David Dávila de León PhD

Compliance Officer in Norgine

Pozuelo de Alarcón, Community of Madrid, Spain

About

I firmly believe that science reaches its true value when it drives progress and translates into better care for patients— a mission that guides my work in the pharmaceutical industry With a solid background in Basic, Preclinical, and Clinical Research (+25 Q1 publications) and broad experience in the pharmaceutical industry (Compliance Officer, Medical Advisor, and Medical Manager), I’ve had the opportunity to work across diverse therapeutic areas — from neurodegeneration and Neurooncology to my current focus in Paediatric Oncology and Rare Diseases. In my role as Medical Manager, I combine science and strategy to: ✨ Design and implement impactful medical plans and studies ✨ Build trusted, long-term partnerships with KOLs, HCPs, and patient organizations ✨ Lead MSL teams and medical initiatives that bring science closer to specialists and patients ✨ Ensure accuracy, ethics, and compliance in every medical communication ✨ Translate medical insights into strategies that guide product lifecycle and innovation ✨ Collaborate cross-functionally with Regulatory, Market Access, Clinical, and Commercial teams to align strategies and deliver successful launches What motivates me every day is the opportunity to collaborate with physicians, clinical specialists, and clinical researchers, bridging science and industry to transform knowledge into better treatments and patient outcomes

Experience

  • Norgine (8 yrs 1 mo)
    • Medical Manager Paediatric Oncology and Rare diseases
      Jun 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 2 mos

      Lead the medical strategy and scientific activities across pediatric oncology and rare disease portfolios. Manage and develop a team of MSLs, ensuring high-quality scientific engagement and actionable field insights. Build strong collaborations with KOLs and support evidence-generation initiatives, including advisory boards and clinical research projects. Ensure scientific accuracy and compliance in medical materials and educational programs. Provide cross-functional medical guidance, strategic feedback, data-driven decisions, and competitive insights to inform strategic decisions.

    • Medical Affairs Manager Pipeline and New Products
      Jun 2022 - Sep 2025 · 3 yrs 4 mos

      Led medical strategy and launch readiness for early-stage assets and upcoming product introductions. Provided scientific and strategic support to cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment on clinical data, positioning, and unmet medical needs. Supported evidence-generation activities, including advisory boards, feasibility assessments, and collaboration with clinical research teams. Developed scientific materials and medical education initiatives while ensuring accuracy and compliance. Monitored emerging data and competitive landscape to identify opportunities and guide strategic decision-making

    • Medical Advisor
      Oct 2020 - May 2022 · 1 yr 8 mos

      Review and creation of promotional and scientific materiales KOLs & stakeholders engagement Management of clinical studies Liasion with Patients Organizations and internal advocacy Company trainer in social media content reviewing and listening activities

  • Pharmaceutical industry education & training at CEU IAM Business School
    Sep 2017 - Jun 2018 · 10 mos

    ❂ Pharmaceutical Industry Executive Program at CEU Business School ❂ Program of drug commercialization by Universidad de California en San Diego (UCSD) ❂ Program of design and interpretation of clinical trials by University Johns Hopkins (JHU) ❂ Assistant to Pharmaceutical Industry workshops and conferences: - Biomedicine projects valorization and transference (Kinrel & Parque Científico de Madrid) - II Jornadas sobre Biosimilares (BioSim) - XIV Abordaje Multidisciplinar del Cáncer - XX Simposio de Revisiones en Cancer, Tratamiento Médico del Cáncer

  • Researcher & Lecturer at Universidad Complutense de Madrid
    Mar 2012 - May 2017 · 5 yrs 3 mos

    ❂ Management of 7 R&D projects (3 funded by pharma companies and 2 related to clinical trials) ❂ Collaborations with Scientific Directors, Oncologists, Pathologists, and Neurosurgeons ❂ Training in GCP for clinical trials (IdISSC) ❂ Writing of articles (12) and scientific communications (5), scientific peer review ❂ Lecturer and co-director of master's degrees (Dept. Biochem and Mol Biol I, UCM)

  • Researcher 🔬☔🌈🍻 at RCSI. Department of Physiology and Medical Physics
    2008 - 2011 · 3 yrs

    ❂ European Marie Curie grant awarded (177,469 €) for career development ❂ Cross-functional work with software engineers to study neurodegeneration by systems biology approaches ❂ Technical staff and Ph.D. students supervision ❂ Writing of grants, manuscripts (4) and scientific communications

  • Researcher at CIBERNED - Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red
    2007 - 2008 · 1 yr

    ❂ Pre-clinical test of kinases inhibitors ❂ Management of research projects studing molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration ❂ Technical staff and students supervision ❂ Writing of manuscripts (5) and scientific communications