Interim MSLLaunch readinessSpecialist training

Medical Affairs, ready from day one.

Experienced support for pharma and biotech companies in Germany – when a launch is coming, a role is vacant or your team needs training.

18 yearsPharma & Medical Affairs
6Therapeutic areas
3 languagesGerman · English · French
PhDBiochemistry · certified CRA

Services

When companies bring us in

Three situations where experienced support is needed quickly.

An MSL or Medical Advisor role is vacant.

Interim MSL & Medical Affairs

A role is vacant, a territory is uncovered or parental leave is coming up. I step in as interim MSL or Medical Advisor – without months of ramp-up.

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A launch in Germany is coming up.

Launch readiness & external expert engagement

A product is launching in Germany – often a rare disease with only a few centres. I prepare the field and support the launch on the ground.

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Your team or your customers need training.

Training for physicians, pharmacies and teams

Your product needs scientifically sound training – in pharmacies, practices or for your own field force. I design and deliver it.

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Case studies

Recent assignments

Anonymised – clients and products stay confidential.

Contract sales mandate

Oct 2025 – Jan 2026

Launch in a rare endocrine disease

  • Two-day launch training, then coverage of endocrinology practices and university hospitals
  • Structured insight gathering at first visits – with separate questions for physicians and practice teams
Pharmacy sales agency

2026

Pharmacy training in wound antisepsis

  • Individual and team sessions in more than a dozen pharmacies in the Rhine-Neckar region and Frankfurt
  • Short formats designed around the pharmacy’s working day
Specialty pharma

2022 – 2025

External expert engagement and launch

  • Contributed to developing and implementing the external expert engagement SOP
  • Recruited external experts for advisory boards; pre-launch and launch engagement

Expertise

Therapeutic areas

Endocrinology

Including rare diseases such as acromegaly

Diabetes

Diabetology and primary care

Gastroenterology

IBD, C. difficile, endoscopy preparation

Hepatology

Hepatic encephalopathy, patient support

Haematology

Iron deficiency and anaemia

Wound management

Chronic wounds and wound antisepsis

Working together

Flexible models

Interim assignment

3–12 months in your team, full- or part-time.

Monthly fee or day rate

Project

A clearly defined piece of work, e.g. expert mapping or an advisory board.

Day rate or fixed price

Training

Individual and team sessions, also as waves over several weeks.

Per session plus travel
Dr. Bernadette Awankem

Founder

Dr. Bernadette Awankem

“Great science deserves great communication.”

Biochemist, certified Clinical Research Associate and former MSL Manager – with 13 years in field sales and key account management.

PhD (Dr. rer. nat.)Certified CRAMedical Advisor qualificationBMJ author
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Let’s talk about what you need.

30 minutes, free and without obligation – a launch, a vacancy or a training need.