Chairman of the Board
Chairman of the Board
lena.hofsberger@pharmarelations.seSupporting Life Science´s needs for talent with innovative and effective solutions has been my driving force for 20 years as main shareholder of PharmaRelations Consulting Group. We have a mission to lift the competitive edge and support the growth of the industry that is more important and meaningful than ever. My background is CEO for large global and Nordic companies as well as professional chair and non-executive director for many companies.
CEO
CEO
asa.uppstromer@pharmarelations.seÅsa Uppströmer has been involved in various positions in several IT consulting companies during the past 12 years, first Finnish Mawell, later acquired by Swedish CAG and of late Sogeti for 7 years. Åsa has a background as IT-Project Manager from the Karolinska Laboratory and started in the Clinical Genetics department of the Karolinska Hospital. By education Åsa is a Biomedical Scientist from Stockholm University.
Executive Vice President
Executive Vice President
helena.bjorkman@pharmarelations.seHelena brings 20 years of experience from Regulatory Affairs. She has been Head of Regulatory Affairs Nordic and Director Regulatory Affairs. She has a broad knowledge from various strategic and leadership roles as well as highly operational positions.
Executive Vice President
Executive Vice President
beatrice.ostrom@pharmarelations.seBeatrice holds a master’s in biomedical science from Karolinska Institute and during the last 20 years she has been working with Clinical studies. With her long background from the CRO world and from pharmaceutical companies, like Sanofi and Pfizer, she understands the demands and requirements of the Pharmaceutical Industry and the importance of close collaboration between service providers and their clients. With global executive leadership experience as well as several Northern European leadership roles she has a clear global outlook on Life Science and has the experience of leading large teams in various geographic settings.
Senior Vice President & CCO
Senior Vice President & CCO
fredrik.anjou@pharmarelations.seFredrik has 20 years experience in senior positions within the Pharmaceutical and Medtech sector. Served in the executive management, has been CEO of both Swedish and Danish subsidiaries, and served as Executive international sales director and sales manager.
Country Manager Denmark
Country Manager Denmark
kim.raabymagle@pharmarelations.dkKim has 15 years of experience from the Danish pharmaceutical and med-tech industries. He has a broad experience of management, leadership, strategy, marketing and sales. Kim has worked as Sales Representative, Product Manager, Sales Manager, Franchise Head and Business Unit Manager with experiences from more than 12 therapeutic areas.
Country Manager Finland
Country Manager Finland
jussi.rysa@pharmarelations.fiJussi has more than 20 years’ experience in pharmaceutical industry and regulatory consulting business holding a variety of commercial and general management roles. He has led several successful sales teams and contributed to several management teams and cross-functional project teams. During his time in mid-size and big pharma, he has gained an understanding of the varying needs of different health tech companies.
Country Manager Norway
Country Manager Norway
liv.ostbye@pharmarelations.noLiv has a broad experience from Life Science both from Pharma and the medical device business, and several years from the health care business. Her network is strong after many years in different management positions both Nordic and Nordic-Baltic, among other companies, in AstraZeneca. Liv has a deep understanding for talent management, staffing and recruitment needs in the Life Science sector.
Country Manager Sweden
Country Manager Sweden
asa.uppstromer@pharmarelations.seÅsa Uppströmer has been involved in various positions in several IT consulting companies during the past 12 years, first Finnish Mawell, later acquired by Swedish CAG and of late Sogeti for 7 years. Åsa has a background as IT-Project Manager from the Karolinska Laboratory and started in the Clinical Genetics department of the Karolinska Hospital. By education Åsa is a Biomedical Scientist from Stockholm University.
Nordic Head of Recruitment
Nordic Head of Recruitment
helena.marteus@pharmarelations.seHelena, with a solid academic background in pharmacology and organic chemistry, has dedicated her professional career to developing recruitment services for pharmaceutical and medical device companies in Sweden and the Nordic region. Her most recent position is as Division Manager, Head Life Sciences at in Hays Specialist Recruitment.
