Asif Mahmood
Associate Vice President
Pfizer
USA
Biography
They have diverse leadership experience as health service professionals with significant accomplishments in all aspects of pharmacovigilance, clinical development, medical affairs, regulatory affairs, primary health care, project management & international health programs. I have vast experience working in diverse therapeutic areas including rare diseases, novel preventive & therapeutic vaccines, monoclonal antibodies, cardiovascular, oncology, neurology, nosocomial diseases, and generic and OTC medicines. I am currently working as Disease Area Cluster Lead for Biosimilars & Drug Delivery Devices at Pfizer. Currently, Pfizer has the largest biosimilar portfolio in the industry that includes projects on Inflammation, Oncology, Hematology, ophthalmology, etc. My past experience includes working as Associate vice president PV and Therapeutic Area Head (Rare Diseases) for Sanofi Genzyme, working as Senior Director & Director for vaccines PV at Sanofi Pasteur, and working as Medical Consultant for Apotex Inc Canada. Prior to joining the industry, I had worked as Joint Executive Director for the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), as Registrar of the Postgraduate medical institute PIMS, and as Deputy Director General, of the Ministry of Health Pakistan. I have also worked on various primary healthcare, public health, health planning & development programs as well World food, UNICEF, and WHO & JICA assisted programs on drug safety, emergency
Research Interest
Pharmacovigilance, Drug safety.