Mairéad has bee MD of MSD’s human health business in Ireland since early 2020. Having first joined MSD Ireland in 2007, Mairéad has held a number of roles in pharmaceutical and diagnostic sales as well as marketing and commercial operations, and has extensive experience as a business unit director across a broad range of therapy areas. Originally from County Monaghan, Mairéad started her career as a midwife in the Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital before joining the pharmaceutical industry.
Mairéad is Head of the MSD Ireland Country Leadership Team and is also currently an active board member for the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association (IPHA) and Guaranteed Irish.
She is a passionate advocate of diversity and inclusion and has led many programmes of activities to support this area, previously co-leading the MSD Women’s Network in Europe and currently actively supporting several non-profit organisations including Teen Turn, The Big Idea, and most recently acting as an ambassador for MSD’s 2023 Neighbour of Choice partnership with Voice Ireland.