Jan Swiderski

Public Affairs, Advocacy, Innovation, Health, Pharmaceuticals, Rare Diseases, Oncology, Neurology

France

About

Experience

  • Senior Director, Government Affairs & Policy at Kyowa Kirin International plc.
    Jun 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Ipsen (11 yrs 4 mos)
    • Senior Director, Head of Global Public Affairs & Advocacy
      Jun 2024 - Jun 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Director, Head of Global Public Affairs & Advocacy
      Sep 2022 - Jun 2024 · 1 yr 10 mos

      Lead Ipsen's public affairs affairs and advocacy activities on rare diseases, oncology and neurosciences. Policy shaping, outreach activities and external engagement to support the communities we serve across international markets. Definition and implementation of public affairs activities at corporate level and coordination across all affiliates. Representation in topical working groups industry associations (EFPIA, EuropaBio, IFPMA,...). Work with crossfunctionnal teams.

    • Director, Head of Global Public Affairs and Advocacy Rare Diseases
      Nov 2019 - Oct 2022 · 3 yrs

  • Consultant at Rohde Public Policy
    Jan 2011 - Mar 2014 · 3 yrs 3 mos

    - Developed and implemented public affairs and advocacy strategies with a focus on health policy for global companies, trade associations and patient organizations - Policy monitoring, analysis and development of strategic recommendations - Generation of evidence, briefing, position papers for policy audiences on critical topics - Managed targeted outreach strategy and stakeholders briefings - Organised high level policy events at EU and National level (UK , CEE, ...) - Worked on a wide range of health policy files impacting medical devices, blood and blood components, rare diseases, pharmaceutical and biopharmaceuticals, research and innovation, social affairs. - Budget, team management and training

  • Trainee at Saint-Gobain
    Sep 2009 - Feb 2010 · 6 mos

    - Management of the Newsletter - Participation in the project « Symphonie » aiming to centralize the Human Resources departments - Database development - Procedure rationalisation and optimisation

  • Intern at Polish Bilateral Embassy in Brussels
    Jul 2008 - Aug 2008 · 2 mos

    - Press monitoring and analysis. - Drafted paper on the « Belgian political crisis » for the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. - Polish-French Translations