We love hearing from our learning community. We extend our gratitude to Florin Draica, US Senior Medical Director for the Pfizer PAXLOVID team for sharing what he valued most about his participation in the Professional Certification in Medical Affairs in Medicines Development from the Academy and King’s College London. Continue reading to hear what Florin has to say.

Florin Draica
Florin leads the US HQ PAXLOVID Medical Affairs Team. He is an MD with an MBA in Marketing and IFAPP Certification in Medicines Development. Florin is a Biopharma professional with 20 years of broad experience in various aspects of pharmaceutical medical affairs, medical innovation and operations, marketing and commercial operations, and has had multiple disease area expertise, with responsibilities ranging from country to global. Having had direct experience from prelaunch planning to market and product performance auditing, strategy development and implementation across multiple markets, Florin managed people and teams, including multiple teams in various functions – coordinated marketing teams, including multichannel marketing, sales force, medical, regulatory and drug safety. Led new business development and coordinated activities in strategic alliances.

“We are witnessing cutting-edge innovations in drug discovery and development, such as the mRNA technology, the use of AI and advanced data analytics, virtual trials, advanced manufacturing and many others. It’s exciting to see how during this time the role and contribution of Medical Affairs have increased to inform evidence generation planning, drive scientific communication with healthcare professionals and provide medical leadership all across medicines’ lifecycle.

What I appreciated most about the Professional Certification, Medical Affairs in Medicine Development from IFAPP Academy & King’s College London in 2019 is that Faculty are senior leaders with such a rich expertise in all areas of R&D, Regulatory and Medical Affairs and how they helped provide an integrative and rewarding education journey. Another key feature of the program was the great opportunity to work along with peer medical affairs professionals from across the globe. Understanding regional differences but also common themes and opportunities helped enhance the learning experience and take it to a new level; I felt I was being part of a truly global group of medical professionals tackling various projects.”

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