Wallace Leite
Medical Information Specialist (US, Canada, Colombia, Mexico, Brazil) - Astellas Pharma at Med Communications, Inc.- Claim this Profile
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English Full professional proficiency
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Túlio Elisiario
I had the opportunity to study and work with Wallace about six years at UFRJ. In 2011 we participate the creation of Fórmula Consultoria Farmacêutica. That was a great professional moment to know about his technical and professional skills. As a Human Resources Director, wallace made an great job, structuring through researching and adapting essential tools to Formula Consultoria Farmacêutica.
Rhamany Santana Moreira
In 2003 I had the pleasure of meeting Wallace when he was an electrotechnique technical school with me. Wallace is a brilliant student with a lot of energy, pasion for the details and with a high sense of responsibility. He has good technical skills at the same time he is a good team player, very dedicated and committed to results on tasks given. Disciplined, dynamic and very sure of what you want, congratulations. Wishing all the success to Wallace.
Túlio Elisiario
I had the opportunity to study and work with Wallace about six years at UFRJ. In 2011 we participate the creation of Fórmula Consultoria Farmacêutica. That was a great professional moment to know about his technical and professional skills. As a Human Resources Director, wallace made an great job, structuring through researching and adapting essential tools to Formula Consultoria Farmacêutica.
Rhamany Santana Moreira
In 2003 I had the pleasure of meeting Wallace when he was an electrotechnique technical school with me. Wallace is a brilliant student with a lot of energy, pasion for the details and with a high sense of responsibility. He has good technical skills at the same time he is a good team player, very dedicated and committed to results on tasks given. Disciplined, dynamic and very sure of what you want, congratulations. Wishing all the success to Wallace.
Túlio Elisiario
I had the opportunity to study and work with Wallace about six years at UFRJ. In 2011 we participate the creation of Fórmula Consultoria Farmacêutica. That was a great professional moment to know about his technical and professional skills. As a Human Resources Director, wallace made an great job, structuring through researching and adapting essential tools to Formula Consultoria Farmacêutica.
Rhamany Santana Moreira
In 2003 I had the pleasure of meeting Wallace when he was an electrotechnique technical school with me. Wallace is a brilliant student with a lot of energy, pasion for the details and with a high sense of responsibility. He has good technical skills at the same time he is a good team player, very dedicated and committed to results on tasks given. Disciplined, dynamic and very sure of what you want, congratulations. Wishing all the success to Wallace.
Túlio Elisiario
I had the opportunity to study and work with Wallace about six years at UFRJ. In 2011 we participate the creation of Fórmula Consultoria Farmacêutica. That was a great professional moment to know about his technical and professional skills. As a Human Resources Director, wallace made an great job, structuring through researching and adapting essential tools to Formula Consultoria Farmacêutica.
Rhamany Santana Moreira
In 2003 I had the pleasure of meeting Wallace when he was an electrotechnique technical school with me. Wallace is a brilliant student with a lot of energy, pasion for the details and with a high sense of responsibility. He has good technical skills at the same time he is a good team player, very dedicated and committed to results on tasks given. Disciplined, dynamic and very sure of what you want, congratulations. Wishing all the success to Wallace.
Credentials
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Farmacêutico
Ordem dos FarmacêuticosDec, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Farmacêutico
Conselho Regional de Farmácia do Rio de JaneiroSep, 2013- Nov, 2024 -
TOEFL IBT - C1 level
ETS Global B.V.
Experience
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Med Communications, Inc.
