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Ashwini Maratha

Ashwini Maratha

Hyderabad

Summary

Accomplished Medical Affairs professional with over 15 years of experience in Global Clinical Operations, Medical Strategy, and Medical Affairs. Expertise in driving end-to-end clinical trials, leading global strategies for rare diseases and vaccines, and integrating AI tools in healthcare management. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, manage stakeholders, and deliver cutting-edge medical communication and education programs. Seeking a leadership role to leverage expertise in creating impactful healthcare solutions.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications

Work History

Head Medical (India Medical Affairs)

Neovation Consultancy Services
1 2024 - Current
  • Leading numerous Medical Affairs projects for several leading global pharma MNCs.

Global Rare Diseases Project Manager

Sanofi Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.
01.2022 - 01.2023
  • Managed global rare diseases programs (ASMD, Gaucher, Fabry, Pompe)
  • Led KOL, HCP, and vendor engagements for medical strategy and clinical trials (Phase I-IV)
  • Launched Gaucher Leadership Forum on global university platform across 112 countries globally
  • Conducted global medical symposiums, webinars, and advisory boards
  • Directed stakeholder management, governance, and operational excellence initiatives.

Senior Manager Medical Affairs (COVAXIN Lead)

Bharat Biotech International Ltd.
01.2020 - 01.2022
  • Led clinical development of COVAXIN (Phase I-IV) for adults and children
  • Developed medical strategies for intranasal and intradermal SARS-CoV-2 vaccines
  • Directed KOL interactions for medico-marketing strategies and advocacy activities
  • Oversaw post-launch medical support, CMEs, and global product launches.

Senior Scientific Writer

Novartis Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.
01.2019 - 01.2020
  • Senior writer for oncology portfolio, delivering scientific publications and medical education materials.

Senior Clinical Research Scientist

Institute of Immunology, NUIM
01.2016 - 01.2019
  • Led clinical research on immune responses in Type II Diabetes and inflammatory diseases
  • Developed biomarkers for drug toxicity and immune system monitoring.

Post-Doctoral Fellow Rare Diseases

Temple Street Children's University Hospital
01.2014 - 01.2016
  • Led investigator-initiated clinical trials for Galactosaemia research and therapy
  • Developed novel glycosylation markers to monitor disease progression.

Marie Curie Experienced Post-Doctoral Fellow

UCD& OncoMark Ltd.
01.2012 - 01.2014
  • Developed assays for cardio-toxic biomarkers and led pre-clinical studies for tumor angiogenesis inhibitors
  • Managed inter-sectoral projects and developed protocols for diagnostic solutions
  • Developed a mechanistically anchored biomarker panel to predict outcome of node-negative breast cancer (OncoMasTR): as integrated diagnostics solution for improved patient stratification (CEMarked).

Skills

    Global Clinical Trials (Phase I-IV)

    Medical & Regulatory Affairs

    AI Tools in Healthcare Management

    KOL & HCP Engagement

    Cross-functional Leadership

    Stakeholder & Vendor Management

    Budgeting & Financial Oversight

    Scientific Communication & Publications

    Project & Program Management (PMP)

    Operational Excellence & Mergers/Acquisitions

Certification

2024, AI Tools in Healthcare Management, Microsoft Certified, India

Honors& Awards

  • April 2023, Distinguished Faculty, Global Gaucher Leadership Forum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • September 2021, Distinguished speaker award, International Symposium on 'Host genetic response in COVID pandemic times: A boon or a bane' Approaches for development of global COVID-19 vaccine strategies, India, https://youtu.be/MOoz3XbX4Oo
  • November 2019, State Advisory Board Member (Honorary, life-time member), Department for Women, Children, Disabled and Senior Citizens, Government of Telangana, G.O.Rt.No.84
  • November 2014, MRCG/HRB Clinical Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Rare Diseases (Galactosaemia), Ireland
  • June 2014, Best oral paper, International Congress of Endocrinology, Chicago, USA
  • November 2013, Marie-Curie Experienced Research Secondment award, EUFP7-Industry-Academia Partnerships Pathways (IAPP), Ireland
  • October 2012, Enterprise Ireland Research Commercialization Fellowship, Ireland
  • October 2011, Health Research Board of Ireland Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Ireland
  • April 2011, Best poster award, British Endocrine Society Annual Meeting, Birmingham, UK
  • March 2010, Best oral poster, 8th World Congress on Trauma, Shock, Inflammation and Sepsis, Munich, Germany
  • September 2007, Doctoral Fellowship in Immunology award, Health Research Board of Ireland tri-institutional (NUIM, TCD and Queen’s University) PhD scholars’ program in Immunology, Ireland
  • May 2006, University Gold Medal, MSc Biotechnology, Kakatiya University, India

