Gilda Calado

Senior RA Manager at Novartis Portugal

Portugal

About

The core of my professional experience is in Regulatory Affairs from both the governmental and Pharma Industry perspectives. I worked at INFARMED, I.P. (National Authority for medicinal products in Portugal) as procedure manager for new marketing authorizations applications, renewals and variations by mutual recognition and decentralised procedures with Portugal as reference member state. I have also the opportunity to develop skills in Pharmacoeconomis and Market Access areas, also at INFARMED, I.P. Since 2016 I am RA Manager at Novartis Portugal, taking responsability over portfolio across several therapeutic areas, and building regulatory expertise from Pharma Company perspective. Between March 2023-March 2025 was in an ad interim position with RA team at Novartis Romania, as OPM in replacement of RA Head, allowing me to develop leadership and people skills in practice. I am further expanding my experience in Regulatory Affairs in a global RA team assignment at Novartis, since July 2025.

Experience

  • Global Program Regulatory Manager (rotation) at Novartis
    Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr

    Rotation as Global Program Regulatory Manager in Immunology disease unit

  • Regulatory Affairs Manager at Novartis Portugal
    Jan 2016 - Present · 10 yrs 6 mos

    Regulatory responsability accross portfolio therapeutic areas (2016-2017 Respiratory, 2017-2020 Oncology, since 2021 Radiopharmaceuticals)

  • Regulatory Affairs Operational Manager (ad interim) at Novartis România
    Apr 2023 - Mar 2025 · 2 yrs

    In-replacement for RA Head on leave

  • INFARMED, I.P. (Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal)
    • Pharmacist
      Aug 2014 - Dec 2015 · 1 yr 5 mos

      Health Technology Assessment, Pricing and Reimbursement Department Procedure manager in applications for reimbursement of medicines in the National Healthcare System. Collaboration in the development and implementation of SINATS - National Health Technology Assessment System in Portugal. Support and executive secretariat activities for the National Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committee, responsible for the elaboration of the National Formulary of Medicines. Quality System Manager for the department.

    • Pharmacist
      Aug 2009 - Jul 2014 · 5 yrs

      Medicines Evaluation Department Procedure Manager in MR/DC procedures with Portugal as Reference Member State (new marketing authorisation applications, variations and renewal applications) Collaboration in review and publication of documents and topics discussed in the Variation Working Party of the Coordination Group for MR/DC procedures (CMDh) Collaboration in the review of european regulation and guidelines applicable to variations Implementation of the revised Regulation EC 1234/2008 to the national procedure in Portugal Project manager in the development of updated IT tool for submission and management of variations

  • Pharmacist at LABORATORIOS EFFIK SA
    Dec 2008 - May 2009 · 6 mos

    Temporary replacement of Technical Director; Opportunity to be involved in a wide range of activities in Technical/Logistic, Regulatory and Pharmacovigilance Areas.