Nicole Pires
New York
Summary
Strategy and business development professional with experience across market expansion, healthcare access, and data-driven decision-making. Background in partnership outreach, stakeholder engagement, and supporting growth initiatives in early-stage and complex environments.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Patient Navigator
New York Presbyterian Cornell - Weill Center
New York
09.2025 - Current
- Owned operational execution for a portfolio of ~88 patients (end users) biweekly through Epic EHR, coordinating scheduling, referrals, and follow-ups across clinical and administrative partners.
- Improved operational outcomes by driving 93% appointment adherence, identifying drop-off points and implementing repeatable communication and follow-up workflows.
- Built and maintained performance tracking in Excel/Sheets to analyze patient flow and referral completion, surfacing bottlenecks and informing workflow improvements with cross-functional stakeholders.
Strategy & Growth Lead — Latin America Expansion
Península Education
New York
06.2025 - 09.2025
- Led Latin America market expansion across 7 countries, conducted competitor mapping and partnership outreach to assess scalability & entry strategy.
- Owned regional localization and launch execution, adapting product, website, and go-to-market materials for Spanish-speaking markets and defining a scalable regional rollout framework.
- Planned and executed 3 targeted content and advertising strategies, strengthening brand presence and early traction across multiple international markets.
Clinical Development Intern
Rezolute Bio, Inc.
San Francisco
06.2023 - 09.2023
- Evaluated pricing and payer dynamics across 4 markets to define benchmark ranges supporting market-entry strategy.
- Led international market and stakeholder analysis for Congenital Hyperinsulinism, engaging 5 specialists and identifying key adoption constraints.
- Produced a data-driven white paper aggregating insights from ~20% of the global patient population, enabling leadership to prioritize strategic initiatives.
Business Development Representative
Wmedien Revenda Intelbras
Goiania
01.2021 - 09.2022
- Conducted benchmark analysis of digital sales strategies and pricing models to identify cost-effective growth opportunities and operational improvements.
- Built and maintained performance dashboards in Excel to track product performance and ROI, enabling data-driven decision-making.
- Designed and launched the company’s first e-commerce operation, listing 176 products and driving a 9.2% increase in sales.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Columbia University
New York (City), NY05-2025
Skills
- Market Research & Competitive Analysis
- Stakeholder Outreach
- Languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian
- Operational Execution
- Market & Partner Strategy
- Data analysis and reporting
Affiliations
Author, The Strong Brain — Nonfiction Book on Mental Health and Neuroscience (Published 2025)
Timeline
Patient Navigator
New York Presbyterian Cornell - Weill Center
09.2025 - Current
Strategy & Growth Lead — Latin America Expansion
Península Education
06.2025 - 09.2025
Clinical Development Intern
Rezolute Bio, Inc.
06.2023 - 09.2023
Business Development Representative
Wmedien Revenda Intelbras
01.2021 - 09.2022
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Columbia University