Michelle Trespach

• Develop and deliver regional Medical Affairs (MAF) strategic objectives and plans, ensuring adequate resourcing, in alignment with patient needs, business priorities and company strategy to be transformational medical innovator.
• Led cross-functional teams for successful completion of major projects, resulting in increased efficiency and customer impact.
• Identify growth opportunities and forging strategic partnerships with key healthcare stakeholders, including customers, vendors, regulators, and medical community leaders to promote collaboration and long-term success.
• Established a culture of continuous improvement, fostering innovation and driving sustainable growth across organization while optimizing operational processes.
• Championed talent development programs, promoting employee engagement and retention while enhancing overall workforce capabilities.

Leadership and strategic guidance of the Scientific Affairs Area, including Customer Services Contact center, MedInfo, Scientific Content Management and Development, Evidence Generation & Publication Strategy, Scientific Data Analysis and Insights, Medical Affairs Compliance, Pharmacovigilance operations, Customer Engagement and Continued Medical Education (CME).

Management of a team of 60 employees, overseeing hiring, training, and professional growth of employees. Responsive and proactive in building capabilities to create a diverse high performing medical organization.

Ensure integration and synergy among Local operating companies and regional and Global strategies.

Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions. Actively listened to customers' requests, confirming full understanding before addressing concerns.

Responsible for the leadership and guidance of a MAF team with more than 35 people, to enhance both regulatory and medical affairs capabilities. Turning over both pharmacovigilance and regulatory affairs to a strategic approach. Ensuring a positive impact at field with a consolidated and aligned MSLs group and positioning medical affairs as a business partner.

Medical Director for the Respiratory Franchise for Latin America and Canada responsible for developing and implementing the strategic medical direction for the key products and answers medically based questions concerning medical, legal, Pharmacovigilance and regulatory matters. Ability to act as an interlocutor between the scientific field and the business, driving business through the ethic with patient centricity, supported by a solid scientific knowledge and a broad marketing view. Recognized as a highly innovative person with a high rate of an innovative success prized projects with customer´s focus and business drive, with excellent vision of business and market needs.

In charge of developing the trial strategic execution plan, control and managing clinical studies, logistics and personnel in a multicultural environment and leading a diverse team.

International experience in Research and Development in therapeutic areas such as: Immunology, Neuroscience, Respiratory, gastroenterology and cardiology including pediatric trials.

Deep knowledge of GCP guidelines, local and global standards, procedures and quality controls for monitoring clinical studies.

Regional Medical Expert for Respiratory Area, including asthma, COPD and Cystic Fibrosis products.

Manager responsible for clinical trials of Respiratory Area for Argentina, Chile and Uruguay (South Cluster) and in charge of a team of 12 Clinical Research Associates (CRAs).

Project lead for Respiratory, Dermatology and Infectology trials in Argentina.

Monitoring of several clinical trials, responsible for different phases of the process, from site feasibility/selection up to close out activities.

Co-Investigator of Phase II-III respiratory trials (during Respiratory Specialization).

Medical Emergency Services - general physician practice.

Medical Office - general physician practice.