Wulf Otto Boecher

Experienced Leader and Clinical Drug Developer

Switzerland

About

Professional Profile: • Profound expertise in strategic drug development and adaptive clinical trial designs in autoimmune diseases from late preclinical stage through phases 1-3 and NDA submissions • Strategic and scientific mindset paired with robust business acumen, balancing scientific rigor with commercial viability to accelerate and differentiate • Extensive leadership experience of cross-functional teams of up to 15 direct and indirect reports • Extensive experience in academic patient care, clinical trial conduct and teaching • Clinical and translational research in the field of immune pathology of HBV/HCV infection, resulting in >50 peer reviewed full publications

Experience

  • Chief Medical Officer at MoonLake Immunotherapeutics (NASDAQ: MLTX), Zug
    Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr

  • Galapagos (Basel, Schweiz · On-site)
    • Head Therapeutic Area Immunology
      Apr 2024 - Jul 2025 · 1 yr 4 mos

    • Head Clinical Development Immunology
      Jan 2024 - Oct 2024 · 10 mos

      Heading Clin Research, Clin Pharm and the Biomarker group in TA Immunology

    • Head Clinical Research, TA Immunology
      Feb 2023 - May 2024 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Clinical Program Cluster Head (VP), Clinical Development at Galapagos GmbH
    Nov 2020 - Oct 2024 · 4 yrs

  • Boehringer Ingelheim Intl. GmbH (Full-time · 1 yr 4 mos)
    • Associate Head Medicine, Corporate Therapeutic Area Inflammation
      Jul 2019 - Oct 2020 · 1 yr 4 mos

    • Head of CDMA Gastroenterology
      Jul 2019 - Oct 2020 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co KG (12 yrs 1 mo)
    • Associate Therapeutic Area Head Immunology, Corporate Division Medicine
      Mar 2014 - Jul 2019 · 5 yrs 5 mos

      Global Clinical Lead and Head Global Medical Affairs, Immunology Clinical Program Lead in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

    • Associate Therapeutic Area Head Virology, Corporate Division Medicine
      Jan 2013 - Feb 2014 · 1 yr 2 mos

      Global Clinical Lead and Head Medical Affairs HCV

    • Global Clinical Lead HCV
      Sep 2011 - Dec 2012 · 1 yr 4 mos

      Global Clinical Lead and Head Medical Affairs HCV