AHMED KAMEL ABDELRAZEK
Director of Medical Affairs
Giza
Summary
Medical Affairs Professional with 10+ years of experience within multinational pharmaceuticals & CROs in the field of medical affairs who believes that medical affairs function is the ultimate scientific bridge between internal & external stakeholders, with optimum competencies, scientific expertise & cross-functionality, medical affairs professionals are the beating heart for any successful organization. Having an aptitude for generating new ideas and devising feasible solutions to broadly relevant problems, My Managers and colleagues would describe me as a driven, resourceful leader who maintains a positive , proactive attitude when faced with adversity. Cross-functional team player with multi-tasking ability to lead multiple projects simultaneously without compromising quality or timelines. Strategic-thinking individual experienced in turning low-performing organizations into top revenue producers. Offering engaging and pleasant personality with expertise improving customer relationships. Strong leader and problem-solver dedicated to streamlining operations to decrease costs and promote organizational efficiency. Uses independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Director of Medical Affairs
DataClin CRO
10.2022 - Current
- Medical Affairs Director at DataClin CRO, Egypt, heading the medical affairs, medical information, medico-marketing, training academy, PSP, and PV departments
- Planning & directing relevant activities to pharmaceutical sponsors across the MEA region
- Leading a team of medical affairs Manager, leads, advisors & Medical Affairs Professionals to perform the full portfolio of full department services supporting pharmaceutical companies over the MEA region
- Manage overall department related strategy and business functions
- Manage related R&D function for MA department, aiming to orchestrate new services portfolio to align with sponsors' needs
- Secure resources for different departmental projects and set different project KPIs and timelines as aligned with sponsors
- Maintain DataClin MA legacy with existing sponsors, as well as building new partnerships within relevant scope
- Develop outsourcing models for pharma sponsors to support the medical, marketing, PV and MI teams
- Ensure regular training and development for the team to maintain operational excellence
- Establish a solid training academy for Medical Affairs and Clinical Research job seekers via establishment of tailored, individually customized capability building programs
- Strategically partner with Medical Societies and Pharmaceutical Companies to establish a collaborative framework for medical education and patient engagement activities
Medical Affairs/ Medical Information Manager - Training Academy Manager
DataClin CRO
11.2019 - 09.2022
- Medical Affairs/ Medical Information Manager at DataClin CRO, Egypt, heading the medical affairs department, planning & executing medical activities to pharmaceutical sponsors across the MENA region
- Heading & Establishing the Medical Affairs Department of DataClin CRO
- Leading a team of medical affairs leads, advisors & Medical Affairs Professionals to perform the full portfolio of MA services supporting MA departments of pharmaceutical companies
- Leading MA Outsourcing Projects to Multinational Pharmaceutical Sponsors (Materials Review, MIRs, Medical Governance)
- Developing and creating Departmental SOPs and QMS for the department as a reference to the MA team
- Developing CME programs for HCPs sponsored by pharmaceutical companies & health societies in different Therapeutic Areas
- Leading communications with International & Local Accreditation Bodies to obtain CME/CPD accreditations
- Developing Advisory boards' discussion guide & flow to collect insights about clinical practice & treatment guidelines
- Building medical surveys & questionnaires
- Revising Promotional & Non-Promotional Materials of pharmaceutical sponsors, and leading MA team for MOH Materials Submissions
- Medical Review of scientific research documents created by ClinOps (Protocols, Manuscripts, CSRs)
- Heading Medical Information Department for managing HCPs medical enquiries for outsourced sponsors' requests
- Leading Therapeutic Areas Medical Trainings for Internal Teams as a part of qualification procedures for TA related projects
- Guide the development of study outlines concerning IITs for potential investigators, and act as the POC between pharma sponsors and investigators for IITs and RWE projects
- Lead communications with NGOs & health societies within the region to ensure high standards, reputation & value
- Understanding the pharmaceutical market in the region to address the right projects to the right clients
- Establishing a high level of cross-functionality within DataClin internal departments (Medical Information, ClinOps, Data Management & Medical Writing) for shared cross- functional projects
Medical Affairs Manager
RAY CRO
03.2019 - 10.2019
- Medical Affairs Manager at RAY CRO, Egypt, heading the medical affairs department, planning & executing medical activities to pharmaceutical sponsors across the MENA region
- Developing CME programs for HCPs sponsored by pharmaceutical companies & health societies in different TAs
- Developing Advisory boards' discussion guide & flow to collect insights about clinical practice & treatment guidelines
- Building medical surveys & questionnaires
- Lead communications with medical governance & health societies within the region to ensure high standards, reputation & value
- Developing training curriculum for medical affairs (MA training academy)
- Understanding the pharmaceutical market in the region to address the right projects to the right clients
Medical Science Liaison
Boehringer Ingelheim
01.2017 - 06.2018
- Medical Science Liaison at Boehringer Ingelheim, Saudi Arabia, Acting as Diabetes TA Country Medical Lead, reporting directly to NEMEA Head of Medical Affairs
- Working closely with the brand team for establishing and executing the Medical Integrated product Plans for both Products; Jardiance & Trajenta , successfully had 2 launches; Launch of Jardiance in Saudi Arabia, Launch of Jardiance new CV indication within Saudi Arabia
- Development & Execution of Integrated product plans with the brand team, responsible for the medical affairs budget for the TA with the optimum allocation to this budget to better execute the planned medical events including advisory boards, speaker trainings, speaker CMEs, MSL CMEs, FF Trainings, SEMs, etc
- Responsible for FF trainings & coaching visits
- Responsible for KOLs mapping & support
- Representing Saudi Arabia Diabetes Medical Affairs within the Medical affairs team of NEMEA Region in different regional activities & training
- Responsible for reviewing & approval of promotional materials conducted by the Marketing team on an affiliate level
Medical Science Liaison
Sanofi
01.2015 - 10.2016
- Medical Scientific Liaison at Sanofi Oncology, Saudi Arabia, Responsible for Unregistered Oncology& Hematology portfolio in Colorectal Cancer (ziv- Aflibercept, Zaltrap), Prostate Cancer (Cabazitaxel, Jevtana), Hematology & Transplantation (Plerixafor, Mozobil), (Thymoglobulin, Thymo), (Rasburicase, Fasturitic)
- KOL Management & Medical Support, in terms of KOLs mapping & engagement in medical activities (Advisory boards, speaker meetings, local & international conferences …etc.)
