FDA chief taps Eliz­a­beth Jung­man as new chief of staff, start­ing lat­er this month

FDA Com­mis­sion­er Robert Califf has se­lect­ed Eliz­a­beth “EJ” Jung­man, who cur­rent­ly serves as the di­rec­tor of the Of­fice of Reg­u­la­to­ry Pol­i­cy in CDER, as his chief of staff, ef­fec­tive Jan. 28.

In an an­nounce­ment Tues­day, CDER Di­rec­tor Pa­trizia Cavaz­zoni high­light­ed Jung­man’s track record at ORP, say­ing that she has been “in­valu­able” at han­dling key is­sues.

“She has had a cru­cial im­pact on CDER, the Of­fice of Reg­u­la­to­ry Pol­i­cy, and the cen­ter’s Strate­gic Pol­i­cy Coun­cil. EJ has been in­valu­able in han­dling high-pro­file, po­lit­i­cal­ly-charged, and sen­si­tive pol­i­cy mat­ters,” Cavaz­zoni said. “She will con­tin­ue to be a great as­set to CDER, FDA as a whole, and pub­lic health.”

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