Vice President Commercialization EMEA, General Manager, Turkey
Dr. Erdal Bozdoğan has over 22 years of medical affairs experience, having held positions as product manager, strategic planning and market access manager, senior brand manager, and regional commercialization leader at several large pharmaceutical companies, including Abbott Laboratories, i3 Research, Nutricia, Eli Lilly, and Takeda Pharmaceuticals. He has held roles ranging from medical industry market access manager to marketing and sales at the international and regional levels. Dr. Bozdoğan has successfully developed and implemented commercial strategies for international and regional product launches, and he has established a reputation for exceptional operational leadership skills based on what he calls a “pure patient-centric” approach. Dr. Bozdoğan previously served as General Manager at Takeda Pharmaceuticals Turkey, where he generated a record of strong results while managing Takeda’s marketing and commercialization strategy for the oncology and specialty-care franchise in Turkey. Prior to joining Takeda, he worked at Eli Lilly & Company as the Oncology and Osteoporosis Marketing Leader for South Asia, Middle East, Turkey, and Africa. Dr. Bozdoğan received his medical doctorate degree from Cukurova University in Adana, Turkey, where he practiced medicine for five years before pursuing a career in the healthcare industry.