Melinda Lanning
Creative Commercial Leader
- Role
- Director Portfolio and Pipeline Strategy - Crm at Novartis
- Location
- Wilmington, DE, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Melinda Lanning
Innovator skilled in taking complex market situations and simplifying them into manageable concepts for fortune 500 pharmaceutical companies. Proven background revealing available business potential, marrying in-depth market access experience with pioneering data strategies. Expertise in oncology, specialty, and rare disease. Known to be a convergent thinker who motivates colleagues at every level who produce results. Builds and motivates teams to collaborate and solve problems previously considered unsolvable.
Experience
Director Portfolio and Pipeline Strategy - Crm
Jan 2025 — Present · East Hanover, NJ, US
As Director of Portfolio and Pipeline Strategy, I lead cross-functional initiatives to shape and optimize the commercial trajectory of our pipeline assets. My focus is on driving strategic alignment across development, medical, and commercial teams to ensure data-driven decision-making and maximize long-term value creation across therapeutic areas.
Education
HACC, Central Pennsylvania's Community College
Associate of Science (A.S.), Nursing
Thomas Edison State University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), General Studies
AstraZeneca
Rising Leaders, Leading Business
Skills
- Product Launch
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Competitive Intelligence
- Targeted Advertising
- Strategy
- Diabetes
- Cardiology
- Pharmaceutical Sales
- Managed Care
- Pharmaceutical Industry
- Business Acumen
- Market Access
- Disease Management
- Infectious Diseases
- Hospitals
- Neurology
- Competitive Analysis
- Oncology
- Informatics
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