Medical Affairs Lead · ABPI Final Signatory · London
Medical affairs built on scientific rigour — and materials signed off with confidence.
I help pharmaceutical teams in the UK and Europe turn complex clinical evidence into sound medical strategy, compliant materials and credible scientific relationships. Fifteen years across hospital pharmacy and industry, from NHS wards in Cambridge to medical leadership at CSL Vifor, Daiichi Sankyo, MSD and Pfizer.
About
Medical affairs is where science, strategy and governance meet. It only works when all three are taken seriously.
I trained as a pharmacist in Lisbon and moved through community and hospital practice — including two and a half years as a rotational clinical pharmacist at Cambridge University Hospitals, covering clinical trials, oncology, neurology and aseptic services — before crossing into industry.
Since then I have held medical information, pharmacovigilance, medical review and medical affairs roles at Wockhardt, Pfizer, MSD, Daiichi Sankyo and CSL Vifor, where I currently lead medical affairs and act as final signatory. In 2023 I stepped up as interim Head of Field Medical Affairs for Rare Diseases, managing and coaching the field medical team.
That path — bench to bedside to boardroom — is the point. I review materials as someone who has dispensed the medicines, counselled the patients and defended the data. Colleagues come to me when they need a decision that is scientifically defensible, compliant with the ABPI Code, and commercially aware.
Experience gained at
- CSL Vifor
- Daiichi Sankyo
- MSD
- Pfizer
- Wockhardt
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS
What I do
Medical strategy & planning
Design and execution of country medical plans that hold up against brand objectives, launch milestones and the evidence itself.
Final signatory review
Certification of promotional and non-promotional materials under the ABPI Code of Practice — from concept to execution, without becoming a bottleneck.
Medical governance & compliance
Copy approval frameworks, responsible-person duties and the judgement calls that keep good projects out of trouble.
Scientific communications
Translating complex clinical data into clear, evidence-based materials for healthcare professionals and internal stakeholders.
Field medical leadership
Coaching and performance management for MSL teams, and turning field insights into intelligence that local and global teams can act on.
Cross-functional & launch support
Medical input to marketing, regulatory, market access and commercial teams — advisory boards, launch planning and co-promotion agreements included.
Therapy areas
- Rare diseases
- Cardiovascular
- Oncology & haematology
- Women's health
- Iron deficiency & nephrology
- Hospital & general medicine
Where I've worked
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2022 — present
Medical Affairs Lead · CSL Vifor, London
Design and execution of the medical strategy plan. Final signatory for promotional and non-promotional materials. Medical input across marketing, regulatory, market access and commercial; support for field medical teams.
Interim Head of Field Medical Affairs, Rare Diseases — 2023 -
2021 — 2022
Medical Advisor · Daiichi Sankyo UK
ABPI final signatory for the cardiovascular portfolio. Supported development and delivery of the UK medical affairs strategy and the company's compliance framework.
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2020 — 2021
Medical Review Specialist · MSD UK
Final signatory review of promotional and non-promotional initiatives from concept to execution. Responsible person for a range of oncology products, including commercial agreements with partner companies, and launch planning for new indications.
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2019 — 2020
Medical Information Specialist · Pfizer
Responsible person for women's health products. Escalated enquiry responses, trend analysis for therapeutic teams, and cross-border projects with global colleagues.
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2017 — 2019
Drug Safety & Information Officer · Wockhardt UK
Medical information and pharmacovigilance: adverse drug reaction processing, product quality complaints, and training of junior team members.
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2015 — 2017
Rotational Clinical Pharmacist · Cambridge University Hospitals NHS FT
Rotations across clinical trials, oncology and haemato-oncology (including end-checking of cytotoxics), neurology, surgery, general and elderly medicine, biologics and home care.
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2010 — 2015
Pharmacist · Lloydspharmacy (UK) & Farmácia Moderna (Portugal)
Community pharmacy practice in two countries — where the habit of explaining medicine plainly to the people who take it was formed.
Credentials
Education
- MPharm, Pharmaceutical SciencesFaculdade de Farmácia, Universidade de Lisboa
- Postgraduate Diploma, Pharmacy PracticeUniversity of Hertfordshire
Registrations
- Registered PharmacistGeneral Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- ABPI Final SignatoryCertifying materials under the ABPI Code of Practice since 2020
Languages
- PortugueseNative
- EnglishNative
- Spanish & FrenchProfessional working
- GreekLimited working
Get in touch
If your team needs medical affairs judgement it can rely on, let's talk.
I'm based in London and work with pharmaceutical teams across the UK and Europe. The best way to reach me is on LinkedIn.