Experience

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  Valeo Pharma

  • Montreal, Quebec, Canada

  • Senior Vice President Scientific & Medical Affairs

    • Jun 2021 - Present
    • Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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  Akcea Therapeutics

  • Canada

  • Medical Director

    • Oct 2017 - Jun 2021
    • Canada

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  Sanofi

  • France
  • Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Medical advisor

    • Jan 2006 - Sep 2017

    • Leads the development and implementation of the Canadian medical plan, outlining the support strategy for many products • Managing the Canadian clinical studies and related budgets.• Provides scientific support to regulatory and pricing and market access submissions.• Develops and optimizes relationships with Canadian opinion leaders, including support to scientific platforms such as Advisory Boards, Expert Forums etc.• Leads the cross-functional Medical Department Team activities • Creates and supports implementation of the Canadian publication plan for the priority therapeutic areas and brands.Support Business Development activities

  • • Medical information specialist

    • Jan 1999 - Jan 2006

    • Provide accurate, precise and updated scientific information on products and competitor products• Provide interactive training sessions on products to first line medical information service andinternal associates in different departments • Integrate medical information services into the development of product strategies and analyses • Integrate medical information services into the development of training tools• Revision of the product monographs

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  Montreal Heart Institute

  • Pharmacist

    • Nov 1997 - Jan 1999

    • Member of the pharmacology and the ethic committee • Evaluating the feasibility of research studies at the hospital and writing the internal pharmacy protocol for the accepted studies.• Dispensing the research medications and monitoring the research therapy • Dispensing the hospital medications and monitoring the therapy course and patient’s compliance with therapy• Drug use review to provide useful information on medications to prescribers and different pharmacology committees in the hospital.• Counseling patients and participation in interactive learning sessions for patients• Organizing the pharmacy professional educational activities