Experience

MSD Norge

• Norway
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Country Medical Director

  • Sep 2021 - Present

• Interim Medical Director

  • Jul 2021 - Sep 2021

• Oncology Medical Country Lead

  • May 2020 - Sep 2021



AbbVie

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Medical Manager Oncology/Hematology and Medical Lead

  • Apr 2019 - May 2020

• Associated Head Medical Affairs hematology/oncology

  • Nov 2015 - May 2020

• Medical Science Liaison, Hematology/Oncology, Nordics

  • Mar 2015 - Oct 2015

• Medical Advisor, neuroscience

  • Sep 2012 - Mar 2015



Dept. of Biochemistry, Centre for Cancer Biomedicine, Institute for Cancer research, OUH

• Project Leader, Senior Scientist

  • Jan 2011 - Aug 2012

  Management responsibilities for a separate research unit in the laboratory of Prof. Harald Stenmark. The focus of the project group, currently consisting of two post-docs, two master students and one PhD student, is molecular mechanisms governing cancer cell invasion and genome stability. Some of the responsibilities in this position that I really enjoy performing include strategic long-term project planning, networking, project design, project management, interpretation of results and guidance to scientific staff, writing of grant proposals and scientific papers. Show less



Dept. of Biochemistry, Centre for Cancer Biomedicine, Inst. Cancer Research, Oslo Univ. Hospita

• Researcher, Senior Scientist

  • Apr 2008 - Jan 2011

  As a senior scientist I planned and established a solid scientific network and an independent line of research in line with the research strategy of the cancer centre and by Prof. Harald Stenmark where I performed my work. As a senior scientist I planned and established a solid scientific network and an independent line of research in line with the research strategy of the cancer centre and by Prof. Harald Stenmark where I performed my work.



University of San Diego

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Post-doc

  • May 2004 - Mar 2008

  My research at UCSD was funded by a personal post-doc fellowship granted to me by the Norwegian research council. The grant was administered by myself and I was responsible for initiating, planning, establishing and executing the project. While in the laboratory of Dr.Newton I was part of several cross disciplinary scientific networks and assisted in guidance and interpretation of results for the scientific staff in the group. My research at UCSD was funded by a personal post-doc fellowship granted to me by the Norwegian research council. The grant was administered by myself and I was responsible for initiating, planning, establishing and executing the project. While in the laboratory of Dr.Newton I was part of several cross disciplinary scientific networks and assisted in guidance and interpretation of results for the scientific staff in the group.



University of Oslo

• Norway
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• PhD student

  • Jan 2001 - Apr 2004

  During this period I got extensive experience in immunological methods and research and got fascinated by immunology. Some of the projects that I performed during this period were independently established by myself. After my graduation, these projects were followed up by others in the group and resulted in additional publications. During this period I was also responsible for the supervision of two maters students.

• Research assistant

  • Apr 2000 - Jan 2001