Appointments in pharmaceutical in Ontario, September 2021

Gurveen Walia has joined AstraZeneca as a Patient Safety Associate in Mississauga. Until recently, he had been a Senior Pharmacovigilance Specialist.

Julie Girodat has become a Head, Canadian Patient Services and Pharmacy Distribution (Canada) at Amylyx Pharmaceuticals in Oakville. Previously, she had worked as Senior Manager, Patient Support Programs at Celgene/Bristol Myers Squibb.

John Kim has been appointed Medical Science Liaison | Oncology at Merck in Toronto. He had formerly worked as a Medical Affairs Associate | Vaccines at Sanofi Pasteur.

Tanash Makhija has taken up the duties of Marketing Manager- Stelara UC at The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson in Toronto. He was previously employed as Marketing Manager - IBD GTM and Multichannel at Janssen Inc. .

Rivka Krakofsky is taking up the role of Associate Director, Marketing - Canada at BeiGene in Toronto. Prior to that she served as Marketing Manager, CALQUENCE (Hematology) at AstraZeneca.

Sajni Parikh was hired by Biolyse Pharma Corporation as Regulatory Affairs Officer in St Catharines. She formerly worked at Pharmasave Drugs.

Gurroop Kalra has been employed by Headwaters Health Care Centre as a Pharmacist in Orangeville. He had formerly worked as a Pharmacy Intern at Shoppers Drug Mart.

William Lay is no longer with Canopy Growth Corporation. Currently, he is becoming EVP & Chief Strategy Officer at Red Light Holland Corp in Toronto.

Jennifer Obijaju has been appointed as a Quality Assurance Associate at Axiom Real-Time Metrics in Toronto. Prior to that she was working as a Clinical Operations Manager at Medsquad Pharmaceutical Limited.

Jackie Dart has been recruited as a Senior Manager, Strategic Partnerships & Innovation at Rx Connect Specialty Pharmacy in Ajax. She was formerly employed as Clinical Manager at Shoppers Drug Mart Specialty Health Network.