Team & Contact
Lena Hofsberger
Chairman of the Board
Lena Hofsberger
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.
Fredrik Anjou
CEO
Fredrik Anjou
CEO
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.
Kim Raabymagle
Country Manager Denmark
Kim Raabymagle
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.
Sverre Slaastad
Country Manager Norway
Sverre Slaastad
Country Manager Norway
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.
Mika Ylèn-Julin
Country Manager Finland
Mika Ylèn-Julin
Country Manager Finland
mika.ylenjulin@pharmarelations.fiMika has an extensive background in Life Science in Finland and in the Nordics from many different roles and companies. His most recent position was as country head of Finland for IMS Health, the digital tech & consulting group providing solutions for Life Science and Healthcare, a role he held for 7 years. Prior to IMS, he had a similar role as country head for Finland in HemoCue. His first decades in Life Science were spent in different leading roles of marketing and sales in various companies including Janssen Cilag, AstraZeneca, and MSD in Finland and the Nordics, among others.
Regulatory Affairs
Helena Björkman
Nordic Head of Regulatory Affairs
Helena Björkman
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.
Magnhild Samseth Schanche
Head of Regulatory Affairs
Magnhild Samseth Schanche
Head of Regulatory Affairs
magnhild.schanche@pharmarelations.noMagnhild has over 30 years of working experience in the pharmaceutical industry within Regulatory Affairs. She has held positions as Regulatory Affairs Manager at Nycomed Pharma (Takeda), Nycomed Imaging (Ge Healthcare), MSD, and Merck. She has broad experience and a network within Regulatory.
For degree, she holds a Master’s degree in pharmacy from the University of Oslo.
Jaana Rainesto
Head of Regulatory Affairs
Jaana Rainesto
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.
Commercial
Anders Tjerngren
Head of Commercial
Anders Tjerngren
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.
Mette Uth
Head of Commercial
Mette Uth
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.
Ola Gustavsson
Consultant Manager
Ola Gustavsson
Consultant Manager
ola.gustavsson@pharmarelations.seOla is PharmaRelations Senior Consultant Manager. He is responsible for developing PharmaRelations interim services within the commercial area. He is a HR specialist from the University of Linköping with more than 10 years of experience working within sales, consulting and recruitments in Life Science.
Jenny Fornlund
Consultant Manager
Jenny Fornlund
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.
Karolina Thidé
Consultant Manager, Uppsala Office
Karolina Thidé
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.
Johanna Hansson
Consultant Manager
Johanna Hansson
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.
Marie Palacios
Omnichannel services manager
Marie Palacios
Omnichannel services manager
marie.palacios@pharmarelations.seMarie is a SCRUM master, data scientist, and UX designer with over 10 years in the life science industry as a Brand manager, digital marketing manager, and omnichannel specialist in over 7 countries, including 6 years in the Nordic market.
Recruitment
Helena Marteus
Nordic Head of Recruitment
Helena Marteus
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.
Nina Skyum
Head of Recruitment
Nina Skyum
Head of Recruitment
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.
Kåre Opland
Head of Recruitment
Kåre Opland
Head of Recruitment
kare.opland@pharmarelations.noKåre Opland has a background from the Pharma- and MedTech industry. He has held different positions such as Pharmaceutical Consultant and Administrative Director at Astra, Alpharma, Novartis, Serono, Nordic Vision and Curato. His most recent position was as General Manager at Handicare.
Jukka Polojärvi
Recruitment Manager
Jukka Polojärvi
Recruitment Manager
Jukka.Polojarvi@pharmarelations.fiJukka has over 17 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry in Finland and the other Nordic countries. He has held various positions in both marketing and sales, including Product Specialist, Product Manager, Nordic Brand Team Leader and Marketing & Sales Director.
Claire Wharton
Sr. Recruitment Manager
Claire Wharton
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.
Alexandra Gluhajic
Candidate Manager
Alexandra Gluhajic
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.
Jens Knud Maarup
Recruitment manager
Jens Knud Maarup
Recruitment manager
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.
Kristina Edholm
Sr. Recruitment Manager
Kristina Edholm
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.
Moa Palm
Recruitment Manager
Moa Palm
Recruitment Manager
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.
Sofie Emilie Hjortskov
Recruitment Consultant
Sofie Emilie Hjortskov
Recruitment Consultant
sofie.hjortskov@pharmarelations.dkSofie has a background within HR, Recruiting and Employer Branding and has her experience from both public and private organizations. Her area of works has especially been within strategy development and implementation, developing HR functions covering the employee life cycle as well as being responsible for the communication strategy within HR and Employer Branding.
Lotte Hansen
Recruitment Manager
Lotte Hansen
Recruitment Manager
lotte.hansen@pharmarelations.dkLotte has more than 20 years of experience within the Danish Life Science industry. She has a broad experience of strategy, leadership, marketing, and sales. Lotte has held various positions as Product Specialist, Product Manager, Sales Manager and Business unit Manager. She has experience within 15 therapeutic areas.
Madeleine Hedman
Internal Recruiter Nordics
Madeleine Hedman
Internal Recruiter Nordics
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.
