JITENDRA SOORADA
Summary
Driven Senior Consultant with 10+ years' experience in Pharmaceutical medical affairs, clinical development, portfolio strategy, medico-marketing, secondary research, competitive intelligence, and medical scientific liaison. Adept in collaborative problem solving, risk management and creative solutions. Passionate about bringing changes in businesses. Proficient in conducting primary and secondary research.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Consultant - Healthcare Consulting
Global Data Research Center
08.2023 - Current
- Marketing research/ business analysis with focus on pharma/medical equipment/healthcare industry
- Handling consulting projects for different pharma/medical equipment/healthcare projects, on key market trends and issues impacting the industry
- Helping to build deliverable with insight and analysis of both quantitative (databases, models) and qualitative (profiles, presentations, reports) data and taking responsibility for their production to publishable standards
- Playing a key role in developing new processes and content
- Utilizing strong overview knowledge of the industry to guide the project team's output and knowledge development
- Helping on strategic capability - shape the role and build-out of a new consulting model and lead the effort to build consulting operations, standards, and best practices
- Transferring knowledge to team members both in terms of skills and industry knowledge
- Communicating regularly with team members in both formal presentations and informal on-the-job training.
Senior associate - scientific writing
Indegene Inc.
03.2022 - 09.2023
- Collaborating with clients & PM team to understand the project requirements, create content plan for the deliverable as per the target audience & objective, provide solution for queries and work with internal cross-functional teams and providing directions to graphic designing team in developing the creative elements such as images/visuals/interactivities/animations
- Understand the structure and flow of content to re-organize the same for further use, as required
- Developing & reviewing the scientific content for promotional literature and medico-marketing solutions such as promotional emails, patient/physician brochures, newsletters, product/drug monographs, digital & print channels, visual aids, websites, social medial channels etc
- Developing innovative scientific content for physicians, pharmacists and patients on medicinal products, diagnostic devices, disease management guidelines, by leveraging their in-depth understanding of medical/scientific content
- Project planning
- Ensure that medical content delivered is rated high on depth, comprehensiveness, quality, and timelines interfacing with clients on a regular basis
- Working knowledge on digital campaigns, creating content strategy & defining multi-channel tactics for these campaigns is a plus
- Responsible to follow the best practices in the department regarding - processes, communication (internal & external), project management, documentation, and technical requirements like - language, grammar, stylization, content search, summarizing, data conflicts and referencing
- Diligence in reviewing the scientific manuscripts in terms of scientific accuracy, referencing, language, communication tone as per target audience and the delivery channel
- Participate in assigned training programs and work on assignments as per requirement
- Participate in client calls as per project requirements
- Compliance to quality, confidentiality, and security
- Adhere and follow quality systems, processes, and policies
- Comply to training and specifications
- Quality Management & Process Compliance to quality, confidentiality, and security
- Adhere and follow quality systems, processes, and policies
- Comply to training and specifications
- Team Management - Assisting and mentoring colleagues on the scientific formats required to review the documents
- Provide guidance and support to all team members on a project about format, style, content, and compliance
- Guide and mentor team members to ensure consistency and completeness of the project
- Provide peer review for colleagues in support of all documents.
Deputy Manager
Lambda therapeutic research ltd
09.2017 - 02.2022
- As a medical expert, the responsibilities include providing insights for portfolio strategy, competitive intelligence, medical affairs, clinical study protocol preparation, regulatory support, and supporting novel therapeutic research
- This involves extensive literature review, forecasting, medical query handling, and KOL liaison
- General duties include keeping up with pharma developments and complying with quality initiatives while guiding and leading juniors
- Portfolio strategy, secondary research, and competitive intelligence, business development and in-licensing support, medical Affairs
- Clinical study synopsis/protocol preparation, strategic inputs for clinical development plan in line regulatory expectations (EMA/FDA)
- Scientific liaison with key opinion leaders (KOLs) across major therapy areas on clinical insight collection
- Supporting novel therapeutic research.
Medical Science Liaisons (MSL) - Pharma (Glaucoma/ Dry Eye/ Acute Care)
Novartis (India) Pvt ltd.
06.2016 - 08.2017
- The job responsibilities of KOL Management & Medical Support include developing relationships with medical experts and stakeholders, providing up-to-date medical support and training, engaging in scientific exchange and insights, and supporting clinical research programs
- This involves liaising with healthcare professionals, responding to scientific queries, and providing fair-balanced scientific and educational information
- The role also involves collaborating with internal colleagues, providing guidance, and increasing awareness of clinical research programs.
Executive-Medical services (Competitive intelligence)
Lambda therapeutic research Ltd.
