Vania Horta. Medical Affairs

Medical Affairs Consultant · ABPI Final Signatory

Final Signatory expertise grounded in scientific rigour, ABPI Code compliance, and sound commercial judgement.

Compliance and Medical Affairs services. I provide external support to Medical Affairs teams in the UK and Europe with technical, medical and final signatory work.

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15+years in clinical pharmacy and pharmaceutical industry
3×ABPI final signatory appointments — MSD, Daiichi Sankyo, CSL Vifor
6therapy areas, from rare diseases to oncology
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About

Medical affairs is where science, strategy and governance meet. It only works when all three are taken seriously.

I trained as a pharmacist and moved through community and hospital practice before crossing into pharmaceutical industry.

Since then I have held medical information, pharmacovigilance, medical review and medical affairs roles at Wockhardt, Pfizer, MSD, Daiichi Sankyo and CSL Vifor. I have developed expertise across diverse therapy areas, including iron deficiency, nephrology, rare diseases, cardiology, oncology, and women's health.

I aim to bring a scientifically robust, ABPI Code-compliant, and commercially informed perspective to decision-making.

Experience gained at

  • CSL Vifor
  • Daiichi Sankyo
  • MSD
  • Pfizer
  • Wockhardt
  • Cambridge University Hospitals NHS
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Expertise

Therapy areas

  • Rare diseases
  • Cardiovascular
  • Oncology & haematology
  • Women's health
  • Iron deficiency
  • Nephrology
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Medical strategy & planning

Design and execution of country medical plans that hold up against brand objectives, launch milestones and the evidence itself.

ii.

Final signatory review

Certification of promotional and non-promotional materials under the ABPI Code of Practice — from concept to execution, without becoming a bottleneck.

iii.

Medical governance & compliance

Copy approval frameworks, responsible-person duties and the judgement calls that keep good projects out of trouble.

iv.

Scientific communications

Translating complex clinical data into clear, evidence-based materials for healthcare professionals and internal stakeholders.

v.

Field medical leadership

Coaching and performance management for MSL teams, and turning field insights into intelligence that local and global teams can act on.

vi.

Cross-functional & launch support

Medical input to marketing, regulatory, market access and commercial teams — advisory boards, launch planning and co-promotion agreements included.

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Where I've worked

  • Medical Affairs Lead · CSL Vifor, UK

  • Medical Advisor · Daiichi Sankyo UK

  • Medical Review Specialist · MSD UK

  • Medical Information Specialist · Pfizer UK

  • Drug Safety & Information Officer · Wockhardt UK

  • Rotational Clinical Pharmacist · Cambridge University Hospitals NHS FT

  • Pharmacist · Lloydspharmacy (UK) & Farmácia Moderna (Portugal)

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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 final signatory support it can rely on, let's talk.

I work with medical affairs teams across the UK and Europe. The best way to reach me is on LinkedIn.

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