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Abhishek Zala

Abhishek Zala

International Regualtory Affairs Training

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Disease Area Lead (Associate Director), Insights & Analytics at Novartis

  • Education

    • Smt. R. D. Gardi B.Pharmacy college, Rajkot

      2006 - 2011
      Bachelor's Degree Pharmaceuticals

    • National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research

      2010 - 2012
      MBA(Pharm.) Pharmaceutical Marketing

      Activities and Societies: Active Member of IPR cell NIPER, Organizing Committee of 81MG 2011 Management competitions at Management Dept., Editor of a weekly newsletter "The Crest" of Mangement Deptt, Active member of NGO - "Youth United" at Chandigarh Winner in Eassy writing competition as a part of Vigilance awareness week on the Topic "Transparency and accountability in an organizations".Winner in Delphi - a Strategic case study competition, Winner in Line of Fire - Mock Press conference Event andWinner in the Next CEO event at 81MG 2010.Runner up in Detailia - a Pharma Sales event.Runner up in Quiz competition as a part of Niper Foundation Day.

  • Experience

    • SPARSH BIO-TECH PRIVATE LIMITED

      May 2009 - Jul 2009
      International Regualtory Affairs Training

      worked as a trainee in Regulatory Department and had exposure of Dossier preparation & management and Regulatory Requirements for International Marketing and Exports.

    • Synkrom HealthCare Pvt Ltd.

      Jan 2011 - Mar 2011
      Market Research Field Trainee

      Two months of Market Research Project for the Product Portfoilo of Synkrome Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.

    • Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd

      Jun 2011 - Aug 2011
      Market Research Intern

      Marketing Research at Symbiosis Division of Sun Pharma for its Neuro-Psychiatric products in Mumbai territory.

    • Novartis

      Jul 2012 - now

      Providing competitive and strategic intelligence support to global brand teams across various geographies (primarily EU, US & Japan).Provide support to global brand team in creating situation analysis, integrated product strategy(IPS), risk and opportunities assessment, preparing competitor counter strategy etc. Supporting senior management with internal strategic workshops, situation analyses, scenario planning, and business development efforts.Expert in external conferences coverage (EU, US & Asia-Pacific). Show less • Executing Global Competitive Intelligence(CI) projects for generating insights on competitive strategies in COPD Landscape for various stakeholders (Global and local development, regulatory & commercial) for 4 Novartis pipeline brands• Analyze implications of competitor developments on Novartis’ clinical/marketing programs• Provide CI inputs in Sr leadership reviews, situation analysis, integrated product strategy, competitor positioning, Investor relations review etc. • Support for International conferences coverage(ERS, ATS, CHEST)• Encourage competitive mindset and defending internal strategies through competitive counter intelligence• Support Integrated Insights platform to facilitate sharing of insights across the globe • Key Deliverables: Competitive launch timelines; pipeline overview, company/product profile, Conference Coverage, Strategic Workshop support, FMEA workshop etc. Show less

      • Disease Area Lead (Associate Director), Brand Insights & Analytics

        Jan 2022 - now

      • Brand Insights Manager, Ophthalmology & Dermatology

        Jun 2019 - Dec 2021

      • Brand Insights Manager, Respiratory

        Jun 2019 - Dec 2019

      • Manager, Forecasting, Novartis Business Services

        Apr 2017 - Jun 2019

      • Senior Analyst, Forecasting, Novartis Business Services

        Jun 2015 - Mar 2017

      • Senior Analyst, Competitive Intelligence, Global Commercial Operations

        Apr 2014 - May 2015

      • Competitive Intelligence Analyst, Global Commercial Operations

        Jul 2012 - Mar 2014

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • General Course on Intellectual Property Rights

      World Intellectual Property Organization - Geneva - Switzerland
      Oct 2010

    • Government Commercial Certificate

      Government of Gujarat
      May 2006

    • Developing Executive Presence

      LinkedIn
      Jun 2021
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    • Leadership Mindsets

      LinkedIn
      Jun 2021
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    • Think Like a Lawyer to Make Decisions and Solve Problems

      LinkedIn
      Aug 2021
      View certificate certificate

    • Data Science Foundations: Fundamentals

      LinkedIn
      Jul 2021
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    • High-Stakes Communication

      LinkedIn
      Jun 2021
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    • Critical Thinking

      LinkedIn
      Jun 2021
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    • Artificial Intelligence for Marketing

      LinkedIn
      Aug 2021
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    • Learning Program Management

      LinkedIn
      Jul 2021
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  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Abhishek Zala
      Enhancing Customer Engagement and Collaboration Novartis Dec 2014 Showcasing range of services being delivered by Novartis Hyderabad to global brand teams resulting in enhanced customer engagement and awareness leading to enhanced collaboration between global and Hyderabad team.
    • Awarded to Abhishek Zala
      Efficient Leadership leading to high customer satisfaction Novartis Jul 2014 Effective leadership within the team leading to high customer satisfaction through timeliness and enhanced quality of delivery.
    • Awarded to Abhishek Zala
      Successful Project Management at Global Product Launch Meeting Workshop and International Conference Coverage at Barcelona, Spain Novartis Dec 2013 Efficient management of international conference coverage with high-quality deliverables with limited resources at Barcelona, Spain.Planning and execution of workshop for 700 participants across the globe at global product launch meeting at Barcelona, Spain and received excellent feedback from Pharma leadership team.Showcasing leadership by co-coordinating with multiple stakeholders (i.e. Commercial, Development and Medical teams)
    • Awarded to Abhishek Zala
      Quality & Process Excellence Award for Process Improvement Novartis Jul 2013 Process improvement in creation of daily congress CI reports, which led to time savings and productivity enhancement.

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Active member representing NIPER at Chandighar Chapter

      Issued by Youth United on Jan 2012
      Youth UnitedAssociated with Abhishek Zala