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Medical Information Specialist (US, Canada, Colombia, Mexico, Brazil) - Astellas Pharma
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Aug 2022 - Present
- Respond to unsolicited verbal and written medical information inquiries from HCPs and consumers in a prompt, accurate, and compliant manner. ‐ Interaction with US-based stakeholders in the processing of medical information. - Interaction with sales reps and MSLs in the intake process of MI requests and fostering a collaborative working relationship. ‐ Identify the needs of customers in the creation of new global medical information standard letters. ‐ Comply with all guidelines, policies, legal, regulatory, and compliance requirements. ‐ Collect and report adverse event data and product complaint data to drug safety departments and quality departments, respectively, within the required timeframe. - Medical literature review for Adverse Events reports. ‐ Demonstrate ongoing scientific and business expertise relevant to therapeutic areas, including products, disease state management, emerging therapies, and the competitive landscape. ‐ Thoroughly and accurately document cases in the medical information database, consistent with operational procedures. ‐ Provide medical information support via multiple venues including virtual presentations and medical meeting booth coverage. ‐ Meet or exceed service levels and targets for internal and external customers. ‐ Participate in scientific training, as appropriate, to support assigned brands. ‐ Mentor new hires or staff changing support areas. ‐ Participate in training of new hires or staff changing support areas. ‐ Maintain an active role in the Quality Assurance process. ‐ Identify new opportunities for Client‐related services. ‐ Perform other duties as requested. Show less
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Alphanumeric Systems
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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200 - 300 Employee
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Medical Information Specialist (EMEA) on behalf of Janssen Pharmaceutical - Covid 19 vaccine
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Mar 2021 - Jul 2022
- Provide phone support to healthcare professionals and patients regarding adverse events, product quality complaints, medical inquiries, product support, and other needs as required. - Provide support to the team on inquiries via phone and email. - Receive, triage, review, and process lifecycle safety operational data. - Perform data entry for tracking in safety databases, coding relevant medical terminology, write descriptive narratives, generating queries pertinent to the case, perform quality control, assist with reconciliation, drive case closure, and coordinate translations. - Receive and document incoming telephone calls, faxes, or emails from investigative sites or other sources reporting safety data. - Collaborate with global stakeholders where applicable to ensure MI responses are appropriately aligned within the scope of MI and Janssen. Show less
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MC
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Portugal
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Retail Pharmacist
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Mar 2019 - Oct 2020
- Sales and counseling of medicines not subject to prescription, childcare products, medical devices, food supplements, orthopedic products, and dermo cosmetic. - Sales and counseling of medicines not subject to prescription, childcare products, medical devices, food supplements, orthopedic products, and dermo cosmetic.
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GSK
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United Kingdom
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Medical Information Specialist II - Vaccines – Immunology – Respiratory – Established brands.
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Mar 2014 - Dec 2017
- Responsible for attending, responding, and registering MI requests from HCPs.- Responsible for clarifying technical questions regarding medicine/vaccine ingredients.- Responsible for writing standard response letters, based on systematic literature searches using approved templates.‐ Interaction with global stakeholders (Belgium, Canada, India, UK, US) in the processing of medical information and creation of medical letters.- Disseminate important safety information to HCPs through Dear Doctor Letters.- Identifying the need for content updates of existing standard response letters when necessary.- Act as the interface between the professional healthcare community and the internal GSK medical team by providing live MI support at scientific booths.- Work in partnership with the Pharmacovigilance department to identify potential adverse events and product quality complaints related to medical information requests.- Assist the Department of Medical Affairs in the search for scientific evidence.- Report of metrics for the department (quarterly volume, channels used, the profile ofprofessionals, the trend for some subjects of greatest interest).- Mentor new colleagues when appropriate. Show less
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Medical Affairs Specialist
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Feb 2013 - Feb 2014
- Portfolio consultant for OTC drugs, medical devices, and cosmetics.- Responsible for attending, responding, and registering MI requests from HCPs.- Responsible for clarifying technical questions regarding medicine/OTC ingredients. - Support for internal stakeholders (marketing and regulatory affairs) in conducting medicalliterature reviews in medical databases and medical writing.- Assist the medical manager in the creation of medical plans and budget management.- Pharmacovigilance: Identification and intake of adverse events and product quality complaints within 24-hour timeline.- Notification and monitoring of adverse events and product quality complaints on the platform of the national regulatory agency.- Copy and approval review of the scientific content of promotional materials.- Job rotation in the compliance department to prepare and adapt the business toreceive a global level audit. Show less
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Pharmacovigilance and Medical Information Trainee
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Feb 2011 - Jan 2013
- Portfolio consultant for OTC drugs, medical devices, and cosmetics.- Responsible for attending, responding, and registering MI requests from HCPs.- Responsible for clarifying technical questions regarding medicine/OTC ingredients. - Support internal stakeholders (marketing and regulatory affairs) in conducting medicalliterature reviews in medical databases.- Intake and reporting of Adverse Events and product quality complaints within the 24-hour timeline.- Notification and monitoring of adverse events and product quality complaints on the platform of the National Regulatory agency.- Handling quality complaints and adverse events.- Follow-up on quality complaints with the Quality Assurance department about technicalanalysis of products recalled and investigated locally or at global manufacturing sites.- Feedback to consumers about the progress/conclusion of quality investigation and reimbursement when appropriate.- Preparation of complaint trends report; Presentation at the quality quarterly meeting.- Preparation of a quarterly metrics report for the Contact Center (quarterly volume, FAQs,frequent complaints, compliance with analysis deadlines, suggestions, etc.). Show less
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Education
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2019 - 2022
Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto
Master in Health Evidence and Decision, Medicine -
Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto
Master's in Pharmaceutical Sciences -
2007 - 2013
UFRJ - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Bachelor of Pharmacy - BPharm
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