Head of Business Development
Head of Business Development
Nina.Skyum@pharmarelations.dkNina holds a master's degree in molecular biology and has 25 years of experience from the pharmaceutical industry in sales - and marketing management as well as strategic business development. In addition, Nina has three years of experience from the recruitment - and consulting business with a focus on leadership development and executive search within Life Science.
Sr. Recruitment Manager
Sr. Recruitment Manager
claire.wharton@pharmarelations.seClaire Wharton works as Talent Specialist within our business area Recruitment. Her most recent position is as Senior Recruitment Consultant at Hays Specialist Recruitment. Claire has a degree in business management from the University of Queensland and then has a long experience of recruitment both in Australia and the last 8 years in Sweden.
Candidate Manager
Candidate Manager
alexandra.gluhajic@pharmarelations.seAlexandra has 8 years of experience in the Life Science industry. She has worked with aseptic manufacturing of pharmaceuticals and cell culture in biotechnology. She has also been part owner of a company in the food industry where she worked as product and marketing manager.
Recruitment Consultant
Recruitment Consultant
jens.maarup@pharmarelations.dkJens Knud Maarup started his career in the pharmaceutical industry and has held various National and Nordic roles in both pharmaceutical, MedTech and consultancy companies. Jens has primarily worked in various commercial roles, covering sales, market research, sales excellence, management, strategy and business development. For the last two years Jens has worked in the Recruitment industry, focusing on recruitment and temporary positions to the Life Science Industry in Denmark.
Sr. Recruitment Manager
Sr. Recruitment Manager
kristina.edholm@pharmarelations.seKristina Edholm's expertise and skill is to match Life Science Professionals within the Medical and Scientific area with Pharma and Biotech companies. She holds a Master´s Degree in Medical Science/Biomedicine and has 10 years’ experience from the pharmaceutical industry, mainly as a Senior Research Scientist at AstraZeneca, and 10 years’ experience from Life Science Specialist Recruitment and search.
Internal Recruiter Nordics
Internal Recruiter Nordics
moa.palm@pharmarelations.seMoa is a Recruitment Manager in our Business area Recruitment. Moa has several years of experience from recruitment in the Life Science sector, both from working at a recruitment agency and at a Clinical Research Organization. Moa holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Human Resource Management from Stockholm University.
Head of Assessments
Head of Assessments
max.bremberg@pharmarelations.seMax Bremberg is a licensed psychologist from Lund University, specializing in work psychology. He has extensive experience working with executive psychological assessments and various types of consulting services, such as qualified personnel, in both the private and public sectors. Max is a certified user of European test user certificate as well as Assessio’s MAP, MAP-X, Matrigma
Head of Commercial
Head of Commercial
anders.tjerngren@pharmarelations.seAnders has more than 20 years of experience from pharmaceutical and dental device industry in Sweden. He has experience from both Medical and Marketing & Sales positions including, Clinical Research Manager, Product/Brand Manager, Sales Manager, Sales Force Excellence Manager and Business Unit Manager and has experience from more than 10 therapeutic areas.
Head of Commercial
Head of Commercial
mette.uth@pharmarelations.dkMette has a solid experience from the Danish Life Science industry for more than 25 years, and has held various national and international roles in both pharmaceutical and medical device companies. Mette has primarily worked in commercial roles, covering marketing, project management, brand management and digital/e-commerce.
Head of Recruitment
Head of Recruitment
kjersti.staerkebye@pharmarelations.noKjersti, a Master in Marketing Science graduate, has held numerous leadership positions in clinical and research operations, equipping her with valuable skills in talent management, staffing, and recruitment.
With over 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry across Norway and the Nordic-Baltic countries, she has built a vast network and developed a deep understanding of the Life Science sector.
Head of Commercial
Head of Commercial
sverre.slaastad@pharmarelations.noSverre has a background from both pharma and medtech. He has an extraordinary track record from companies like Pfizer, Novo Nordisk, Sanofi, Philips Health Care and Baxter. His network is outstanding after so many yeas in the industry in a number of different companies and from other positions, like board member in the Norwegian Pharmaceutical Association.
