James (jim) Robinson

James (Jim) Robinson serves as the President and Chief Operating Officer of Alkermes. He leads the commercial, operations, business development and human resources functions. Mr. Robinson’s nearly 25-year career spans a variety of diverse disciplines within the health care industry, including sales, marketing, new product planning, market access, reimbursement, government affairs and managed markets. He joined Astellas in 2005 as vice president of health systems, rising to President of Astellas Americas Operations in 2016. Prior to joining Astellas, he served as an executive at the former Schering-Plough Corporation, which was acquired by Merck & Company in 2009.
Beginning his career in 1992, he quickly advanced through the corporation, rising to vice president in charge of hepatitis sales and managed care leading the largest specialty pharmaceutical sales division within Schering-Plough. Mr. Robinson is a member of The Commercial Club of Chicago and serves on the BioScience Council for ChicagoNEXT. He is a founding member and serves on the board of directors of MATTER and is also on the Board of Directors for the Chicago Botanic Garden and Museum of Science and Industry Chicago. Mr. Robinson received his Bachelor of Science degree from DePaul University.