Overview
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ESIN TUNA

ESIN TUNA

Zurich

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Market Expansion Lead

Biogen
09.2023 - Current

Lead expansion projects in new and existing territories with new or existing partners for current and upcoming portfolio by ensuring the alignment between internal cross functional teams and their counterparts of the partner companies.

Work on operational roadmap and objectives in alignment with therapeutic area and regional priorities.

Negotiate Distribution Agreement terms with partners by executing the respective due diligence.

Associate Director

Biogen
09.2022 - 08.2023

V&A Lead for Multiple Sclerosis portfolio in LATAM (Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico), APAC (Australia, China, Japan), MART (Middle East, Africa, Russia, Turkey and CIS countries) & V&A Lead for SMA, Alzheimer, Early Assets portfolio in Turkey

Associate Director

Biogen
12.2021 - 09.2022

V&A lead for MS, SMA and Early Assets portfolio in Turkey, Russia and CIS countries

Senior Market Access Manager

Biogen
12.2020 - 12.2021

V&A Lead for Multiple Sclerosis portfolio in MART (Middle East, Africa, Russia, Turkey and CIS countries)

Field Medical Manager

Sanofi
09.2019 - 11.2020

Responsible for hematology products (Caplacizumab, Duvelisib, Isatuximab) in 7 cities including Ankara and Istanbul

Regulatory Affairs Specialist

Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (MoH)
03.2017 - 09.2019

Responsible for the execution of registration & sales permission process for approximately 80 products including biotechnological, biosimilar and conventional products

Consultant

Polar Health Economics and Policy Consultancy
12.2013 - 01.2017

Market Access & Health Economics & Health Policy projects of global pharmaceutical and medical device companies including;


  • Disease areas/indications: Rheumatology (Juvenile idiopathic arthritis, Psoriatic arthritis) / cardiovascular diseases (Stroke) / Autoimmune, autoinflammatory diseases (HIV, Hepatitis B, Behçet's disease) / Respiratory diseases (COPD, Asthma) / Dermatology (Chronic idiopathic urticaria, Psoriasis) / Nervous system diseases (Epilepsy) / Oncology (Breast cancer, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia..) / Diabetes -
  • Companies: Abbive, Boehringer Ingelheim, Celgene, Gilead, Medtronic, Johnson and Johnson, MSD, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, Pfizer, ICON, Roche, UCB

Health Policy and Patient Advocacy Specialist

Bayer
10.2012 - 12.2013

Education

MBA - Executive MBA

Middle East Technical University
Ankara, Turkey
06.2019

Master of Science - Health Economics And Pharmacoeconomics

Hacettepe University
Ankara, Turkey
02.2016

Master of Science - Biopharmaceutics And Pharmacokinetics

Hacettepe University
Ankara, Turkey
02.2016

Bachelor of Science - Pharmacy

Hacettepe University
Ankara, Turkey
06.2011

Skills

  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in team environment
  • Self-motivated, with strong sense of personal responsibility
  • Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations
  • Worked well in team setting, providing support and guidance

Certification

  • Development Of Conceptual Models / ISPOR 19th Annual European Congress (Vienna, Austria) – 11.2016
  • Pharmacoeconomic Modeling & Applications / ISPOR 19th Annual European Congress (Vienna, Austria) – 11.2016
  • Using Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis in Health Care Decision Making: Approaches & Applications / ISPOR 18th Annual European Congress (Milan, Italy) – 11.2015
  • Risk-Sharing/Performance-Based Arrangements For Drugs And Other Medical Products / ISPOR 17th Annual European Congress (Amsterdam, Holland) – 11.2015
  • The 5 Choices to Extraordinary Productivity – Franklin Covey – 11.2013

Publications

2 articles, 1 book chapter and 46 posters published in international platforms


ARTICLES 

1. Results of Reference Pricing and Reimbursement Discount Rate Schemes of Turkey Farmeconomia, 2013, Vol 14, No 2 

2. Cost of Treatment of Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria in Turkey Health, 2016, 8, 1098- 1103 


BOOK CHAPTER 

1. Tuna E., Market Access in North Eastern Europe Countries. In: Pharmaceutical Market Access in Emerging Markets, Koçkaya G., Wertheimer A., 2016, p.95-129 https://www.seedmedicalpublishers.com/wpcontent/uploads/preview/Pharmaceutical_Market_Access_in_Emerging_Markets.pdf 


POSTERS 

1. Comparing Cost of Therapeutic Plasma Exchange and Intravenous Immunoglobulin Infusion in Treating Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Research abstract for the ISPOR 15th Annual European Congress 3-7 November 2012 in Berlin/ GERMANY 

2. Possible Budget Impact of Internal Reference Pricing for Statins in Turkey / Research abstract for the ISPOR 15th Annual European Congress, 3-7 November 2012 in Berlin/ GERMANY 

