Jochen Maas was appointed General Manager, Research & Development (R&D) at Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH in 2010. He is a member of the Global R&D Management Board and of the German Management Board of Sanofi-Aventis. Jochen Maas started his career in PK and later expanded his responsibilities to Preclinical Development, Preclinical and Clinical Development and Research & Development. He was also responsible for Global Research & Development in the Diabetes Division and acted as Vice President R&D Europe at Sanofi-Aventis. Jochen Maas is a professor of pharmacokinetics and administering medication at Gießen-Friedberg University of Applied Sciences. He has studied biology and veterinary medicine at the Universities of Zurich, Heidelberg and Munich.