Astellas promotes Ding to vice president

Astellas announced Lei Ding has been promoted to vice president, payer strategy, contracts and pricing.

Ding will be responsible for leading these areas within Northbrook-based Astellas' U.S. business and will report to Shontelle Dodson, Pharm. D, senior vice president, health systems.

Ding previously served as executive director of contracts and pricing at Astellas, where she led pricing and contract strategies along with contract management and negotiations for the entire Astellas portfolio in the U.S. Since joining Astellas in 2009, she has led multiple new product launch and life cycle pricing strategies and value-based contract negotiations to help ensure patient access. Prior to Astellas, Ding held leadership positions in contracts and pricing, business insights, forecasting, commercial planning and portfolio management at Takeda Pharmaceuticals and TAP Pharmaceuticals.

Ding holds a master's degree in information systems from Northwestern University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Washington University.