Carol Anne Schaeffer Email & Phone Number

Cambridge, MA, US

Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, DE

Brisbane, CA, US

Senior Regional Medical Advisor

• Selected to participate by Senior Leadership in the Individual Leadership Development Program for demonstrating excellence and potential to become a Senior Leader in the division
• Provided cross-functional expertise for relevant clinical development studies, registries, and global translational research
• Acted as a scientific liaison and identified and evaluated national and regional cardiac healthcare professionals, and implemented outcome plans for each opinion leader
• Identified healthcare sites for Astellas clinical studies and interpreted, applied, and communicated findings from field interactions to senior leadership, R&D, and marketing teams
• Represented Astellas as a committee member and oversaw Investigator Sponsored Research (ISR), which included protocol approval, budget management, amendment implementation, and patient recruitment

Madison, Wisconsin, US

• Oversaw pre-launch activities for the first in class DNA colorectal cancer diagnostic test, Cologuard, which involved training Exact’s salesforce, devising payer strategies, and speaker training on scientific advisory.
• Forged national scientific relationships with oncology healthcare professionals, developed and coordinated investigator sponsored trials, and partnered with physicians on protocol and budget development
• Served as a subject matter expert on oncology diagnostic treatment options and surgical treatment outcomes for scientific advisory boards, medical education programs, speaker training, investigator sponsored trials.

South San Francisco, California, US

• Field-based clinical expert to link the healthcare community and Genentech across seven states and 14 academic institutions
• Partnered with Genentech clinical, research, and commercial teams, and proactively coordinated emerging Phase II and Phase III clinical trials, and investigator sponsored trials
• Acted as the Senior Mentor for new MSL team members, which included qualifying presentations and SOP exams
• Served as the MSL lead for the CATT strategy team, trained payer divisions, and managed the comparative trial team for Lucentis Life Cycle Committee
• Developed national ophthalmic leaders and positively influenced their behavior in support of Genentech’s product line
• Utilized clinical study designs and statistical interpretation of evidence as it applied to Genentech’s relevant portfolio

Rahway, New Jersey, US

• Launched two first-in-class vaccines in the United States, GARDASIL and ZOSTAVAX, to vaccinate against cervical cancer and Varicella Zoster
• Developed advisory boards, provided commercial training support, and launched the organization’s first Speakers Bureau
• Served as a subject matter expert on clinical study design and statistical interpretation of evidence as it directly applied to relevant oncology disease states
• Conducted scientific discussions in alignment with the scientific strategy to encourage advocacy by the thought leader, in support of goals to advance research and improve patient care
• Supported market development activities for investigational vaccines and licensed vaccines by identifying clinical investigators, speakers, advisors, and thought leaders for the successful product launch of GARDASIL
• Developed relationships with educators and apprised them on key scientific issues relating to HPV, Varicella Zoster

Rahway, New Jersey, US

Rahway, New Jersey, US

Rahway, New Jersey, US

Rahway, New Jersey, US

Master Of Science (Msc), Science And Bionutrition

B.S, Business Administration And Management

Public Health Administration