MANGALA KOTNIS, Former Head Regional Medical Affairs, Abbott

Medical Thought Leader with 18+ years of experience in pharmaceutical industry with cross functional Medical Leadership Skills, a proactive hands on approach to Medical Direction, ability to work productively with diverse set of internal and external stakeholders, strong expertise in clinical/real-world evidence generation, and science led business acumen across domestic and international markets with local (CPO India), Regional (AMAC) and Global experience.

Experience of driving  strategic and tactical alignment between Global, Region & Country brand teams to ensure that all SI were in place for new launches in countries. Conceptualized  new medical strategies for marketing promotion, and leading medical launch team, developing a strong medical engagement plan, incorporating diverse Medical functions and capabilities.

Spearheaded the Centre of Excellence for Managed Access Programs (MAP COE) within the Global Medical Governance Team.Established internal guidelines and medical standards as per the laws and regulations; accountable for driving global/regional/local implementation of standards for the assigned medical programs, ensuring they are aligned with medical functions.

Identified the quality and compliance risks and established sustainable mechanisms to mitigate them.Spearheaded cross-functional projects to execute and enhance medical standards and processes.Coordinated with the CMO (Chief Medical Office) leadership to set proper readiness plans for Health Authority inspections and internal/external audits.