Max Bremberg
Head of Assessments
Max Bremberg
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
Medical
Eva Bremberg
Nordic Head of Medical Interim
Eva Bremberg
Nordic Head of Medical Interim
eva.bremberg@pharmarelations.seEva leads our Business Unit Medical Interim Services in Sweden. She has a solid background as MSc in Pharmacy and a broad experience and network in Nordic Life Science based on more than 20 years in various medical and commercial positions including leadership, business development, industry association, recruitment and consulting.
Louise Brinking
Head of Medical Interim
Louise Brinking
Head of Medical Interim
louise.brinking@pharmarelations.dkLouise comes with a background within sales, recruitment and HR. Since 2007 Louise has been in the recruitment industry with focus on Life science. Furthermore Louise has been working as an inhouse recruiter and trusted adviser responsible for the Nordic and Baltic countries for one of the biggest MedTech companies in the world.
Cecilie Vo Beiske
Head of Medical
Cecilie Vo Beiske
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.
Aina Illiano
Consultant Manager, Gothenburg Office
Aina Illiano
Consultant Manager, Gothenburg Office
aina.illiano@pharmarelations.seAina has 20 years of experience from the pharmaceutical industry, mainly from Clinical Development and Pharmacovigilance but also from other parts within drug development. She has experience from being project leader, manger and been working with leadership teams, both locally and globally. Aina is a registered nurse with a PMP exam. Her main responsibilities is to work with consulting business in Medical including RA, QA, PV with customer responsibility in the Gothenburg region (Västra Götaland).
Viktoria Lindström
Consultant Manager
Viktoria Lindström
Consultant Manager
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.
Stefan Lind
Consultant Manager, Lund Office
Stefan Lind
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
Carolina Ragnerstam
Consultant Manager
Carolina Ragnerstam
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.
Charlotte Curman
Consultant Manager
Charlotte Curman
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
Shiva Hobbi Nowzari
Consultant Manager
Shiva Hobbi Nowzari
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.
Piia Rantala
Consultant & Recruitment Manager Medical
Piia Rantala
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.
Sari Reti
Consultant & Recruitment Manager Medical
Sari Reti
Consultant & Recruitment Manager Medical
sari.reti@pharmarelations.fiSari has worked within Pharmacovigilance for over 15 years at headquarters, global and cross-functional operations at Orion, Pfizer, Crown CRO and Takeda. Sari has experience also from multicultural matrix environment. Her tasks included e.g training, SOP writing, PV database evaluation, Line Manager activities, regulatory reporting and PV support on local level. At PharmaRelations Sari focuses on medical and regulative roles and in-house services – working closely with Nordic colleagues.
Magnus Fagerholm
Consultant Manager
Magnus Fagerholm
Consultant Manager
magnus.fagerholm@pharmarelations.seMagnus is a Consultant Manager within the Medical Interim team in Sweden, with the responsibility to developing the area of Regulatory Affairs. Magnus has solid leadership experience with an entrepreneurial background from different positions within Pharma and MedTech.
Medical Engineering
Viktoria Lindström -
Consultant Manager
Viktoria Lindström -
Consultant Manager
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.
Business transformation
Fredrik Anjou-
CEO
Fredrik Anjou-
CEO
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.
Back office
Sabina Tärnell
Finance/Backoffice Assistant Sweden
Emmah Winther Blomqvist
Finance/Backoffice Assistant Sweden
Anahit Katcherian
Accountant
Yvonne Hedlund
CFO & HR
Michael Welander
IT
Jenny Olsson
Communications lead
Louise Engman
Office Manager
Pauliina Meriläinen
HR & Marketing Coordinator Finland
PharmaRelations Academy
Anna Lundin
Training Manager Sweden
Pharmacovigilance
Ulrika Lundahl
Head of Pharmacovigilance
Ulrika Lundahl
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.
Rikard Lundgren
Consultant Team Manager Pharmacovigilance
Rikard Lundgren
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.
Clinical development
Beatrice Öström
Nordic Head of Scientific Affairs
Beatrice Öström
Nordic Head of Scientific Affairs
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.
Emma Perlhamre
Consultant Manager
Emma Perlhamre
Consultant Manager
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.
Quality
Rosie Marie Holmlund
Head of Quality Assurance
Rosie Marie Holmlund
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 ten years. Her most recent position was at Recipharm, as Head of corporate Quality Management where she had both a global leadership and strategic role.
Medical devices
Anders Wihlborg
Head of Medical Device
Anders Wihlborg
Head of Medical Device
anders.wihlborg@pharmarelations.seAnders has a long experience within medical device, including quality assurance, regulatory affairs, project management and harmonized standards. In his earlier assignments, to name a few, Anders has worked with Intertek Medical Notified Body, Masimo and PlantVision in roles such as Client Liaison, QA/RA specialist and consultant manager.
Nordic Market Entry
Fredrik Anjou-
CEO
Fredrik Anjou-
CEO
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.
Interim executives
Anders Tjerngren -
Head of Commercial
Anders Tjerngren -
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.
Eva Bremberg -
Nordic Head of Medical Interim
Eva Bremberg -
Nordic Head of Medical Interim
eva.bremberg@pharmarelations.seEva leads our Business Unit Medical Interim Services in Sweden. She has a solid background as MSc in Pharmacy and a broad experience and network in Nordic Life Science based on more than 20 years in various medical and commercial positions including leadership, business development, industry association, recruitment and consulting.