Andreas Braun

Data-driven innovation enthusiast in Pharma / Life Sciences

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

About

• More than 10 years of experience in Life Sciences and Pharma as Manager, Consultant, and Researcher • Innovation & Digital Health enthusiast • Ph.D. in Biomedicine/Neuroscience, Masters in Biotechnology • Technology-savvy: background in engineering, experience in programming and various industries

Experience

  • Director, Real World Data Strategy at AstraZeneca
    Dec 2024 - Present · 1 yr 8 mos

    • Lead the strategic expansion of the real-world data RWD ecosystem, shaping licensing priorities and unlocking new data sources and insights across unstructured notes and emerging modalities. • Champion innovation and enterprise-wide capability building in tokenization, federated networks, and RWD literacy, accelerating organizational readiness and impact. • Serve on the EHDEN Industry Advisory Board, contributing to industry strategy and advancing collaboration across the European health data ecosystem.

  • Takeda (5 yrs 11 mos)
    • Associate Director, Evidence Generation Lead | Medical Affairs
      Oct 2022 - Dec 2024 · 2 yrs 3 mos

      • Delivering highly experienced strategic input and leadership to project teams during the peri- and post-registration stages of development to maximize patients’ access to Takeda’s innovative medicines • Delivering specialized research to enhance the effectiveness of real-world evidence contributions to value and access across-therapy areas and products • Providing expertise in respect of the design of clinical and epidemiological / outcomes research programs and commercialization • Providing methodological leadership and input to real-world evidence strategies, identifying and validating external data sources • Developing relationships with international opinion leaders and collaborative groups to identify data opportunities and enhance the standing of Takeda with the external scientific / academic community • Forming and developing relationships with external entities (e.g. academic research centers, health systems, policy committees and international consortiums) and driving value creation • Collaborating with cross-functional team members to define the global evidentiary needs of key stakeholders [regulatory bodies, healthcare professionals (HCPs), patients / caregivers, payers, and health technology assessment (HTA) bodies] to serve the evolving healthcare environment • Enhancing collaboration between various groups within Takeda through the sharing of data and best practices • Preparing and reviewing research protocols from regions and local operating companies (LOCs), statistical analysis plans (SAPs), and reports reflecting ongoing or completed work • Participating as a strategic and functional expert in other cross-functional leadership teams • Ensuring compliance with all policies and standard operating procedures (SOPs) • Assuming accountability for product annual plan budget and contract / budget management • Demonstrating an advanced level of understanding of research and the pharmaceutical industry••

    • Digital Health Strategy, Sensing and Measurement Assignment
      Mar 2024 - Aug 2024 · 6 mos

    • Real-World Evidence Lead | Market Access
      Jun 2021 - Oct 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Business Strategy Consultant | Pharma & Life Sciences at Accenture
    Sep 2017 - Jan 2019 · 1 yr 5 mos

    Focus on Life Science, R&D, and Healthcare related topics Selected projects: • Digital Strategy - Global Biotech Company • Due Diligence - Global Pharma Company • Geographical Unit Efficiency Assessment - Global Pharmaceutical Distributor • Cost Control - Major Hospital Operator

  • PhD Candidate, Postdoctoral Researcher, and Technology & Business Development Office Fellow at Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG)
    Oct 2010 - Jun 2017 · 6 yrs 9 mos

    • Technology & Business Development Office Fellow: evaluation of the commercial potential of scientific findings with the inhouse technology transfer department • Analysed decision-making and multisensory integration in Drosophila larvae • Developed and built an experimental setup, programmed a machine vision algorithm • Budgeted travel expenses of invited speakers and co-organized international and departmental retreats

  • Master Student and Research Assistant | Neurodevelopmental Disorders at Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP)
    Jan 2009 - Sep 2010 · 1 yr 9 mos

    Analysed differential gene expression of the tubular gene family in different brain regions and organs, scientific output documented in 4 published articles