Dr. Shapiro served as the Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice-President of Research and Development during his time with Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc. from 2007 to 2019

Previously served as CMO of Idun Pharmaceuticals, President of the Scripps Medical Research Center at Scripps Clinic, President, Clinical Research at Gensia and as Director and Group Leader, Hypertension Clinical Research at Merck Research Laboratories.