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Rui Pereira

Rui Pereira

Santo António dos Cavaleiros, Loures

Summary

Healthcare Transformation and Strategic Partnerships professional with more than 10 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, leading initiatives that improve patient pathways, enhance patient access, support healthcare system innovation, and accelerate the adoption of new care models. Proven track record of developing and implementing solutions in collaboration with healthcare professionals, hospital management, and other key stakeholders, while leading cross-functional teams to deliver sustainable impact for patients and healthcare systems.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work history

Solution Design Lead

Novartis Farma
Oeiras
2022.11 - Current

- Led the development and implementation of Evolve, a care pathway and hospital circuit solution for Inclisiran administration, now deployed in three accounts (↓ 50% time 1st appointment) and being scaled across additional priority hospitals.

- Orchestrated a cross-functional team (medical, access, marketing and sales), conducted extensive stakeholder research with clinicians, pharmacists, and hospital managers, and incorporated international best practices to develop a scalable model for Evolve.

- Responsible for the engagement and management of stakeholders to ensure the approval and implementation of different digital and process optimization projects (Hospital Boards, clinical KOLs, Ethics Committee, Data Privacy and IT departments);

- Led the engagement and value proposition creation for Institutional Partnership initiatives, managing clinical and institutional stakeholders (ULS Coimbra and SESARAM).

Customer Solution Manager

Novartis Farma
Oeiras
2021.07 - 2022.11

- Responsible for the development of the ASCVD (Post-Acute coronary syndrome and Stroke) patient journey, identifying gaps, bottlenecks and opportunities to be targeted during Inclisiran pre-launch, by collecting insights from >20 HCPs (Cardiologists, Internal medicine, General Practitioners and Hospital Pharmacists).

- Led the development, testing and implementation of a new Go-to-market strategy for the Solutions area, focused on creating long-term partnerships and deployed in the Multiple Sclerosis service of Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central (currently ULS São José).

- Led the implementation of the project "Patient Management in Cardiology" implemented in Coimbra, establishing protocols for the follow-up and treatment of patients between Primary Care and Cardiology involving 10 stakeholders in the designed and >200 in training sessions.

Patient Solutions Manager

Novartis Farma
Oeiras
2020.02 - 2021.07

Assigned to the Immunology Therapeutic Area (TA):

- Managed the Patient Support Program (Connect) focusing on improving adherence, being responsible to present the program to Heads of Service and Hospital Boards.

- Developed and piloted Referral Networks in Rheumatology, combining Primary Care physicians with Rheumatology/Internal Care physicians to accelerate patient ID.

Led development of a cross-TA telehealth training program (+500 HCPs impacted), achieving 95% satisfaction and driving adoption in key accounts during Covid-19 pandemic.

Quality Assurance Specialist

Novartis Farma
Oeiras
2017.05 - 2020.01

- Led a Global Operational Excellence Workstream, focused on process optimization, managing across regional team of 9, creating dashboards for performance monitoring and compliance metrics.

Pharmacovigilance Associate

Janssen Portugal
Oeiras
2017.01 - 2017.05

- Responsible for the management and assessment of Safety issues related with Janssen's products.

Quality Management Technician

Bluepharma Indústria Farmacêutica
Coimbra
2015.05 - 2017.01

- Managed the interactions with Customers and Health Authorities following Quality audits and inspections (> 25 customers and 5 Health Authorities);

- Led the implementation of continuous improvement (lean) actions in different areas of the manufacturing site.

Junior Product Reference Data @hMR Ireland

Associação Nacional das Farmácias
Lisboa
2014.07 - 2015.05

- Supported the launch and initial stages of HMR in Irish market, establishing product databases while collaborating with commercial teams.

Education

Master Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto
Porto
/2009 - /2014

Executive Master in Project & Program Management

INDEG-ISCTE Executive Education
/2018 - /2019

Post-graduate degree in Customer-Centric Marketing

Nova SBE Executive Education
/2022 -

Skills

  • Health system strategy

  • Patient pathway redesign

  • Institutional navigation

  • Value-based healthcare

  • Stakeholder engagement

  • Leadership and strategy

  • Cross-functional alignment

  • Governance and KPI structuring

  • Partnerships and innovation

  • Digital health

Languages

English
Fluent
Spanish
Upper intermediate
Portuguese
Native

Certification

2023 | Prova Health

Healthcare System Transform

2022 | AHED - Advanced Health

Digital Health Immersion Course

2022 | Lean Six Sigma Company
Lean Leader certification

2020 | Project Management Institute -

Project Management Professional (PMP®)

Timeline

Solution Design Lead

Novartis Farma
2022.11 - Current

Customer Solution Manager

Novartis Farma
2021.07 - 2022.11

Patient Solutions Manager

Novartis Farma
2020.02 - 2021.07

Quality Assurance Specialist

Novartis Farma
2017.05 - 2020.01

Pharmacovigilance Associate

Janssen Portugal
2017.01 - 2017.05

Quality Management Technician

Bluepharma Indústria Farmacêutica
2015.05 - 2017.01

Junior Product Reference Data @hMR Ireland

Associação Nacional das Farmácias
2014.07 - 2015.05

Master Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto
/2009 - /2014

Executive Master in Project & Program Management

INDEG-ISCTE Executive Education
/2018 - /2019

Post-graduate degree in Customer-Centric Marketing

Nova SBE Executive Education
/2022 -
Rui Pereira