3. Net Tax Revenue with a National Based Rotavirus Vaccination Program in Turkey / Research abstract for the ISPOR 15th Annual European Congress, 3-7 November 2012 in Berlin/ GERMANY 

4. The Cost-of-Disease of Thromboembolic and Hemorrhagic Complications Associated with Atrial Fibrillation and its Treatment in Turkey: An Expert Panel Approach for Estimation of Costs / Research abstract for the ISPOR 18th Annual International Meeting, 18-22 May 2013 in New Orleans/ LA/ USA 

5. The Cost-of-Disease of Deep Venous Thrombosis and Its Short and Long-Term Clinical Consequences in Turkey: An Expert Panel Approach for Estimation of Costs / Research abstract for the ISPOR 18th Annual International Meeting, 18-22 May 2013 in New Orleans/ LA/ USA 

6. The Cost–Effectiveness of Rivaroxaban for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation (AF) in Turkey / Research abstract for the ISPOR 18th Annual International Meeting, 18-22 May 2013 in New Orleans/ LA/ USA 

7. The Cost–Effectiveness of Rivaroxaban Compared to Enoxaparin Plus Adjusted-Dose Warfarin for the Treatment of Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) in Turkey / Research abstract for the ISPOR 18th Annual International Meeting, 18-22 May 2013 in New Orleans/ LA/ USA 

8. Whether The Treatment Expenditures or The Pharmaceutical Expenditures of Social Security Institution (SSI) Have a Higher Increase Rate Between 2005 and 2011 in Turkey? / Research abstract for the ISPOR 18th Annual International Meeting, 18-22 May 2013 in New Orleans/ LA/ USA 

9. Comparison Retail Prices of Drug Prices Between Turkey and European Countries / Research abstract for the ISPOR 16th Annual European Congress, 2-6 November 2013 in Dublin/ IRELAND 

10. Supplementary Health Insurance in Turkey / Research abstract for the ISPOR 16th Annual European Congress, 2-6 November 2013 at Dublin/ IRELAND

11.How Co-Payment Mechanism Has Changed Patients' Perception Towards OTC Type Products? / Research abstract for the ISPOR 16th Annual European Congress, 2-6 November 2013 in Dublin/ IRELAND 

12. Classification of Drugs Bringing From Abroad in Turkey According to Their ATC Codes/ ISPOR 6th Asia Pacific Conference (6-9 September 2014) - Beijing/ CHINA 

13. Development of HTA In Turkey / Research abstract for the ISPOR 17th Annual European Congress, 8-12 November 2014 at Amsterdam/ NETHERLANDS 

14. Availability of Risk Sharing Agreements in the Turkish Pharmaceutical Sector / Research abstract for the ISPOR 17th Annual European Congress, 8-12 November 2014 at Amsterdam/ NETHERLANDS 

15. Cost-Analysis of Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria Disease / Research abstract for the ISPOR 17th Annual European Congress, 8-12 November 2014 at Amsterdam/ NETHERLANDS 

16. Value of Life And Cost of Pre-Mature Deaths With the Perspective of Productivity As Net Tax Revenue for Turkey / Research abstract for the ISPOR 17th Annual European Congress, 8-12 November 2014 at Amsterdam/ NETHERLANDS 

17. Value of Life And Cost of Pre-Mature Deaths With the Perspective of Productivity As Net Tax Revenue: A Comparison in USA, Canada, Japan and Australia / Research abstract for the ISPOR 17th Annual European Congress, 8-12 November 2014 at Amsterdam/ NETHERLANDS 

18. Value of Life And Cost of Pre-Mature Deaths With the Perspective of Productivity As Net Tax Revenue: A Comparison in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom / Research abstract for the ISPOR 17th Annual European Congress, 8-12 November 2014 at Amsterdam/ NETHERLANDS 

19. Value of Life And Cost of Pre-Mature Deaths With the Perspective of Productivity As Net Tax Revenue: A Comparison in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico / Research abstract for the ISPOR 17th Annual European Congress, 8-12 November 2014 at Amsterdam/ NETHERLANDS 

20. Discount Distribution Analysis of Original Medicines Which Has No Generics in Turkey/ Research abstract for the ISPOR 18th Annual European Congress, 7-11 November 2015 at Milan/ ITALY 

21. ATC1 Group Discount Distribution Analysis of Original Medicines Which Has No Generics in Turkey / Research abstract for the ISPOR 18th Annual European Congress, 7-11 November 2015 at Milan/ ITALY 22. General Assessment of Unlicensed Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Medicine Usage Subgroups in Turkey / Research abstract for the ISPOR 18th Annual European Congress, 7-11 November 2015 at Milan/ ITALY 

23. General Assessment of Unlicensed Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Medicine Usage in Turkey / Research abstract for the ISPOR 18th Annual European Congress, 7- 11 November 2015 at Milan/ ITALY 

24. General Assessment of Unlicensed Medicine Usage in Turkey / Research abstract for the ISPOR 18th Annual European Congress, 7-11 November 2015 at Milan/ ITALY 