Consultant Manager
Consultant Manager
jenny.fornlund@pharmarelations.seJenny has a long experience from the Pharmaceutical Industry within Sales & Marketing. During the years she has gained great knowledge within several medical fields and pharmaceutical drugs in various phases, from launch to mature brands. Jenny has also herself been working as a consultant for many years and has gained deep knowledge on the demands. She has a solid competence within sales and good understanding of working with different types of personalities and has a natural interest for people and business.
Consultant Manager, Uppsala Office
Consultant Manager, Uppsala Office
karolina.thide@pharmarelations.seKarolina holds a Master´s of Pharmaceutical Science and has more than 15 years of experience from pharmaceutical industry. She has experience of both sales and marketing positions including Sales Manager, Product/Brand Manager & Key Account Manager for various therapeutic area.
Consultant Manager
Consultant Manager
johanna.hansson@pharmarelations.seJohanna is a Consultant Manager within the Commercial Interim team in Sweden. She has more than 10 years of experience working within sales, staffing, and recruiting against the healthcare sector. Johanna holds a degree of nursing.
Consultant & Recruitment Manager
Consultant & Recruitment Manager
satu.ratia@pharmarelations.fiWith over 25 years in pharma and various roles in sales, marketing, communications, and external relations, she holds a vast network and strong understanding of our clients' internal processes, which is exactly what we need to help us reach our challenging goals. This is happy times indeed for our clients and us at PR in equal measure.
Nordic Head of Market Access
Nordic Head of Market Access
dana.enkusson@pharmarelations.seDana has more than 20 years of experience in the pharma industry, with over 10 years within Market Access, Health Economics, Price & Reimbursement in the Nordics. She has worked across a broad range of companies, therapeutic areas, and phases of products' lifecycle.
Nordic Health Economics Analyst
Stella Aliadis Market Access | Nordic Price & Tender Manager
Stella Aliadis Market Access | Nordic Price & Tender Manager
stella.aliadis@pharmarelations.comMarket Access Lead
Market Access & Tender Specialist
Head of Medical Interim
Head of Medical Interim
viktoria.lindstrom@pharmarelations.seViktoria is a consultant manager within the medical interim team where she is responsible for developing the areas within laboratory and quality control. Viktoria holds a Licentiate Degree in Biochemistry and has more than 10 years experience from staffing and recruiting within the Life Science industry.
Consultant Manager Scientific Affairs
Consultant Manager Scientific Affairs
emma.perlhamre@pharmarelations.seEmma has approximately 20 years of experience within Clinical Development. She has worked in different roles within Project Management, Clinical Operations and Business Development both within Pharmaceutical Companies and CROs, and in close collaboration with researchers within the Academia. She has experience in managing global as well as local teams within the Nordics. Emma holds a Master´s Degree in Medical Science/Biomedicine from the Karolinska Institute.
Head of Medical
Head of Medical
cecilie.vo.beiske@pharmarelations.noPrior to joining PharmaRelations, Cecilie held positions in business development and quality for a Norwegian pharmaceutical manufacturing company (a CDMO) being responsible for expanding the customer portfolio. As a former consultant knowledged in regulatory, pharmacovigilance and quality assurance, Cecilie understands the client needs in challenging times with high demands. She has 10 years of working experience in the pharma industry and a broad network that can aid clients to leverage specialized competencies and improve efficiency. Cecilie holds a Master’s degree in Pharmacy from the University of Oslo.
Consultant Manager, Lund Office
Consultant Manager, Lund Office
stefan.lind@pharmarelations.seStefan has 25 years of experience from local and global roles in the pharmaceutical industry, mainly within Medical Affairs but also in other parts of drug development, both as a leader and specialist. He has worked with launched products as well as development projects in both late and early phases at pharmaceutical companies in the Öresund region
Consultant Manager
Consultant Manager
carolina.ragnerstam@pharmarelations.seCarolina is a Consultant Manager within the Medical Interim team in Sweden, with the responsibility to develop the area of quality. Carolina has almost 10 years of experience in the pharmaceutical business and worked with different quality functions. She also has experience from the consulting perspective as she worked as a PharmaRelations consultant.
