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• MD/MBA.
• Clinical Developer for pharmaceutical industry and biotech
• Primary care consultant
• CRO Scientific Director in Spain and Portugal. Extensive clinical operational experience for Spanish and European studies (phases I-IV, post marketing and epidemiological studies) in both pharmaceutical industry and CROs.
• Teaching GCP, Clinical trials, observational studies and pharmaeconomy in a Clinical Trial Monitor Master (IUCT).
EDUCATION
1997 – 1998 Master in Business Administration (part time)
ESADE. Barcelona
1989 – 1991 Speciality of Preventative Medicine and Public Health
Health Administration and Epidemiology Hospital de Bellvitge. Barcelona
1981 – 1987 MD
Bachelor of Medicine and SurgeryUniversity of Barcelona
CAREER TO DATE
Medical Consultor (freelance)
All Now, S.L. (software development for diagnosis) Jun 2016 – date
Scientific director (freelance)
Clinical Partner & Innovation, S.L.(CRO) Jan 2014 – date
Clinical developer (freelance)
Palobiopharma, S.L. Oct 2014 – May 2015
Arafarma Group, S.A. Apr 2014 – date
In close contact with CEO, to propose clinical studies, design, assess budget and manage them:
Scientific Director for Longitudinal Patient Data (Spain), Cegedim Strategic Data / IMS Health (freelance) Mar 2014 – August 2015
To sell and design drug market studies from anonymous medical records, e.g. dynamic market of prescription in DM, COPD, … at general practice or specialities.
Primary Care Consultant (freelance) Jan 2012 – date
Submission of tenders for the provision of primary care services in Catalunya. EFQM in primary care organizations.
Business Development and Scientific Clinical Director Jan 2012 – Feb 2014
RECERCA CLINICA, S.L. (CRO)
Main activities and responsibilities:
Management.
Contact with potential clients, to propose clinical studies, design, assess budget and manage them. In charge of the Scientific Department, also responsible for collaborating with clients to discuss turning scientific ideas and solutions into commercial activities.
Business Development and Scientific Clinical Director Jan 2012 – Jan 2013
DRACONIS PHARMA, S.L. (CRO)
Main activities and responsibilities:
Contact with potential clients, to propose clinical studies, design, assess budget and manage them.
Spain Business Development and Scientific Clinical Director 2004 – Jan 2012
SALUTIS RESEARCH, S.L.(CRO)
NOVEXEM PORTUGAL, S.L (CRO)
Main activities and responsibilities:
Contact with potential clients, to propose clinical studies, design, assess budget and manage them. In charge of the Scientific Department, with a team of medical writers and statistics also under my direction. I was the senior scientific, medical, safety and regulatory consultant for the whole team (external and internal) addressing all aspects including regulatory factors, feasibility assessments, and the whole team involved in clinical operations (CTAs and CRAs), project managers (CRO and client), data managers, statisticians and medical writers. I was also in charge of the Key Opinion Leaders relationship.
The broad and all-encompassing nature of these tasks have provided a complete overview, starting from the initial proposal by the marketing or technical dept of the Pharma companies, following by all the different activities involved in the CRO services and also building and maintaining relationships with all scientific, clinical, medical and marketing individuals involved.
Primary Health consultant 2001 – 2003
EASl, S.L.(Consulting)
Main activities and responsibilities:
Manage primary Health teams in Catalonia (Spain), submission of tenders.
Developing the main structure of several Primary Health teams and their organization (family physicians, nurses and administrative team). These teams are private providers who also provided their services in the public system. These teams are very experienced in clinical research and were often the providers of the projects I was involved with in Primary Care (HTA, DM,..)
Fundació Vallparadís. Center responsible 2000 -2001
Primary Care Health Administration, different technical positions 1992 – 2000
Institut Català de la Salut, Barcelona (Provision of health services)
Main activities and responsibilities:
Medical Direction of primary care teams and specialist Health system planning. Statistics and epidemiology training family physicians