Mary Thistle

Biography

Mary brings extensive experience in the life sciences industry, serving in senior finance, operations and business development roles. She is currently Chief Operating Officer at Dimension Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:DMTX), a biopharmaceutical company discovering and developing new therapeutic products for people living with devastating rare and metabolic diseases associated with the liver, based on the most advanced mammalian adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene delivery technology.Prior to joining Dimension in 2015, Ms. Thistle was Senior Vice President, Business Development at Cubist Pharmaceuticals, where she was responsible for four major acquisitions, including Trius Therapeutics and Optimer Pharmaceuticals, significantly driving growth of the company’s pipeline prior to Cubist’s $9.5 billion acquisition by Merck & Co. (MSD outside the US). Prior to this, she held leadership positions at ViaCell, Inc. Ms. Thistle began her career in finance as a certified public accountant working with both private and public companies. She received her B.A. degree in accounting from the University of Massachusetts.

Research Interest

Bioinformatics and system biology