Marie-Sharmila Blandino
Switzerland, Zurich
Director - Global Health Policy at Amgen
Profession: Public Affairs Professional
Industry: Healthcare, Pharma, Public Policy
About:
Leader of cross-functional teams, with expertise in Marketing, Sales, Access, Public Policy in the pharmaceutical industry at local and international levels. I am passionate about leading teams to accelerate and expand patient access to innovative treatments for those who suffer from rare and serious diseases. I am also the Vice chair of EFPIA Oncology. On the top of my job, I lead an employee group to impact positively the workplace, aknowledging the positive impact of diversity and inclusion.
languages
English, French
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Experience:
Amgen
Director - Global Health Policy at Amgen
June 2020 - Present • Rotkreuz, Switzerland
Define the Strategy with Senior VP buy-in and its implementation to accelerate access to patients (incl. biomarker testing). Influence Policy makers on their comprehension of “health as an investment and not a cost.” Analyze risks and opportunities of the pharmaceutical strategy, Europe’s beating cancer plan, austerity measures. Favor education via countries “best practice” sharing “CountryTalks” program and external examples of success (ie: CARTs). Achievements: Advisor and active contributor of the cross-functional teams with ASL and Patient advocacy as key partners. Design and release “Cancer won’t wait” multi-stakeholder initiative (73 countries, ~1000 participants) part of Amgen ESG report, member of AllCan, ECO, OPTIMA AI, “Let’s Talk Prostate cancer consortium”, Gastric consortium founder.