- Scientific Exchange/Insights, for KOLs to shape future scientific projects & to share new data on unregistered portfolios
- Collaborate with marketing on shaping the marketing strategy through gathering insights from KOLs
- Conduct regular round table meetings on hospitals & accounts to raise the awareness of the company's portfolio
Medical Science Liaison
Novartis
09.2013 - 12.2014
- Medical scientific liaison at Novartis pharma, primary care franchise (CVS & Diabetes), responsible for all HTN portfolio (Tareg range, Exforge Range) & Diabetes portfolio (Galvus range)
- KOL Management & Medical Support, in terms of KOLs mapping & engagement in medical activities (Advisory boards, speaker meetings, local & international conferences …etc
- Scientific Research Support, collaborate with clinical research team and Medical Managers, to support clinical sites, including providing guidance in accordance with guidelines, Internal Policies, and regulations as appropriate
- Provide feasibility and research site recommendations
- Liaise between company & potential investigators on IITs
- Scientific Exchange/Insights, for KOLs to shape future scientific projects & to share new data on registered portfolios
- Scientific Projects (Nephro vibes "global best practice & awarded during global brand meeting during EASD 2014 Vienna", Time 2 do more in diabetes "global initiative that underwent localization")
- Internal Novartis Support (Medical training "mainly in diabetes" for "FF, Marketing, CRAs, KAMs", promotional materials review, IPLs update & review
- Support marketing & sales activities (Product launches, standalones, and speaker meetings) in terms of preparation of high quality non -branded scientific materials
Medical Representative
Novartis
09.2011 - 08.2013
- Medical representative at Novartis pharma, Diabetes line "Galvus", responsible for cairo center
Education
Bachelor of Pharmacy -
Ain Shams University Faculty of Pharmacy
01.2005 - 01.2011
Skills
Pharmaceuticals
Medical Affairs
Project Management
Strategic Thinking
Training
Team Management
Presentation Skills
Teamwork
Digitalization
Clinical Research
Leadership
Medical Writing
Time Management
Biostatistics
Computer Skills
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
Problem-solving
Project management
Operations management
Team management
People management
Strategic planning
Decision-making
Publications
A multivariate data analysis approach for investigating daily statistics of countries affected with COVID-19 pandemic., Heliyon, 11/25/20, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05575, Development of Introduction and discussion sections., Editorial review of the full manuscript., Preparation of submission package, and journal submission process until final publication.
References
- Mostafa Mahmoud, Vaccines Medical Head - GSK, Cairo, Egypt, +20 100 111 5622, mostafa.x.mahmoud@gsk.com
- Zeyad Abdelaal, Medical Services & Medical Affairs Compliance Lead Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa - MSD, +971 50 103 2582, zeyad.abd.elaal@merck.com
- Karim Taha, Global Medical Director - Neurology and Immunology Medical Unit - Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, +971 52 592 6189, karim.taha@merckgroup.com
Therapeuticareas
- Diabetes
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Oncology
- Immuno-oncology
- Hematology
- Immunology
- Respiratory
- Vaccines
- Anti-Infectives
- Rheumatology
- Neurology
- Nephrology
Timeline
Director of Medical Affairs
DataClin CRO
10.2022 - Current
Medical Affairs/ Medical Information Manager - Training Academy Manager
DataClin CRO
11.2019 - 09.2022
Medical Affairs Manager
RAY CRO
03.2019 - 10.2019
Medical Science Liaison
Boehringer Ingelheim
01.2017 - 06.2018
Medical Science Liaison
Sanofi
01.2015 - 10.2016
Medical Science Liaison
Novartis
09.2013 - 12.2014
Medical Representative
Novartis
09.2011 - 08.2013
Bachelor of Pharmacy -
Ain Shams University Faculty of Pharmacy
01.2005 - 01.2011
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