Consultant Manager
Consultant Manager
charlotte.curman@pharmarelations.seCharlotte is a Senior Consultant Manager within the Medical Interim Team in Sweden, with responsibility to develop the Medical Affairs area. Charlotte holds a degree in gynecology and obstetrics for midwifes, and have more than 20 years of experience from working in various positions in the pharmaceutical industry.
Consultant Manager
Consultant Manager
shiva.nowzari@pharmarelations.seShiva has over 10 years of experience from the pharmaceutical industry and will work with our consulting business in Medical including RA, QA, PV with customer responsibility. Shiva has a solid understanding of customer needs in pharmacovigilance and Regulatory Affairs, both globally, Nordic and nationally. She also has experience from the consulting perspective as she worked as a PharmaRelations consultant based at a number of large and small companies as well as In House at PharmaRelations’ office.
Consultant & Recruitment Manager Medical
Consultant & Recruitment Manager Medical
piia.rantala@pharmarelations.fiPiia has been working in the pharma industry for over 20 years in various roles in medical and marketing departments. Piia has vast experience in e.g. patient support programs, patient safety, medical information and regulatory tasks and brand management. While working in these business areas any kind of pharma industry tasks have become familiar to her. At PharmaRelations Piia focuses on medical and regulative roles and in-house services – working closely with Nordic colleagues.
Executive Vice President for Division Compliance (RA/QA/PV)
Executive Vice President for Division Compliance (RA/QA/PV)
helena.bjorkman@pharmarelations.seHelena brings 20 years of experience from Regulatory Affairs. She has been Head of Regulatory Affairs Nordic and Director Regulatory Affairs. She has a broad knowledge from various strategic and leadership roles as well as highly operational positions.
Head of Regulatory Affairs
Head of Regulatory Affairs
jaana.rainesto@pharmarelations.fiJaana has an experience of 18 years to work in global regulatory affairs in pharmaceuticals industry and for the Finnish Medicines Agency. She has strong experience working with scientific advisers, CMOs, CROs, competent authorities, local representative worldwide. The experience has also been gained from quality, risk management and pharmacovigilance responsibilities.
Head of Regulatory Affairs
Head of Regulatory Affairs
anna-karin.sverdrup@pharmarelations.seAnna-Karin has over 25 years of experience from the pharmaceutical industry in various roles, and more than 10 years within Regulatory Affairs. Anna-Karin has a broad experience within Regulatory Affairs in various areas such as Regulatory CMC and Regulatory Affairs maintenance work both from head quarter and affiliate level.
Head of Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance
Head of Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance
ann.kristin.lillelien@pharmarelations.noWith a 17-year journey in the pharmaceutical industry, Ann Kristin brings a broad experience, with a decade dedicated to Regulatory Affairs. Her extensive background spans across Prescription Medicine and Consumer Health Care, encompassing all regulatory procedures, packaging materials and interactions with competent authorities. Ann Kristins experience goes further into Quality Assurance, where she has gained her skills in areas such as Quality Risk Management, auditing and also taking on the role of GDP Responsible Person.
Head of Regulatory Affairs
Head of Pharmacovigilance
Head of Pharmacovigilance
ulrika.lundahl@pharmarelations.seUlrika has a broad experience in GVP with about 15 years of experience from both smaller Swedish and large global pharmaceutical companies, CRO companies and authorities. Her most recent position was as Pharmacovigilance Inspector at the Medical Products Agency. She has previously had roles such as Global QA Auditor GCP at Sobi, PV Compliance Monitor at Baxter and Head of Country PV Sweden at BMS.
