Fernando Romero

I am a Pharmaceutical and Biological Chemist with a specialization in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology. My ability to acquire knowledge, my creativity in solving problems and my ability to empathize with the team and the customer have allowed me to develop successfully for 3 years in the pharmaceutical industry in sales positions as well as in Procurement support positions for global teams. I am committed to continuous learning and enriching my professional profile with soft and technical skills, which will allow me to have a 360º vision of the business that improve the patient experience and at the same time add value to the company.

Management Consulting Analyst                                                                                                                                  2024

Real World Evidence

IQVIA

Relevant activities the position

• Support project leaders in the development of business management consulting solutions for pharmaceutical laboratories.
• Support projects related to:
  • Patient support programs for highly specialized drugs and for rare diseases
  • Classification of points of sale according to data for the generation of visit strategies for the sales force
  • Patient journey to identify relevant points/strategies for adherence and access.

Procurement Analyst                                                                                                                                                         2022 – 2023

Cog`s and Maintenance Procurement Data Management Support for Mexico and US sites

SANOFI AVENTIS

Main goals in this position:

• Supported the organization during the transition from local to global management, designing and implementing strategies to improve communication between the sites and global buyers, increasing the efficiency of the processes and reducing the time to generate results.
• Updated the prices in the ERP system (SAP Athena, JDEdwards or iShift depending on the industrial site) according to the negotiations made with the suppliers, optimizing the material requisition process for packaging, raw materials and maintenance categories, reducing the time needed to purchase relevant materials for new launches, as well as reducing the reports due to errors in purchase orders.
• Created databases of relevant information for global procurement team, facilitating global buyers' decision making when negotiating prices and reducing response time to individual center needs.
• Created and managed the knowledge transfer plan for the position to a BPO. This plan consisted of training materials, daily training sessions at each site for a month and a half, follow-up sessions, and integration meetings with the local team, resulting in a successful integration of the new team at each site in less time than originally planned.
• Selected as a key user in the Procurement department to implement iShift in the US, taking advantage of my ease of learning, involvement in process details, and ability to effectively transfer knowledge to work teams.

Procurement Trainee                                                                                                                                                          2022

Cog`s and Maintenance Procurement Data Management Support

SANOFI AVENTIS DE MÉXICO

Main goals in this position:

• Updated the prices in the ERP system according to the negotiations made with the suppliers (SAP Athena) and optimized the material requisition process for packaging and maintenance categories.
• Created databases of relevant information for the procurement global department to facilitate the global buyers' decision making when negotiating prices and reduce the response time to each center's needs.

Sales and Marketing Trainee                                                                                                                                                   2020 - 2022

Sales force

SANOFI AVENTIS DE MÉXICO

Main goals in this position:

• Designed customized promotional materials and promotional strategy according to the business plan designed for this project to attract and maintain the attention of the participating pharmacies using omnichannel strategy concepts, observing an adoption of the strategy by rest of the team, in addition to a 50% increase in the number of orders generated as well as the customer portfolio in the assigned territory.
• Trained independent pharmacy staff in areas such as proper dispensing and storage of OTC and controlled drugs, growth strategies, customer loyalty programs, etc., and observed an increase in the number of pharmacies interested in this program in the territory worked.
• Prepared business presentations to communicate results to different levels of command in the organization, receiving recognition from my direct manager as well as from managers in other areas due to the manner of presentation as well as the results obtained.

Project Management Institute                                                                                                                                          2023

Certification for Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)

• Approved with the grade “knowledge above target”.

In order to have the same level of knowledge as the new version of the certification, the following supplemental certification was taken:

Certiprof                                                                                                                                                                               2023

Scrum foundation professional certification (SFPC)

Google certifications (Coursera)                                                                                                                            2023-2024

Professional certificate in project management by Google

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)                                                                                         2017 – 2022

Bachelor of Pharmaceutical and Biological Chemistry

• Graduate by broadening and deepening knowledge through a diploma in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology for the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industries.