Appointments in pharmaceutical in Ontario, October 2023

Ahmed Alakabawi is taking up the role of Brand Manager - Gulf Cluster at Novartis Gulf in Etobicoke. He had formerly filled the position of Marketing Lead at Roche.

Denis Dalton is taking up the duties of Senior Account Manager at Quadra Chemicals in Toronto. He was a Sales Manager at Centrient Pharmaceuticals.

Clare Humphries has been appointed as a Regional Sales Manager at SUN PHARMA in Burlington. She was formerly employed at Galderma in the same position.

Mitesh Patel got the job as a Microbiology Analyst I at DECIEM in Brampton.

Liliana Polcari has been hired as a Head of Market Access and Government Relations at Astellas Pharma Canada in Toronto. Previously, she was a National Stakeholder Relations at Biogen.

Ajish Bhaskar is moving on from being Product Owner, Data Platform in Bond Brand Loyalty. He will begin working as Senior Product Manager at Precision Medicine Group in Toronto.

After being employed as a VP, Business Unit Head Oncology at GSK, Jayne Paterson got the job as a Country Manager, Oncology at Regeneron in Mississauga.

Colin Ojah-Maharaj has been hired on as a Head of Operational Strategy at Purpose Life Sciences in Milton. He was previously employed as Director Project Management at Fortrea.

Merna Buni is leaving the position of Director, Project Management Office & Continuous Improvement in Shoppers Drug Mart Specialty Health Network. She is going to be Director, Pharmacy Services Innovation at Shoppers Drug Mart in Vaughan.

Dharmender Rathee has become an Associate Director at AstraZeneca in Mississauga. Previously, he had worked as Medical Writer II at IQVIA.