Consultant Team Manager Pharmacovigilance
Consultant Team Manager Pharmacovigilance
rikard.lundgren@pharmarelations.seRikard is a Senior Consultant Manager within the Medical Interim team in Sweden, with responsibility to develop the Pharmacovigilance area. He holds a degree in Social Psychology and have some 15 years experience from working at PharmaRelations in various positions.
Head of Quality Assurance
Head of Quality Assurance
rosie-marie.holmlund@pharmarelations.seRosie-Marie has a broad knowledge in GxP with about 25 years experience in the pharmaceutical business. She is highly experienced in the areas of Quality Management Systems as well as Supplier Management and has been a certified auditor for 10 years. Her most recent position was at Recipharm, as Head of corporate Quality Management where she had both a global leadership and strategic role.
Head of Quality Assurance
Head of Quality Assurance
camilla.zollner@pharmarelations.dkCamilla holds a Master of Pharmaceutical Sciences and has more than 20 years of experience from the Biotech & Medical Device Industry. This includes 3rd Party Management and setting up Quality Requirements for new Contract Manufacturing of API, Devices, DP, FP and QP release flows, Audit of GMP, GDP & 13485.
The in dept knowledge of critical processes within development of biotech makes her a strong QP for certification of IMP & GMP batch release of support proteins and API.
Camilla participated in numerous audits and authority inspections along with acting as QA project responsible for several high focused project as new products, their EM PPQ, API PPQ & DP PPQ internally for Medical Devices and Biotech product and with critical CMOs.
Head of Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance
Head of Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance
ann.kristin.lillelien@pharmarelations.noAnn Kristin has an 8 year experience within Quality Assurance and Good Distribution Practice (GDP) with additional 10 years in Regulatory Affairs. Within Quality Assurance this include establishment of a Quality Management System (GDP), Supplier Management, Audits and Self-Inspections, Authority Inspections, Product Complaints and Recall Management, Deviation and CAPA Management, Risk Management and acting as the GDP Responsible Person.
Head of Medical Device (RA/QA)
Head of Medical Device (RA/QA)
emma.axelsson@pharmarelations.seI am passionate about advancing the medical device industry by ensuring innovative, effective, and safe products on the market. With several years of experience in medical devices and extensive expertise in quality assurance and regulatory affairs, I excel in guiding products through every stage of their lifecycle, from development to post-market.
My proficiency in quality systems, regulatory compliance, and cross-functional collaboration drives efficiency while prioritizing patient safety. Dedicated to continuous improvement, I thrive on tackling challenges and delivering value in every task I undertake.
Head of Medical Engineering
Executive Vice President Pre-clinical and Clinical Development Nordics
Executive Vice President Pre-clinical and Clinical Development Nordics
beatrice.ostrom@pharmarelations.seBeatrice holds a master’s in biomedical science from Karolinska Institute and during the last 20 years she has been working with Clinical studies. With her long background from the CRO world and from pharmaceutical companies, like Sanofi and Pfizer, she understands the demands and requirements of the Pharmaceutical Industry and the importance of close collaboration between service providers and their clients. With global executive leadership experience as well as several Northern European leadership roles she has a clear global outlook on Life Science and has the experience of leading large teams in various geographic settings.
Head of Clinical Development Sweden and Norway
Head of Clinical Development Sweden and Norway
emma.perlhamre@pharmarelations.seEmma has approximately 20 years of experience within Clinical Development. She has worked in different roles within Project Management, Clinical Operations and Business Development both within Pharmaceutical Companies and CROs, and in close collaboration with researchers within the Academia. She has experience in managing global as well as local teams within the Nordics. Emma holds a Master´s Degree in Medical Science/Biomedicine from the Karolinska Institute.
Head of Clinical Development Denmark
Head of Clinical Development Denmark
marianne.jensen@pharmarelations.dkMarianne brings more than 30 years of profound clinical trials experience. With hands-on experience from CRO, pharma, and biotech, she understands industry needs and standards. Marianne is not only dedicated to developing people but also to expanding the number of clinical trial activities in the Nordic region.
