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Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort

Mar 06, 2024 8:00 AM - Mar 06, 2024 12:00 PM

1001 West Buena Vista Drive, Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830, USA

Medical Affairs Executive Forum

Tailored for senior-level executives only

Instructors

J. Lynn  Bass, PharmD, RPh

J. Lynn Bass, PharmD, RPh

Senior Director, Medical Science Liaisons, BridgeBio, United States

In her 25+ years of industry experience, Lynn has served in both individual and leadership positions within Medical Affairs at both large and start-up companies. She is currently Sr. Director, Medical Science Liaisons at BridgeBio, where she is building and leading a field medical team in the rare cardiovascular therapeutic area. Lynn is a transformative leader with proven excellence in building & developing high performing teams. Along with her leadership positions, Lynn is very active in growing/expanding the MSL profession across the industry and is a frequent invited speaker. She has also authored/ co-authored several MSL surveys highlighting and assessing the MSL role.

Richard  Swank, PhD

Richard Swank, PhD

Founder, Scientific Engagement LLC, United States

Richard Swank is the former head of US Field Medical and Global Field Medical Excellence at Amgen and Founder of Scientific Engagement LLC. He has spent most of his career building medical capabilities in Medical Affairs, including building and managing MSL teams, managing medical information call centers, and improving how medical teams execute and measure field medical performance. He has a PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and prior to joining industry completed an NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship and was a senior fellow in Medical Genetics at the University of Washington.

Iris  Tam, PharmD

Iris Tam, PharmD

Senior Vice President and Head, Medical Affairs and HEOR , United States

Iris Tam, PharmD, FAMCP, is Senior Vice President & Head of Medical Affairs and HEOR at COEUS Consulting with over 30 years of experience in health care, including hospital pharmacy, managed care pharmacy, and the biopharmaceutical industry. In previous industry roles, she led Medical Affairs strategies and tactics that support market access, product value, and patient access, including accountabilities for medical communications, HEOR, AMCP dossiers, compendia submissions, guideline bodies engagement, and payer communications. From 2008 to 2021, Iris served on the AMCP Format Executive Committee which oversees the AMCP Format for Formulary Submissions for dossier development, including serving as the Chair for the last 3 years.

Rebecca A. Vermeulen, RPh

Rebecca A. Vermeulen, RPh

Vice President, Global Patient Networks | PD Medical Affairs, Genentech, A Member of the Roche Group, United States

Rebecca Vermeulen, RPh, brings a variety of experiences to her role as VP of Strategy for Patients and Society, Product Development, at Hoffman La Roche. She has served in numerous functions including Medical Affairs, Clinical Research, Sales, Medical Communications, Medical Science Liaisons, Patient Partnership, Digital Health, and Six Sigma, in her 29 years of healthcare industry experience, and has been responsible for creating global standards for information exchange with healthcare professionals and patients. Rebecca is currently a board member for Patient Focused Medicines Development, Past Chair Board of Directors for the DIA, Chair Emeritus Corporate Board of Directors for the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association.

Robin  Winter-Sperry, MD

Robin Winter-Sperry, MD

President, Scientific Resilience, United States

Dr. Robin Winter-Sperry is currently the Global MSL Lead at Ipsen Biosciences in Cambridge, MA. Prior to joining Ipsen she was the Head of Global Field Based Medical Excellence and Insights at Sanofi Genzyme. Additionally Robin has extensive consulting experience as President of Scientific Advantage. She has been instrumental in Medical Affairs strategy and operations including mergers, transitions and Medical Affairs organizational design. She has pioneered the recognition of MSLs as a specialty in the biopharmaceutical and device industry and is responsible for creating and developing many of the industry’s leading Medical Affairs and Medical Liaison teams.

Ann  Westra, MD

Ann Westra, MD

Senior Medical Knowledge Expert, McKinsey & Company, United States

Ann is a Senior Knowledge Expert in McKinsey & Company’s Minneapolis Office. In her 10+ years at the Firm, she has served clients across the pharmaceutical industry, focused on medical topics including Chief Medical Officers, Medical Affairs, and real-world evidence. Ann leads McKinsey's medical service line and related internal knowledge efforts in Medical Affairs, Real World Evidence and other related topics. Prior to joining McKinsey & Company, Ann earned her M.D. from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and completed her residency in pediatrics at New York Hospital / Weill Cornell Medicine.

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