CRISTINA ROTARU

Who am I? 

✅+20 years of expertise in drug life cycle management | + 9 years of experience in people management.
✅ Energetic driver leading global scientific research, clinical trials, and innovative patient-centered solutions.
✅ Senior executive bringing scientific answers & insights to the medical community, Key Opinion Leaders, Health Care Authorities, patients, and pushing research further.
✅ Exceptional cross-functional collaborator, project manager, and informal leader; recognized as Culture & Code of Conduct Ambassador and Medical Affairs Omni-channel Engagement Ambassador.
✅ Energized by a "can-do" attitude, utilizing extensive experience and leadership skills to drive collaboration, improve patient outcomes, and contribute to cutting-edge medical advancements.
 

My mission?

✅ Bring scientific research in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, NGO-academic research organizations one step further. 
✅ Enhance patient management practices for an improved quality of life.
✅ Drive initiatives focused on addressing medical challenges.
✅ Facilitate scientific collaborations.
 

Medical doctor by training with over 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, and NGO academic research organizations, I am passionate about advancing scientific knowledge and fostering collaboration in the medical field. I enjoy supporting impactful scientific initiatives and ambitious research to find solutions for medical needs.

With extensive international experience in leadership and management, I possess a strong understanding of the complex needs of various stakeholders, including authorities, healthcare professionals, investigators, and patients. I excel in fostering collaborative and innovative solutions to address these needs.

Throughout my career, I've held various roles across therapeutic areas such as oncology (specifically lung and breast cancer), hematology-rare diseases, and neurology-multiple sclerosis. I am a proactive driver in advancing global scientific research, conducting clinical trials, and developing patient-centered solutions.

I specialize in providing important scientific information to the medical community, key opinion leaders, healthcare authorities, and patients. With a proactive approach, I use my extensive experience and leadership skills to encourage collaboration, enhance patient outcomes, and contribute to innovative medical progress.

My aim is to advance scientific research to improve patient care, address medical challenges, and promote meaningful scientific partnerships.

A key strength of mine is bringing people together to drive scientific collaborations and develop customized solutions for medical needs, ultimately making a positive difference in patient treatment and quality of life.

Expertise: 

🎯 Clinical Drug Development | Clinical Trials | Clinical Study Design | Drug Development | Clinical Research | Medical Monitoring | Medical strategy | Medical Review | Scientific Review | Medical Education | Medical Affairs | Good Clinical Practice ICH-GCP | Good Clinical Practice (GCP) | New Drug Application (NDA) | Regulatory Submissions | Pharmacovigilance | General Medical | Medical Science

🎯 Product Launch | pre- launch | launch | post-approval activities | Real-World Evidence (RWE) plans | Developing plan | Medical plan | Publication Plan

🎯 Neurology | Oncology | Hematology | Endocrinology | Rare Diseases | Orphan drugs | Immunology | Antibody drug conjugate (ADC)

🎯 Pharmaceutics | Biotechnology | Healthcare | Life Sciences | NGO-academic research organizations | Key Opinion Leaders

🎯 Budget Management | Planning Budgeting & Forecasting | Project Management

🎯 Strategic Vision Leadership | People Management | Teamwork | Communication | Collaboration | Business Innovation | Negotiation | Communication strategies | Development Planning | Skill Development | Leadership | Cross-functional Team Leadership | Presentations

🎯 Problem-solving | Time management | Organization Interpersonal skills | Emotional intelligence | Decision-making | Persuasion | Stress management | Strategic Thinking

General Medicine - University of Medicine and Pharmacy Faculty of General Medicine

MBA - Management & Business Administration - London School of Business and Communication 

CERTIFICATES

• PM A1-PM²-Agile Essentials & PM C1 - PM² essentials, project management methodology (The Interoperable Europe Academy)
• Evaluations of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Applications in Healthcare (Stanford University School of Medicine)
• Understanding and Implementing the EU Clinical Trial Regulation 536 (European Centre for Clinical Research Training) 
• Certificate Program in Medical Writing of Clinical Trial Documents (Physis Global Academy) 
• Design and Interpretation of Clinical Trials (The Johns Hopkins University) 
• Writing in the Sciences (Stanford University School of Medicine) 
• Business communication (London School of Business and Communication) 
• Summary Statistics in Public Health (The Johns Hopkins University)