Kelly MacHak

Strategic and results-driven Medical Affairs Operations professional

Role
Senior Project Manager Us Head of Medical Affairs Project Operations at CSL Vifor
Location
Antioch, IL, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers

About Kelly MacHak

Strategic and results-driven Medical Affairs Operations professional with 20+ years of…

Experience

  1. Senior Project Manager Us Head of Medical Affairs Project Operations

    CSL Vifor

    Jan 2022 — Present · Redwood City, CA, US

    Direct U.S. medical operations and project execution across multiple departments, including commercial, marketing, and scientific affairs. Lead annual financial planning for Medical Affairs; deliver rolling forecasts, optimize spend, and ensure cross-functional budget alignment. Manage vendor engagement lifecycle (contracts, onboarding, legal reviews, and procurement), ensuring regulatory compliance and operational readiness. Deliver a national product relaunch in just 73 days for a legacy alpha-1 proteinase inhibitor, coordinating cross-functional teams and external vendors. Identify non-essential project spend, driving $1.5M in cost savings through strategic deferral and resource reallocation. Build a unified grant tracking system, enabling leadership to assess funding trends, approval rates, and educational impact at a glance. Provide strategic and operational leadership for the U.S. Speaker Bureau and Medical Education programs, including content execution and performance tracking. Partner with IT and field teams to implement Veeva Medical CRM, driving improved KOL engagement and real-time insight collection.

Education

  • North Park University

    MBA

    2003 — 2005

  • Columbia College

    BSBA

    2000 — 2003

Skills

  • Management
  • Financial Reporting
  • Pharmaceutical Industry
  • Forecasting
  • Financial Analysis
  • Customer Service
  • Accounting
  • Strategic Planning
  • Budgets
  • Finance
  • Process Improvement

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