Lara Kamand, Corporate Development Analyst

Lara Kamand

Corporate Development Analyst

Genesis Pharma

Location
Greece
Education
Diploma, Business Administration
Experience
4 years, 5 months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :4 years, 5 months

Corporate Development Analyst at Genesis Pharma
  • Greece
  • January 2017 to April 2017
Business and Operations Planning Analyst at Algorithm Pharmaceuticals
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • June 2015 to December 2016

- Recognize, follow and analyze trends in the market to support key marketing and sales decisions
- Prepare quarterly dashboards and business reviews to assess and analyze products' portfolio
performance (Hemato-Oncology, Neurology and Rare Diseases) across 17 markets in the Middle East and North Africa
- Share monthly analysis of the sales performance, risks and recommendations with upper management
- Serve as the contact point between our company and our multinational partners to discuss performance based on the agreed upon governance models
- Analyze monthly sales forecast and examine consumption, demand and inventory levels to ascertain the company’s optimal supply and demand planning cycles
- Assess, build and communicate business cases and proposals related to pricing and market access in the Middle East and North Africa
- Design and implement processes aiming at improving forecast accuracy and minimizing deviations and errors
- Conduct competitive analysis landscape research, extract and summarize key findings to allow for a better positioning of our products.

Market Research Analyst at STEM-Pharma
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • January 2013 to December 2014

-Conducted primary and secondary research on pharmaceutical emerging markets (market access, pricing and reimbursement, drug registration, clinical studies) as well as healthcare systems (structure, provision, expenditure, and disease burden)
-Determined key market trends and identified business growth opportunities in pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors
-Developed proprietary tools and indices which assess investment potential in pharmaceutical Sales, Manufacturing and R&D
-Created a database of healthcare, pharmaceutical and economic parameters for over 60 countries

Business Development Associate at STEM-Pharma
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • January 2014 to June 2014

-Contributed to setting the company's business plan, marketing plan and execution strategy
-Identified prospects and conducted face-to-face meetings to promote STEM-Pharma’s services
-Prepared targeted and content-led e-mail campaigns (over 1, 000 emails)
-Set and managed all social media platforms (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter)
-Prepared promotional communication material (over 10)
-Organized participation in Emerging Market Access Conference (Paris, October 2014)

Director of Corporate Sales at Aiesec-Lebanon
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • January 2012 to June 2012

-Researched and segmented the market
- Built an extensive database of companies' contact information
- Contacted companies through cold calls and set face to face meetings
- Met with head of companies and introduced AIESEC products through giving sales presentations
- Gave sales training presentations to my team

Education

Diploma, Business Administration
  • at Georgetown University
  • April 2015
Master's degree, Cell & Molceular Biology
  • at American University of Beirut
  • June 2013

I was granted a full scholarship to pursue my Masters Degree at AUB

Bachelor's degree, Cell & Molceular Biology
  • at Lebanese University
  • July 2010

Graduated ranking 1st out of 108 students

Specialties & Skills

Business Development
E communications
Market Research
Marketing
Market Research
Business Analysis and Planning
Sales forecasting
Presentation skills
Business Cases

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
German
Beginner
French
Beginner

Memberships

The Worldwide Alumni Association of AUB (WAAAUB)
  • Member
  • June 2013

Training and Certifications

Chemical and Biological Lab Safety Training (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2012
Valid Until:
January 9999

Hobbies

  • Animal rights
  • Politics