Notablepublications

  • Efficacy, safety, and lot to lot immunogenicity of an inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine (BBV152): a double-blind, randomised, controlled phase 3 trial, https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.06.30.21259439v1.full.pdf, COVAXIN Study Group (Dr. Ashwini Maratha)
  • A multi-centre, post-marketing surveillance study of Vi polysaccharide–tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccine (Typbar TCV) in India, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/21645515.2021.1947761?needAccess=true
  • Pilot study of bevacizumab in combination with docetaxel and cyclophosphamide as adjuvant treatment for patients with early-stage HER-2 negative breast cancer, including analysis of candidate circulating markers of cardiac toxicity: ICORG 08–10 trial, https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1758835919864236
  • Analysis of Inflammatory Cytokines in Pre-Diabetic Subjects, https://juniperpublishers.com/crdoj/pdf/CRDOJ.MS.ID.555647.pdf
  • Analysis of inflammatory cytokine and TLR expression levels in Type 2 Diabetes with complications, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5550417/pdf/41598_2017_Article_7230.pdf
  • A Novel Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Approach to Monitor Cardiac Metabolic Pathway Remodeling in Response to Sunitinib Malate, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5271313/pdf/pone.0169964.pdf
  • Classical Galactosaemia and CDG, the N-Glycosylation Interface, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5509556/pdf/978-3-662-55586-6_Chapter_5.pdf
  • Classical galactosaemia: novel insights in IgG N-glycosylation and N-glycan biosynthesis, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5070905/pdf/ejhg2015254a.pdf
  • IgG N-Glycosylation Galactose Incorporation Ratios for the Monitoring of Classical Galactosaemia, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4864864/pdf/978-3-662-50409-3_Chapter_490.pdf
  • Acute serum amyloid A is an endogenous TLR2 ligand that mediates inflammatory and angiogenic mechanisms, https://ard.bmj.com/content/75/7/1392
  • The Leptin System in Patients with Classical Galactosaemia - Putative Role and Clinical Consequences, https://esmed.org/MRA/mra/article/view/391/191
  • Delineating transcriptional networks of prognostic gene signatures refines treatment recommendations for lymph node‐negative breast cancer patients, https://febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/febs.13354
  • TRIF-Mediated TLR3 and TLR4 Signaling Is Negatively Regulated by ADAM15, https://journals.aai.org/jimmunol/article/190/5/2217/6328/TRIF-Mediated-TLR3-and-TLR4-Signaling-Is
  • Nuclear factor κB subunits RelB and cRel negatively regulate Toll-like receptor 3-mediated β-interferon production via induction of transcriptional repressor protein YY1, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3322859/pdf/zbc10977.pdf

Professionalmemberships& Reviewer

  • Gaucher Leadership Forum
  • Osteoarthritis Research Society International
  • Irish Society for Immunology
  • Irish Endocrine Society
  • Irish Cancer Society

Timeline

Global Rare Diseases Project Manager

Sanofi Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.
01.2022 - 01.2023

Senior Manager Medical Affairs (COVAXIN Lead)

Bharat Biotech International Ltd.
01.2020 - 01.2022

Senior Scientific Writer

Novartis Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.
01.2019 - 01.2020

Senior Clinical Research Scientist

Institute of Immunology, NUIM
01.2016 - 01.2019

Post-Doctoral Fellow Rare Diseases

Temple Street Children's University Hospital
01.2014 - 01.2016

Marie Curie Experienced Post-Doctoral Fellow

UCD& OncoMark Ltd.
01.2012 - 01.2014

Head Medical (India Medical Affairs)

Neovation Consultancy Services
1 2024 - Current
2024, AI Tools in Healthcare Management, Microsoft Certified, India
2023, Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI Organization, India
2019, Advanced Clinical Research Program, CLINI, India
2007-2012, PhD Clinical Immunology, HRB Ireland NUIM, Maynooth, Ireland
Ashwini Maratha