    <picture >\n\t<source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merck.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/06\/Jennifer-Chan-FINAL.jpg?w=768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merck.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/06\/Jennifer-Chan-FINAL.jpg?w=768\" >\n<source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1199px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merck.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/06\/Jennifer-Chan-FINAL.jpg?h=768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merck.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/06\/Jennifer-Chan-FINAL.jpg?h=768\" >\n<source media=\"(min-width: 1200px) and (max-width: 1919px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merck.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/06\/Jennifer-Chan-FINAL.jpg?w=1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merck.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/06\/Jennifer-Chan-FINAL.jpg?w=1200\" >\n<source media=\"(min-width: 1920px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merck.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/06\/Jennifer-Chan-FINAL.jpg?w=1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merck.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/06\/Jennifer-Chan-FINAL.jpg?w=1920\" >\n\t<img data-src=\"https:\/\/www.merck.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/06\/Jennifer-Chan-FINAL.jpg?w=1920\" alt=\"\" class=\"eager \" loading=\"eager\" \/>\n<\/picture>                                    <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-image-container-two\">\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-content-section\">\n            <nav class=\"breadcrumbs wrapper text-descriptive\"aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\"><\/nav>            \n                            <h1>Jennifer Chan<\/h1>\n            \n                            <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-description\"><p><em>Executive Director and Vice President, Federal Policy and Government Affairs<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Jennifer Chan has always been fascinated by science in the service of healthcare and both her educational and career path reflects this curiosity and search for impact. After earning her Master of Science degree in Pharmacology and Therapeutics from McGill University, Jennifer began her career in academic research before joining the pharmaceutical industry in 1993.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since then, Jennifer\u2019s experience and impact has spanned multiple spheres of the business, such as clinical research, medical affairs, regulatory affairs, policy and government affairs. In her current role of Executive Director and Vice-President, Federal Policy and Government Affairs at Merck Canada, she leverages her deep knowledge of the Canadian healthcare ecosystem to help improve Canadians\u2019 access to the medicines and vaccines they need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Purposeful collaboration and impactful partnerships are the main drivers of Jennifer\u2019s continued passion, which is also reflected in her community implication. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Quebec Consortium for Drug Discovery (CQDM), an organization focused on collaborative R&amp;D, and has been a Merck for Mothers ambassador in Canada since the international program\u2019s launch in 2011.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jennifer Chan has always been fascinated by science in the service of healthcare and both her educational and career path reflects this curiosity and search for impact. 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