25. Changes in The Prices of Reference Biotechnology Products By The Penetration of Biosimilars into The Turkish Pharmaceutical Market / Research abstract for the ISPOR 18th Annual European Congress, 7-11 November 2015 at Milan/ ITALY 

26. Direct Treatment Costs of Stroke in Turkey / Research abstract for the ISPOR 18th Annual European Congress, 7-11 November 2015 at Milan/ ITALY

27. Local Cost Study of Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism in Turkey / Research abstract for the ISPOR 18th Annual European Congress, 7-11 November 2015 at Milan/ ITALY 

28. Cost of Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) Disease in Turkey / Research abstract for the ISPOR 18th Annual European Congress, 7-11 November 2015 at Milan/ ITALY 

29. How Pricing and Reimbursement Policies Affect The Budget Impact of The Treatment of Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in Turkey / Research abstract for the ISPOR 18th Annual European Congress, 7-11 November 2015 at Milan/ ITALY 

30. Cost Effectiveness of Sodium Oxybate in Treatment of Cataplexy in Patients With Narcolepsy in Turkey / Research abstract for the ISPOR 18th Annual European Congress, 7-11 November 2015 at Milan/ ITALY 

31. Cost Saving Study of Five Grass Pollen Slit Tablet Versus SCIT's & Symptomatic Treatment/ Research abstract for the ISPOR 18th Annual European Congress, 7-11 November 2015 at Milan/ ITALY 

32. Treatment Algorithm and Direct Costs of Treatment of HR+/HER2- Post Menopausal Advanced/Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients in Turkey / Research abstract for the ISPOR 21th Annual International Meeting, 21-25 May 2016 at Washington/ USA 

33. Indirect Costs of Stroke in Turkey / Research abstract for the ISPOR 19th Annual European Congress, 29 October-2 November 2016 at Vienna/ AUSTRIA 

34. Direct Costs of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Turkey: A Panel Approach / Research abstract for the ISPOR 19th Annual European Congress, 29 October-2 November 2016 at Vienna/ AUSTRIA 

35. Adherence to Gold Criteria Strategy in Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients: Cost Implications in Turkey / Research abstract for the ISPOR 19th Annual European Congress, 29 October-2 November 2016 at Vienna/ AUSTRIA 

36. Indirect Costs of Epilepsy in Turkey: Cost of The Disease in Terms of Work Loss / Research abstract for the ISPOR 19th Annual European Congress, 29 October-2 November 2016 at Vienna/ AUSTRIA 

37. Direct Costs of Epilepsy in Turkey: A Panel Approach / Research abstract for the ISPOR 19th Annual European Congress, 29 October-2 November 2016 at Vienna/ AUSTRIA 

38. Indirect Cost of HIV/AIDS: Results of A Survey From A Turkish Research Center / Research abstract for the ISPOR 19th Annual European Congress, 29 October-2 November 2016 at Vienna/ AUSTRIA 

39. Direct Cost of HIV/AIDS in Turkey / Research abstract for the ISPOR 19th Annual European Congress, 29 October-2 November 2016 at Vienna/ AUSTRIA 

40. Trend of Pharmacoeconomics and Health Outcome Studies in Turkey / Research abstract for the ISPOR 19th Annual European Congress, 29 October-2 November 2016 at Vienna/ AUSTRIA 

41. Estimation of Value of Life With A Model Approach Depending on Net Present Value For Turkey / Research abstract for the ISPOR 19th Annual European Congress, 29 October-2 November 2016 at Vienna/ AUSTRIA 

42. Estimation of Value of Life With a Model Approach Depending on Net Present Value for Austria, Canada, Japan And USA / Research abstract for the ISPOR 19th Annual European Congress, 29 October-2 November 2016 at Vienna/ AUSTRIA

43. Cost of Illness of Spinal Muscular Atrophy in Turkey / Research abstract for the ISPOR Annual European Congress, 12-15 November 2023 at Copenhagen/ DENMARK


Timeline

Market Expansion Lead

Biogen
09.2023 - Current

Associate Director

Biogen
09.2022 - 08.2023

Associate Director

Biogen
12.2021 - 09.2022

Senior Market Access Manager

Biogen
12.2020 - 12.2021

Field Medical Manager

Sanofi
09.2019 - 11.2020

Regulatory Affairs Specialist

Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (MoH)
03.2017 - 09.2019

Consultant

Polar Health Economics and Policy Consultancy
12.2013 - 01.2017

Health Policy and Patient Advocacy Specialist

Bayer
10.2012 - 12.2013

MBA - Executive MBA

Middle East Technical University

Master of Science - Health Economics And Pharmacoeconomics

Hacettepe University

Master of Science - Biopharmaceutics And Pharmacokinetics

Hacettepe University

Bachelor of Science - Pharmacy

Hacettepe University
ESIN TUNA