INSIGHTS

FOCUS AREA WORKING GROUP

The strategic mission and objectives of the Medical Affairs Professional Society (MAPS) Insights Focus Area Working Group are to create a community that advances our role as fully integrated strategic business partners to promote the growth of Medical Affairs Professionals within the MA insights sector worldwide; to develop our Insights FAWG community within MAPS to become the premier global destination of choice for Insights MA Professionals; and to catalyze our individual personal leadership development and professional career advancement.

Activities: 

We will organize insights workshops for MAPS meetings in the North America, APAC (Asia Pacific – China/Japan), and EMEA (Europe, Middle-East, Asia) regions. We develop original content for webinars, podcasts, eLearning courses and white papers. In addition, the working group will periodically contribute cogent and timely content on the insights sector for the MAPS publication, Elevate magazine. Most importantly, we will provide a supportive resource for all insights Medical Affairs Professionals.

Strategic Objectives

1 Develop value-based insights framework for Medical Affairs:

Highlight how Insights-related activities add value to the overall MA activities
Highlight interconnectedness of all insights-related activities across organization
Provide guidance on foundational requirements for insights activities in MA

2 Create awareness around insights-related activities in MA:

Establish continuity in insights-related activities during the MAPS meetings, and between the meeting
Develop supporting materials to communicate the impact and value of insights-related activities to internal stakeholders

3 Develop Subject Matter Experts for insights function within Medical Affairs (MA):

Ensure continuous education on insights at the MAPS level and encourage participation of MAPS members
Develop understanding and initiate implementation of appropriate metrics and analytics for MA generated insights

4 Monitor development in the technology area focusing on insights collection, metrics and analytics: Proactively follow up developments in the digital area (eg, solution providers as well as technologies that enable virtual communications, processing of information, genuine AI to assimilate) and inform MAPS membership on new developments

5 Monitor developments pertinent to insights activities post COVID 19: Identify and share with MAPS membership new trends in insights activities that have emerged during the COVID 19 pandemic

FAWG OVERVIEW

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MEMBERS

Brant Jarrett

Co-Lead

Sr. Director, Field Medical

Anthony Page

Co-Lead

Senior Vice President, Insight Analytics

April Adams

Senior Director, US CV Field Team

Morgan Bowling

Manager, Scientific Engagement

Philippe Brudi

Consultant

PB Consulting LLC

Christoph Bug

MD, PhD, MBA VP Global Medical

Sanaz Cardoza

Senior Director, Medical Affairs

Carole Catapano

Sr. Director MSL Team Lead

Josh Corriveau

Senior Director, Global Field Medical Excellence

Alex Derchak

Executive Director - External Engagement

Christine Farkas

Regional Director

Andrea Heaberlin

Regional Liaison Director

Marieke Jonkman

Medical Science Liaison

Samreen Mansor-Lefebvre

Director of Medical Intelligence

Enric Sabata Junyent

Global Process Owner for Medical Insights Management

Frank Saracco

Associate Director, Insights & Training

Sanjay Singhvi

Director

Sonya Schmitt

Head of Medical Affairs Excellence

Prem Sundivakkam

(Midwest/Chicago Co-Lead)

Director, Medical Communications, Hematology/Rare Diseases, US Medical Affairs

Lucie Williams

Vice President Global Head of Medical Excellence

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