The Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA) Rising Stars were also recognized at the recent Woman of the Year ceremony. These are professionals in various sectors of the healthcare industry, including pharmaceutical, biotechnology, advertising, public relations, medical education and market research, among other fields. Nominated by the HBA’s Corporate Partners, the Rising Stars represent various career stages and disciplines, and have demonstrated noteworthy achievements and proven attention to furthering their careers. See a selection of these emerging leaders:
Nyra Bannis
Director of Patient Services
Shire
Chiara Bergerone
Senior Business Director, Europe
BD
Joan Cannon
National Director, Medical Science Liaisons
Lundbeck
Kris Cappo
Director, Forecasting
Teva Pharmaceuticals
Christine Dellanno
US Regulatory Healthcare Manager
RB
Nancy Shore DiLella
Senior Associate General Counsel
Genentech Inc.
Belinda N. Drew
Deputy Director, Global Hemophilia Strategic Marketing Communications and Excellence
Bayer
Raffaella Faggioni
Senior Director, Research and Development
MedImmune, the biologics arm of AstraZeneca
Carla Fernandez
Vice President, Sales
Cardinal Health
MaryBeth Forte
Director, Human Resources Business Partner
Daiichi-Sankyo Inc.
Gina Fusaro, PhD
Senior Director, Global Scientific Communications, Solid Tumors and Early Pipeline
Celgene Corp.
Adrienne D. Gonzalez
Senior Counsel, Litigation and Government Investigations
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Carolyn Higgins
Senior Scientist, Research and Development Program Leader
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals
Samina Kanwar, PhD
Associate Vice President and Head of Life Cycle Management COE, Global Human Health
Merck & Co, Inc
Vildan Kehr
Divisional Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition
Abbott
Sue Lambert
Senior Director of Customer Experience
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Suzanne E. Maahs
PharmD, Associate Director in Clinical Sciences and Innovation, Translational Medicine
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Kim Milnes
Director, Global Strategic Internal Communications
Bayer
Phuong Khanh (P.K.) Morrow, MD
Executive Medical Director
Amgen
April Mulroney
Managing Director, Medidata Payments
Medidata
Christa Murphy
Director, Human Resources
Eisai Inc.
Ebele Ola, MD
Director, Medical Affairs
Johnson & Johnson
Caroline Pak
PharmD, Medical Editor-in-Chief
Pfizer Inc.
Kelly Payne
Leader – Global Business Solutions the Americas
Eli Lilly and Company
Veronica Pickens
Senior Director, Compliance and Delegation
Inovalon Inc.
Michelle T. Quinn
Vice President, Head Legal, Generics
Sandoz Inc.
Shannon Resetich
Global Franchise Head
Baxalta
Jody Russell
Talent Partner
UCB
Eugenia A. Rutenberg
Business Planning Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
Tara Schweitzer
National Account Director
Boehringer Ingelheim
Mona M. Scrofano
Senior Director, Scientific and Competitive Analysis
Takeda Oncology
Sujatha Sonti
Head, Formulation and Process Development
GlaxoSmithKline
Christine E. Sproule
Associate Director Merck KGaA, Darmstadt Germany
Jenny Sung
Associate Vice President, Evidence-Based Medicine Research
Sanofi
Clare Tong
Senior Director, Custom Research
AlphaImpactRx
Diane DiGangi Trench
Head of Account Management, Managed Markets
Takeda Pharmaceuticals America Inc.
Meredith Valentine
Senior Brand Manager
Johnson & Johnson
Deena M. Ward
Senior Director, Area Accounts
Novo Nordisk
Kassie D. Wooton
Senior Staff Liaison to the President and CEO
Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals
Lili Zhu
Pfizer Global Commercial Operation China Lead (Senior Director)
Pfizer Inc.
