Hi, I’m
Saad Tanvir
Project Lead - Novo Nordisk
Islamabad
Summary
Experienced Public Health professional with strong project management and stakeholder engagement experience in public and private sector. Currently working as Project Lead - Market Access and Public Affairs in Novo Nordisk Pakistan. Worked as Senior Nutrition and Health Manager in Action Against Hunger Pakistan and managed international donor funded projects. Studied 'MSc Toxicology (Pharmacology)' from University of Eastern Finland and 'Doctor of Pharmacy' from University of the Punjab Pakistan.
Overview
12
years of professional experience
7
years of post-secondary education
2
Languages
Work History
Novo Nordisk PakistanIslamabad
Project Lead - Market Access and Public Affairs
03.2022 - Current
Job overview
- Executes relevant actions for local public affairs strategy or project tactics
- Drive engagement activities with public officials, payers, academics, partners, and other key stakeholders
- Execute partnership opportunities relevant for the entire affiliate or project with key stakeholders
- Ensure cross-functional and cross-company alignment with local and regional offices on relevant projects and to share relevant public affairs insights and initiatives
- Identifies opportunities to partner with key stakeholders on joint projects and initiatives
- Coordinates with internal and external stakeholders, including vendors and consultants on execution of initiatives
Action Against Hunger - iNGOIslamabad
Senior Nutrition and Health Manager
08.2020 - 03.2022
Job overview
- Provide technical programme quality oversight
- Coordination with HQ Technical advisors on technical matters
- Build capacities of staff on nutrition and health programming
- Represent organization in national and provincial forums and technical working groups
- Work together with implementing partners, academia and Government for projects implementation
Action Against Hunger - iNGOIslamabad
Health Manager
02.2019 - 08.2020
Job overview
- Technical backstopping of Health and Nutrition sections
- Support in Proposals development and submission to donors
- Internal and External project reporting
- Ensure organizational learning through sector and experience capitalization
- Represent organization on National and International coordination platforms
Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases Program, Government of the PunjabLahore
Manager Technical
01.2017 - 02.2019
Job overview
- Development, implementation and revision of technical documentation
- Project resource management
- Planning and execution of training and capacity building initiatives
- Planning of Health promotion campaigns
- Data analysis and interpretation leading to effective report writing
Pakistan Drugs Testing and Research Center, Government of the PunjabLahore
Research Pharmacist
03.2015 - 01.2017
Job overview
- WHO Prequalification documentation
- ISO 17025 Technical documentation
- Design and conduct bio-equivalence studies
- Write bio-equivalence studies protocol
Merck (Pvt) LtdLahore
Scientific Promotion Officer
01.2012 - 07.2012
Job overview
- Scientific Product presentations to clinicians and consultants
- Train healthcare providers on scientific studies
OBS Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) LtdLahore
Professional Sales Officer
05.2011 - 01.2012
Job overview
- Product presentations to clinicians and consultants
- Train healthcare providers on scientific studies
Education
University of Eastern FinlandFinland
Master of Science from Toxicology
09.2012 - 10.2014
University of The PunjabPakistan
Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D) from Pharmacy
12.2005 - 12.2010
Skills
Project Design and Management
Achievements
- Employee of Quarter IV 2022 - Novo Nordisk Pakistan
- Outstanding Achievement in Health Service Delivery 2018 - Government of the Punjab
- European Graduate Exchange Scholarship (ERASMUS) 2014 - University of Eastern Finland
Certificates and Training
- High Stakes Communication - LinkedIn Learning (2023)
- Transitioning from Waterfall to Agile Project Management - LinkedIn Learning (2022)
- 7-Habits of Effective Managers - Franklin Covey (2021)
- SLEAC Nutrition Survey Supervisor Training - Action Against Hunger UK (2021)
- SMART Nutrition Survey Manager Training - Action Against Hunger Canada (2021)
- Global Public Health - SDGs Academy (2020)
- Strengthening Community Health Workers Program - Harvard (2020)
- Health and Nutrition Alignment Course - Action Against Hunger France (2019)
- Medical Product Management Training Nepal - Action Against Hunger France (2019)
- Certified Clinical Research professional - DOW University of Health Sciences (2016)
Projects
- Soft Spot - Diabetes Project - Novo Nordisk Pakistan
- Emergency Readiness Project - Action Against Hunger
- Strengthening resilience of populations vulnerable to recurrent disasters, Sindh - ECHO
- Project for under-nutrition treatment, Battagram, KP - SIDA
- COVID-19 Response Project, Sindh - ECHO
- Programme for Improved Nutrition in Sindh - EU
- Local Pharmaceutical Market Assessment - Action Against Hunger
- Adolescent Girls Nutrition Champion Project - Action Against Hunger
- Chief Minister's initiative for promoting health and well-being Integrated Health Screening Camps - Government of the Punjab
- Strategic Framework of Action NCDs - Government of the Punjab
- PC-I Prevention and Control of NCDs - Government of the Punjab
Research and Policy Engagements
- Research Agenda - NCDs Punjab (2018)
- Disease Screening and Evaluation of Public Sector Employees Punjab Report (2017-18)
- Chief Minister's initiative for promoting health and well-being through integrated screening camps Report (2017)
- Comparative Study of Commercially available brands of Acetaminophen in Lahore, Pakistan (2016) - Muhammad Asim Farooq, Saad Tanvir, Daulat Haleem Khan, Umair Ikram Dar, Izzatullah Khan, Rai Waqas, Anum Farooq and Muhammad Sohail - World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, volume 5, Issue 11, 155-162
- Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics & Safety Profile of Novel Androgen Receptor Antagonists (Novel Treatment of Prostate Cancer) (2014) - Saad Tanvir, School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland
Timeline
Project Lead - Market Access and Public Affairs
Novo Nordisk Pakistan
03.2022 - Current
Senior Nutrition and Health Manager
Action Against Hunger - iNGO
08.2020 - 03.2022
Health Manager
Action Against Hunger - iNGO
02.2019 - 08.2020
Manager Technical
Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases Program, Government of the Punjab
01.2017 - 02.2019
Research Pharmacist
Pakistan Drugs Testing and Research Center, Government of the Punjab
03.2015 - 01.2017
University of Eastern Finland
Master of Science from Toxicology
09.2012 - 10.2014
Scientific Promotion Officer
Merck (Pvt) Ltd
01.2012 - 07.2012
Professional Sales Officer
OBS Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd
05.2011 - 01.2012
University of The Punjab
Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D) from Pharmacy
12.2005 - 12.2010
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