David Benito Pescador, PhD, MBA

Medical Affairs and Diagnostic Leader | Digital Health, Precision Medicine, Medical Affairs | Oncology and Neuroscience

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

About

Medical affairs leader, with +10 years experience in Oncology, Immunology and Neuroscience, with great interest and deep understanding of the Healthcare and Life Sciences global markets. Experienced as a medical and precision medicine/companion diagnostics lead, Medical affairs consultant in the pharma/biotech sector. Highly motivated, dynamic and creative individual, with proven track record of teamwork, leadership, project management across multidisciplinary teams, problem-solving skills, and an analytic mindset, which enjoys challenges under rapidly changing conditions. Successful supervision and motivation of teams. Comprehensive intercultural experiences. Worked in global teams. Fluent in English: writing, reading, and oral communication. Enthusiastic, creative and analytical

Experience

  • Medical Affairs and Clinical Research Lead at M42 Health
    Oct 2025 - Present · 10 mos

    Precision Medicine programs and strategic scientific partnerships across oncology and neuroscience portfolios, integrating diagnostics, digital health, and evidence generation initiatives to accelerate patient identification and clinical adoption. Digital Health partnerships strategy and RWE project management Medical education and Scientific communication strategy across oncology and neuroscience.

  • Advisor - EQA scheme assessor - Oncology and rare diseases at EMQN CIC
    Oct 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 10 mos

    Independently evaluated diagnostic labs’ performance, ensuring compliance with genomic biomarker testing and reporting standards (e.g. KRAS, EGFR, PIK3CA, AKT, PTEN, ESR1, Lung cfDNA testing, ALS, etc.) Support the design of EQA (ring trial) schemes

  • Eli Lilly and Company (5 yrs)
    • Medical Lead - Neuroscience
      Feb 2024 - Sep 2025 · 1 yr 8 mos

      Environment shaping and launch/pre-launch readiness for ATTs in different geographic regions and mapping for upcoming Neuroscience pipeline portfolio. Provide Precision Medicine expertise and medical education to cross-functional teams, focusing on launch readiness and patient identification through clinical, imaging and biomarker testing. Supervise testing, sample/patient journey, and leakage metrics to ensure efficient processes. Delivery of scientific presentations and medical education programs to healthcare professionals individually or in groups (meetings, speaker trainings, P2Ps, 1:1 etc.) Establishing and keeping professional and credible relationships with key thought leaders, international experts, and academic centers. Lead and contributed to scientific congresses, advisory boards, round-table meetings, Peer to peer discussion, speaker trainings on both local and regional levels. Providing medical/scientific input into marketing strategy and key commercial or cross-functional strategies. Business development and partnerships with Diagnostic and Healthcare stakeholders in Alzheimer’s disease.

    • International Clinical Scientist Lead - Oncology
      May 2022 - Jan 2024 · 1 yr 9 mos

      • Environment shaping and launch/pre-launch for multiple oncology products in Breast cancer, Lung cancer, Thyroid cancer, and Hematology. Successful launch of Jaypirca (pirtobrutinib), Retevmo (selpercatinib), and Verzenio (abemaciclib) across multiple cancer indications and geographies (South Asia, Middle East, Turkey and Africa), by leading medical strategic development and operational execution of medical affairs plans, budgets, and tactics. Execution of 100% of Medical strategies with 80% of the budget for two consecutive years involving external stakeholders. • Provide Precision Medicine expertise and medical education to cross-functional teams, for assigned products and related therapeutic areas, focusing on launch readiness and patient identification through genetic testing and including responding to requests for scientific information and contributing to the development of medical and scientific material. • Costumer engagement and establishing professional relationships with key opinion leaders, international experts, and academic centers. • Involvement in the design of clinical diagnostic strategies in collaboration with international/Global Teams. • Providing medical/scientific input into marketing strategy and key commercial or cross-functional strategies. • Scientific support to marketing and medical teams on international cross-functional strategies regarding molecular biomarker testing and Real World Evidence studies. • Business development with Molecular Diagnostic keyholders in oncology • Leading and contributing to scientific expert interactions (scientific exchange meetings, symposia, advisory boards, peer to peer workshops, speaker trainings, roundtable discussion, speakers' tours, etc.), on both local and regional levels. • Delivery of scientific presentations and medical education programs to healthcare professionals individually or in groups (meetings, speaker trainings, etc)

    • Diagnostic Clinical Scientist (South Asia, Middle East, Turkey and Africa)
      Oct 2020 - May 2022 · 1 yr 8 mos

      Precision medicine lead for the SAMETA (South Asia, Middle East, Turkey and Africa) region.

  • Assistant Professor - lecturer at Cursos Internacionales de la Universidad de Salamanca
    Oct 2019 - Sep 2020 · 1 yr

    Responsable de la asignatura "Human Genetics"

  • Cidegen (6 yrs 9 mos)
    • Director - Oncology (Europe - LATAM)
      Nov 2016 - Sep 2020 · 3 yrs 11 mos

      • Head of the Clinical and Molecular Biology Department. Diagnostic assessment (Personalized Medicine) by supervising diagnostic reports and giving clinical and scientific support to customers. • Staff management, development and performance evaluation (5 direct reports). • Responsible for the development, implementation and quality assurance of new products. • Support bioinformatician team in the development of bioinformatic and IT tools. • Support marketing and sales teams on cross-functional strategies. • Support costumers on operational strategies for clinical trials and research studies (Methodologies consultancy, CRO selection, SOPs review, etc..) • Management and training of laboratory staff, supervision of the application of comprehensive quality management program and ensuring that quality activities of the laboratory are maintained (UKNEQAS and ISO standards). • Responsible for the development and implementation of strategic communication plans. • Support the production of quality medical and scientific materials based on cutting edge science. • Support to costumers on operational strategies for clinical trial and research studies (Methodologies consultancy, CRO selection, SOPs review, etc..) • Scientific-clinical diagnostic assessment (Oncology) by giving clinical and scientific presentations to customers and internal teams. • Identify KOL and new business opportunities to give feedback to marketing and sales teams. • Provides regulatory guidance regarding advertising and promotional materials, new campaigns and launch strategies. Design and develop marketing strategies to create value from limited resources. Operational marketing management ensuring that cross-functional advertising and promotion review teams are operating according to approved company processes. Dealing with customers in an international environment and establishing new networks. Technical support and management of sales team.

    • Product Manager (Diagnostic tests)
      Nov 2015 - Feb 2019 · 3 yrs 4 mos

      Design and develop marketing strategies to create value from limited resources. Operational marketing management ensuring that cross-functional advertising and promotion review teams are operating according to approved company processes. Dealing with customers in an international environment and establishing new networks. Technical support and management of sales team.

    • Clinical Research Scientist;
      Jan 2014 - Nov 2016 · 2 yrs 11 mos

      Clinical Oncology Researcher Programa Torres Quevedo PTQ(Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad) Breast Cancer research project