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Zug, Zg, Ch

Zug, Zg, Ch

Zug, Switzerland

Zug, Switzerland

1. Inspirational Leadership: Spearheading transformative change initiatives, driving enterprise-wide transformation, and shaping strategic plans for integrated evidence and communication strategy.2. Stakeholder Relationship Management: Building robust relationships with global and operating companies, leveraging expertise to implement impactful recommendations across cross-functional teams.3. Digital Transformation: Forming part of the strategic senior team for implementing digital change initiatives, contributing TA-specific recommendations in the digital space.4. Change Management: Playing a pivotal role in global change management initiative, led a regional change management initiative focused on integrated evidence strategy. Enhanced practices across Therapeutic Areas, streamlining processes, establishing frameworks, and setting minimum expectations and standards within medical affairs.5. Training Development: Led the development of internal training programs for evidence generation and dissemination planning, assessment, and publications, enhancing informed decision-making.6. Cross-Functional Leadership: Led four cross-functional workstreams, delivering actionable recommendations in Publications Strategic Planning, Patient Engagement, Digital Engagement, and Evidence Dissemination Excellence.7. Capability Building: Co-designed internal programs to enhance capabilities in Real-World Evidence (RWE) and Value-Based Healthcare.

Zug. Shire Is Now Part Of Takeda

1. AI Implementation for Enhanced Patient Journey: Spearheaded the integration of artificial intelligence in early diagnosis, significantly transforming the patient journey. Successfully mapped global database providers for comprehensive insights. Established a consortium with German hospitals, pioneering the development of an algorithm based on electronic medical records.2. Public Health Policy Leadership: Led the establishment of the Screen4Care public-private, pre-competitive partnership, serving as a pivotal Shire/Takeda representative. Played a vital role in shaping public health policies with a focus on early diagnosis and personalized medicine.3. Strategic Partnership and Execution: Recognized as a strategic partner by the medical team and TA Head, contributing to the definition of priorities, design of plans, and execution of projects with significant business impact in a cross-functional setting.4. Effective Communication and Partnerships: Functioned in a communications management capacity, fostering robust partnerships with Centers of Excellence. Ensured full alignment of medical activities and strategy with established partners.5. Medical Affairs Excellence: Centralized leadership in medical affairs strategy, aligning seamlessly with commercial objectives, driving medical excellence, and optimizing operations for enhanced efficiency and effectiveness.

Zug

Strategic partner of the Global Medical Affairs team for Genetic Diseases and Medical digital initiatives. Strategically planned and led the definition of a digital strategy and initiatives for early diagnosis of rare diseases. Identified and led the implementation of innovative patient diagnosis approaches and enabled real-time evidence generation using big data analysis, development of diagnostic algorithms and cost-efficiency models. Shaped governance frameworks to drive global digital transformation and initiatives at global level, aligning objectives to internal/external stakeholder requirements.

Zürich E Região, Suíça

1. Strategic Portfolio Management: Successfully developed and executed a robust marketing and communications strategy, ensuring optimal deployment of respiratory and anti-infective products at a local level.2. Cross-functional Collaboration: Established and fostered effective collaboration across diverse teams, including legal, regulatory, medical, and supply chain experts, to bridge gaps in the product portfolio and enhance overall business performance.3. Business Development: As part of a cross-functional team, identified and assessed potential acquisitions through meticulous local market analysis, contributing to informed decision-making and evaluation of valuable business opportunities.4. Regulatory Compliance: Ensured adherence to regulatory standards and compliance, playing a crucial role in the development and execution of marketing initiatives for respiratory and anti-infective products.5. Market Analysis and Forecasting: Utilized market analysis to inform product selection and development, enabling accurate forecasting and contributing to successful business case evaluations.6. Legal Compliance: Collaborated with legal experts to navigate complex regulatory landscapes, ensuring all marketing campaigns adhered to legal requirements and industry standards.7. Consumer Health Strategy: Played a pivotal role in the development of the consumer health segment's strategy, aligning it with broader business objectives and contributing to the overall success of the global portfolio.

