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Medical doctor | Medical writer | Scientific content developer | Medical affairs consultant | 16 yrs of experience

Profile Summary

An MD (in Clinical Pharmacology) with a diverse experience of 18 years in academics, clinical development and medical affairs:  > 3 yrs of academic teaching experience as demonstrator teaching pharmacology to M.B,B.S undergraduate students in a reputed medical college of Delhi University  > 8 years in rare diseases, neurology, respiratory medicine, GI, oncology, diabetes surgery/gastro-surgery, critical care, and gynaecology  > 5 years in vaccines and 2 years in consumer healthcare  Extensive leadership experience of almost 10 years having managed teams of up to 5 direct reports. CORE QUALIFICATIONS  Academics  Medical Affairs  Clinical Development  Vaccines  Consumer Health  Rare Diseases  Digital Health  Project Management  Real World Evidence Shaping policy, recommendations and guidelines  Was instrumental in scientifically shaping FOGSI's recommendation on influenza vaccination in pregnancy in November 2014  Liaised with ISCCM to create the first Indian nutrition protocol for critical care  Liaised with state government funding bodies and technical expert committees to set up state protocols on hemophilia management fondly branded as INSIGHT (India State Initiative on Guidelines in Hemophilia Treatment). Innovation  Launched the first HCP community digital platform, MedUnifi within Takeda that provided HCPs access to our disease awareness initiatives as well as an opportunity to HCPs to interact with their peers and participate in Takeda initiated surveys to generate insights  Conceptualized a digital KOL selection tool in Takeda to help LOCs identify, select and engage KOLs for scientific activities in an efficient manner specific to ICMEA area.  Conceptualized and launched Hemoedge, a first of its kind hemophilia data capturing application recognized globally (awarded best practice in Innovation category) for being an innovative approach towards raising standards of care in hemophilia care.  Helped conceptualize an ICU application in Abbott Nutrition that would enable intensivists to choose the right product for their patients on tube feed and calculate the administration related parameters (dosage, rate and way of administration). Governance and processes  Conceptualized and implemented a medical governance tracker to provide oversight at the area level of critical and medical affairs activities  Set up a first of its kind disease expert network in ICMEA to help retain and develop talent as well as to enhance medical expertise across ICMEA. This was recognized as a best practice and thus replicated by other therapy heads in ICMEA as well.  Helped set up framework for evidence generation for the first time in ICMEA by rolling out an evidence generation tool kit that facilitated a methodical approach towards identifying the evidence gaps within the LOCs and cross functional alignment

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Nutrition Science
• ☆ Pharmacy
• ☆ Pharmacy Education
• ☆ Clinical Pharmacy
• ☆ Vaccine Development
• ☆ Clinical Trials
• ☆ Clinical Trial Design
• ☆ Clinical Trial Site Selection & Monitoring
• ☆ Hematology
• ☆ Hemophilia
• ☆ Pharmaceutical Management

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Medical Writing, Non-Medical Regulatory Writing, Technical Writing

Research Meta-Research, Fact Checking, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Go-to-Market Strategy Consulting, Digital Strategy Consulting, Healthcare Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting

Work Experience

Takeda (Japan)

- Present

Consultant

FREELANCE

April 2023 - Present

Regional strategic Medical projects, medical governance and evidence generation lead

Takeda Pharmaceuticals

February 2021 - March 2023

Regional Medical Head, Rare diseases, Growth and Emerging Markets

Takeda

February 2020 - August 2021

Country medical lead, rare hematology and vaccines

Takeda Pharmaceuticals

June 2017 - February 2020

Medical Head, Adult/Medical Nutrition

Abbott Nutrition

May 2015 - June 2017

Senior Disease Expert

Sanofi-Pasteur

August 2010 - May 2015

Education

Medical Degree (MD)

University College of Medical Sciences

May 2004 - April 2007

MD (Pharmacology)

University of Delhi

May 2004 - April 2007

Certifications

• Project Management

  University of Adelaide

  July 2021 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Saurabh Arya (2015). Influenza and Pregnancy: A Review of the Literature from India. Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Saurabh Arya (2014). Safety and Immunogenicity of a Quadrivalent Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine (MenACYW-DT): A Multicenter, Open-label, Non-randomized, Phase III Clinical Trial. Indian Pediatrics 2014;51:451-6. Indian Pediatrics 2014;51:451-6.

BOOK CHAPTER

Saurabh Arya (2014). Adolescent Vaccination. Dutta AK. Childhood Vaccination: A guide for the pediatrician. 2014. Indian Journal of Pediatrics, New Delhi.

BOOK

Saurabh Arya, GR Garg (2004). Experimental pharmacology for undergraduate students. CBS.