Primary Job Title Executive Vice President of Research & Development Primary Organization 
ESSA Pharma
Location Houston, Texas, United States Regions Greater Houston Area, Southern US Gender Male
Paul Cossum has served as the Executive Vice President of Research & Development of ESSA since April 2014. He has almost 30 years of biotechnology industry experience in drug development, both in scientific and management roles.
Prior to joining ESSA, he served as President of the Texas BioAlliance, CEO of Proacta, EVP of Development at
NewBiotics, VP of Preclinical Development at Aronex Pharmaceuticals, and Director of Preclinical Development at ISIS Pharmaceuticals.
Paul began his scientific career at Genentech, Inc. He serves as a member of the board of directors at Pivotal BioSciences, Inc. He received his Doctorate from the School of Pharmacy, University of Tasmania in Australia. He has about 50 scientific papers published in peer-reviewed journals.
