Mary Elmer is the Executive Director in Patient Innovation and Engagement at Merck. Ms. Elmer leads a team for Patient Insights at the company and is actively involved in bringing the voice of the patient into the drug development process at Merck across therapeutic areas through strong collaborative partnerships with patients and organizations serving patients. Prior to this role she led the Patient Experience group which seeks to create an experience that engages patients and caregivers in optimizing their health, wellbeing, and healthcare outcomes. She has led patient engagement teams in oncology and multiple therapeutic areas that brings patient insights into enterprise-wide initiatives and medicines development at Merck.