Neil Burton

Medical Affairs at Idorsia

Basel, Basel, Switzerland

About

Experience

  • Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Ltd (Hybrid)
    • Director, Global Medical Training & Development
      May 2026 - Present · 2 mos

    • Director, Medical Information EUCAN
      Jan 2023 - Jun 2026 · 3 yrs 6 mos

  • Medical Information Lead, Neuroscience Global Medical Affairs at Novartis
    Oct 2019 - Jan 2023 · 3 yrs 4 mos

    Owner and leader of Medical Information (MI) activities in NS Franchise. Develops strategic and tactical elements of Global MI plans, providing direction for content development of global MI resources, responsible for MI at selected congresses, driving setting and adherence to key performance indicators for MI deliverables, champions and develops excellence in MI. Collaborates cross functionally, including with clinical science, stats and safety Rotation in Neuroscience Real World Evidence (20% as of June 2022) planning and developing studies Therapeutic areas: multiple sclerosis and migraine

  • Global Medical Information Manager at Actelion (now Janssen Pulmonary Hypertension)
    Jun 2017 - Oct 2019 · 2 yrs 5 mos

    Developed response documents for MI inquiries worldwide, managed MI inquiries escalated to the global team, trained affiliate MI personnel worldwide in systems and process, implemented new medical information system Therapeutic areas: pulmonary arterial hypertension, Niemann–Pick disease, type C, Gaucher disease

  • Fishawack Health (Basel Area, Switzerland)
    • Editorial Project Leader
      Jan 2016 - May 2017 · 1 yr 5 mos

    • Senior Medical Writer
      Sep 2014 - Dec 2015 · 1 yr 4 mos

    • Medical Writer
      Apr 2013 - Aug 2014 · 1 yr 5 mos

      Clinical scientific writing/editing/reviewing; included advisory board minutes/reports/executive summaries; primary research manuscripts; congress materials (abstracts, posters, oral presentations, company booth e-panels and interactive materials, planners, congress reports), infographics Supported clients in the pharmaceutical industry to organise and run advisory boards and congress satellite symposia, including managing communications with key opinion leaders, supporting with the development of agendas, and overseeing smooth on-site delivery. Internal responsibilities included managing workload, briefing team members, assisting with project specification, costing and reconciliation.

  • Postdoc at Biozentrum, University of Basel
    May 2009 - Dec 2012 · 3 yrs 8 mos

    Infectious disease - Salmonella typhimuirum - spleen and liver pathology - Mapping salmonella stress responses during infection - analysis of Salmonella subpopulations during infection