Head of Clinical Operations Sweden
Head of Clinical Operations Sweden
daniel.stromblad@pharmarelations.seDaniel is passionate about developing new innovative treatments that fulfill unmet needs for patients. With over 20 years of experience in various positions within the pharma industry and CRO, Daniel has a deep understanding of clients' needs and can provide relevant solutions to bring their products to market.
Head of Medical Interim
Head of Medical Interim
viktoria.lindstrom@pharmarelations.seViktoria is a consultant manager within the medical interim team where she is responsible for developing the areas within laboratory and quality control. Viktoria holds a Licentiate Degree in Biochemistry and has more than 10 years experience from staffing and recruiting within the Life Science industry.
Nordic Head of Market Access
Nordic Head of Market Access
dana.enkusson@pharmarelations.seDana has more than 20 years of experience in the pharma industry, with over 10 years within Market Access, Health Economics, Price & Reimbursement in the Nordics. She has worked across a broad range of companies, therapeutic areas, and phases of products' lifecycle.
Head of Commercial
Head of Commercial
anders.tjerngren@pharmarelations.seAnders has more than 20 years of experience from pharmaceutical and dental device industry in Sweden. He has experience from both Medical and Marketing & Sales positions including, Clinical Research Manager, Product/Brand Manager, Sales Manager, Sales Force Excellence Manager and Business Unit Manager and has experience from more than 10 therapeutic areas.
Executive Vice President Pre-clinical and Clinical Development Nordics
Executive Vice President Pre-clinical and Clinical Development Nordics
beatrice.ostrom@pharmarelations.seBeatrice holds a master’s in biomedical science from Karolinska Institute and during the last 20 years she has been working with Clinical studies. With her long background from the CRO world and from pharmaceutical companies, like Sanofi and Pfizer, she understands the demands and requirements of the Pharmaceutical Industry and the importance of close collaboration between service providers and their clients. With global executive leadership experience as well as several Northern European leadership roles she has a clear global outlook on Life Science and has the experience of leading large teams in various geographic settings.
Nordic Head of Market Access
Nordic Head of Market Access
dana.enkusson@pharmarelations.seDana has more than 20 years of experience in the pharma industry, with over 10 years within Market Access, Health Economics, Price & Reimbursement in the Nordics. She has worked across a broad range of companies, therapeutic areas, and phases of products' lifecycle.
Nordic Head of Regulatory Affairs
Nordic Head of Regulatory Affairs
helena.bjorkman@pharmarelations.seHelena brings 20 years of experience from Regulatory Affairs. She has been Head of Regulatory Affairs Nordic and Director Regulatory Affairs. She has a broad knowledge from various strategic and leadership roles as well as highly operational positions.
Head of Commercial
Head of Commercial
anders.tjerngren@pharmarelations.seAnders has more than 20 years of experience from pharmaceutical and dental device industry in Sweden. He has experience from both Medical and Marketing & Sales positions including, Clinical Research Manager, Product/Brand Manager, Sales Manager, Sales Force Excellence Manager and Business Unit Manager and has experience from more than 10 therapeutic areas.
Accounting Manager
Finance/Backoffice Assistant Sweden
Accountant
Finance/Backoffice Assistant Sweden
IT
Office Manager
HR & Marketing Coordinator Finland
Group Marketing Lead
Group Marketing Lead
therese.tullgren@pharmarelations.comMy career is characterized by a strong ability to develop and implement effective digital marketing strategies, strengthen customer relationships, and deliver tailored solutions that meet unique needs. I have a solid background in strategic marketing and digital growth, with experience from several leadership roles across various industries.
Sales- & Marketing Coordinator
HR Manager
HR Manager
madeleine.hedman@pharmarelations.seMadeleine, being a pharmacist by training, started her career withing recruitment as Executive Search Consultant within Life Science in 2017. Before this she had held various positions at Amgen, Uppsala Monitoring Centre and Thermo Fisher Scientific. Before coming to PharmaRelations she worked as a Talent Acquisition Partner at Cytiva. Madeleine is responsible for all internal recruitments, supporting our Nordic offices.