Basel Area, Switzerland

1. Preventive Healthcare Advocacy: Positioned prevention at the forefront of healthcare by developing and executing a comprehensive engagement strategy with professional partners, scientific associations, and global Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs).2. Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborated seamlessly with cross-functional teams to shape an impactful promotional strategy for drugs, and oral care cosmetics, including the successful launch and relaunch of products.3. Strategic Advisor: Served as a key advisor in strategy definition for subsidiaries and hubs in Europe, actively contributing to the prioritization of objectives and ensuring strategic alignment.4. Training Facilitation: Planned and facilitated training sessions for both internal and external stakeholders, empowering teams with scientific and educational insights for enhanced performance.5. Stakeholder Engagement Strategy Revitalization: Reshaped and revitalized the stakeholder engagement strategy, leading to a substantial impact on budget efficiency and a significant return on investment (ROI).6. Identification and Engagement of New Target Groups: Proactively identified and engaged new target groups, expanding the reach and impact of stakeholder engagement initiatives.7. Cost Negotiation and Savings: Successfully negotiated significant cost savings, demonstrating a proven track record of engaging new influencers and ensuring long-term planning effectiveness within the healthcare sector.8. Enhanced Communication in Public Health: Strengthened communications across public health domains through innovative promotions, insight transformation, and scientific content translation, resulting in notable business development.9. Digital Channel Utilization: Exploited digital channels to their full potential by developing master materials for scientific and educational channels, along with online training initiatives.

Lisbon Area, Portugal

1. Setting the Gold Standard in Oral Regeneration: Led initiatives focused on improving oral function through targeted research and identification of key decision-makers within healthcare institutions and private practices.2. Strategic Contract Negotiation: Successfully negotiated new scientific marketing contracts by building a network of professionals, including national and international Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), contributing to strengthened partnerships.3. Global Representation: Collaborated with Geistlich Pharma AG teams on international brand management and acted as a dual representative at both national and global congress events, ensuring alignment with global strategies.4. Budget Control and Product Launch: Effectively controlled budgets for marketing campaign planning, providing essential input into scientific and marketing initiatives. Aided in the successful launch of products through strategic planning.5. Sales Revenue Growth: Generated an impressive +22% growth in sales revenue through proactive business development, establishing a proven track record of market success.6. Sales Force Training Leadership: Trained and guided the national sales force, orchestrating conferences and events, and implementing performance metrics, contributing to enhanced field effectiveness.7. Marketing Launch Strategy: Developed and outlined a successful marketing launch strategy for key products, resulting in double-digit growth within two years.

Coimbra Area, Portugal

Transforming Aesthetic Medicine Operations and Business Success: Led daily site operations with a focus on team leadership, collaborating with top-tier surgeons and implementing best- in-class aesthetic medicine techniques within a multinational, stock market-listed company. Launched a pioneering business unit, positioning it among the top-ranking in profitability. Orchestrated daily site operations to achieve ambitious targets. Prioritized team leadership, emphasizing training and development. Excelled in customer and vendor relationship management. Efficiently managed budgets for optimal financial outcomes. Launched a completely new business unit, positioning it at the forefront of profitability. Established collaborative partnerships with renowned surgeons, implementing cutting- edge aesthetic medicine techniques.

Master, Business Management

--Final thesis: Psychology applied to management: predominant leadership personality styles in leading Organizations – Investigation.

Integrating Economic Evaluation Into Clinical Trials

Driving Organizational Agility

Leadership Communication With Impact

Leading Digital Business Transformation

Post-Graduate, Psychoanalytical Psychotherapy

Master Of Science - Ms, Psychology, Ms

– Psychodynamic and Systemic Therapies -- Final thesis: Borderline pathology in drug abuse behaviour

Master'S Degree, Health Economics And Pharmacoeconomics