04.2015 - 05.2016
- Offering strategic input for specialized product development and brand strengthening, including drug delivery and formulation changes based on unmet clinical needs
- Preparing medical intelligence reports focused on advanced medical technologies, breakthrough innovations, and unmet medical needs, as well as handling clinical trial-related medical queries
- Writing clinical research protocols for late-phase clinical trials
- Providing medico-marketing support by developing therapeutic justifications for specialized product development and assessing regulatory pathways in developed and emerging countries
- Disseminating a monthly clinical research newsletter.
Executive - Medical Affairs
Eris Life Sciences
05.2013 - 03.2015
- Product communications to healthcare providers in promotional campaigns
- Providing CME presentations and authentic data for various symposiums
- KOL interactions and insight mining
- Medico-marketing training to sales team
- Handling medical queries of the existing product portfolio
- Screening and analyzing opportunities for portfolio expansion, unmet medical need assessment.
Education
Global MBA in business analytics -
IIMT Ghaziabad, Liverpool business school, WES recognized, UGC approved
01.2022
M. Pharm (Pharmaceutical administration) -
Manipal college of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal University, Karnataka
01.2013
B. Pharm -
Yalamarty College of pharmacy, Visakhapatnam, Andhra University, Andhra Pradesh
01.2011
Intermediate -
Sri Chaitanya junior college, Visakhapatnam, Board of Intermediate, Andhra Pradesh
01.2007
S.S.C -
Visvodaya high- school, Visakhapatnam, Secondary school certificate exam (SSC)
01.2005
Skills
- Medico-marketing
- Medical science liaison
- Medical Affairs
- Competitive Intelligence
- Clinical drug development
- Scientific writing
- Regulatory affairs
Accomplishments
- Provided insights for product portfolio expansion and brand strengthening at previous and current organization capturing lucrative markets.
- Key role played in driving and preparing scientific advice documents regarding key pipeline novel drug delivery, FDC concepts and biosimilar projects etc. targeted for EMA.
- Handled several medical queries from Accord and Intas teams in timely manner assisting key decisions on in- house developments and in-licensing proposals.
- Closely involved in project conceptualization, scientific scrutiny, documentation, query handling, co- ordination, and timely regulatory query responding on PUMA and ORPHAN dosage form development projects for ACCORD pipeline of products.
- Involved in study feasibility enhancement via secondary research support and key study optimizing scenarios.
- Supported higher management on go no-go decisions on several key oncology and biosimilar projects.
- Supported R&D teams on biosimilar and bio better projects concepts, choice of key molecules etc.
- Topper of the batch 2011-2013 M. Pharm Pharmaceutical administration, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical sciences, Manipal University, Karnataka.
- Received Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research and Dr. Burande's award for standing FIRST in M. Pharm in Department of Pharmacy Management, Manipal University (Manipal).
- Undergone SIMAP (small industries management program) in Manipal institute of management sponsored by SIDBI.
Competencies And Skills
- Deep interests in pharmaceutical competitive intelligence, strategic product development and insight mining
- Quick and Strong literature search and evaluation, query handling ability
- Ability to take up challenging tasks and responsibilities.
- Enthusiastic in expanding knowledge and skills
- Team working nature and time-focused approach.
- Good training and presentation skills
- Certification course carried out in eCTD dossier preparation and submission.
- IT skills - MS OFFICE SUITE, Advanced excel, data visualization.
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 12/01/89
Disclaimer
I hereby declare that the above-mentioned information is true to the best of my knowledge.
Timeline
Senior Consultant - Healthcare Consulting
Global Data Research Center
08.2023 - Current
Senior associate - scientific writing
Indegene Inc.
03.2022 - 09.2023
Deputy Manager
Lambda therapeutic research ltd
09.2017 - 02.2022
Medical Science Liaisons (MSL) - Pharma (Glaucoma/ Dry Eye/ Acute Care)
Novartis (India) Pvt ltd.
06.2016 - 08.2017
Executive-Medical services (Competitive intelligence)
Lambda therapeutic research Ltd.
04.2015 - 05.2016
Executive - Medical Affairs
Eris Life Sciences
05.2013 - 03.2015
Global MBA in business analytics -
IIMT Ghaziabad, Liverpool business school, WES recognized, UGC approved
M. Pharm (Pharmaceutical administration) -
Manipal college of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal University, Karnataka
B. Pharm -
Yalamarty College of pharmacy, Visakhapatnam, Andhra University, Andhra Pradesh
Intermediate -
Sri Chaitanya junior college, Visakhapatnam, Board of Intermediate, Andhra Pradesh
S.S.C -
Visvodaya high- school, Visakhapatnam, Secondary school certificate exam (SSC)
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