Tara Oremland

About Tara Oremland

Dynamic, results-driven expert communicator and Operations Lead with 15+ years of experience driving the strategic development and management of complex, high priority projects and programs in top-ranked healthcare and biopharma organizations. Expertise in the proactive management of medical affairs, medical education (including CME), clinical research, and business operations. I am passionate about promoting a collaborative, highly structured, and inclusive team-based culture through quality initiatives (including Lean Six Sigma) and high reliability principles; and as a trusted partner of executive leadership, I effectively communicate each aspect of the “big picture” with transparency and warmth.

Experience

1. Senior Manager, Jmasc Program Operations, Medical Affairs Strategic Operations

   Sage Therapeutics

   Jun 2023 — Present

   Medical Affairs Operations Lead on Zurzuvae (zuranolone) during pre-launch and launch years for all Joint Medical Affairs initiatives with collaboration partner Biogen, including oversight of joint steering committees, cross-functional workshops, annual budget development, strategy and tactical planning, governance, and ad-hoc requests from leadership in support of launch readiness. •Work closely and collaboratively with VP of Depression Franchise to drive strategic priorities; partner with internal and external Executive Leadership, Medical Directors, HEOR, Program and Function Leads, Finance, Regulatory, Alliance Management, Legal/Compliance, and Human Resources. •Initiated and drove the strategic development of multi-million dollar Joint Medical Affairs Annual Operations Plan (Annual Strategy, Budget and Tactical Plan) across 14 cross-functional, cross-organizational teams (70+ team members) in consideration of interdependencies. •Developed and implemented standardized processes and joint tracking systems to facilitate, streamline, document, and oversee the interorganizational alignment and endorsement of critical activities and milestones. •Negotiated 2023 SOWs for Operations support; managed and directed vendors/consultants to optimize support of joint workstreams.

Education

• Northwestern University

  Master of Science (MS), Regulatory Compliance, Summa Cum Laude

• DePaul University

  Bachelor of Arts (BA), Anthropology, Magna Cum Laude