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Jan Rune Nordhagen

Jan Rune Nordhagen

Tertnes

Summary

Aquaculture/pharmaceutical expert, who is a successful salesperson and relationship builder with broad experience. Responsible for commercial results, project management, pharmacovigilance, regulatory submissions, forecasts, technical support, supply management, logistics, QA, R&D, and business development. Long experience working in multinational corporations.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Consultant

Jan Rune Nordhagen Consultancy
01.2021 - 04.2023

Own consultancy for hire, Specializing.in aquaculture, regulations and pharmasuticals.
Projects:

  • Helped meet changing demands by recommending improvements to business systems or procedures.
  • Conducted regular reviews of operations and identified areas for improvement.
  • Optimized customer experience by delivering superior services and effectively troubleshooting issues.


  • Ovum As, as Quality and Risk Manager, ended.
  • Bluegrove, Customer Success, ongoing.
  • Vestland Pharma, ongoing.

Senior Commercial Manager Nordics

Benchmark Animal Health
01.2021 - 04.2022
  • Responsible for the launch and commercial results of the novel products Ectosan Vet and CleanTreat, as well as responsible for Salmosan Vet sales in the Nordics.
  • Leading contact with the food authority, the medicine agency, and technical services.
  • Negotiated contracts and product prices by collaborating with vendors and developers.
  • Managed and analyzed budgets, P&L, balance sheets and sales reports.
  • Market share of Azametiohos (the active ingredient in Salmosan) in Norway increased from 82% to 98%.

QA/ Business Developer

Chemco AS
01.2016 - 01.2021
  • Responsible for GDP quality system
  • Ensuring renewal of GDP licence in Norway
  • AchievingGDP licence for Iceland
  • Registering VigorOx with the Norwegian Medicines agency.
  • Developed and enrolled several new business areas


Technical Manager

Elanco/Novartis Animal Health
01.2011 - 01.2016
  • Forecast and supply manager for vaccines
  • Developing strategies for old products,
  • Initiating trials on new products.
  • Technical manager for vaccines
  • Responsible for pharmacovigilance
  • Forecast and supply manager
  • Worked closely with customers to evaluate various types of risks such as impact, reputation and regulatory.
  • Increased sales of Pyceze in Norway with 131%

Project Manager/Sales Manager

AstraZeneca/Pifizer
01.2000 - 01.2011
  • Different roles through a long career, Main responsibility sales and marketing of cardiovascular CNS-, lung- and pain pharmaceuticals.
  • Responsible for local sales analysis.
  • Started up educational forums for physicians.
  • Responsible for exploring new marketing opportunities.
  • Local media contact.

Education

Master of Science - Marine Biology

Universety of Oslo
Oslo
04.1997

Bachelor of Science - Aquaculture

Western Norway University of Applied Sciences
Sogndal
05.1993

Skills

  • Fast Learner
  • Customer Service
  • Leadership
  • Self-going but loves working in teams
  • Communication
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Aquaculture
  • GDP
  • GMP

Accomplishments

  • Experienced in the pharmaceutical industry, with expertise in pharma production, development, logistics, monitoring, trials, changes to product labeling, and sales.
  • Strong understanding of industry regulations and the importance of ensuring drugs are safe, effective, and of high quality.
  • Skilled in managing the supply chain and communicating with healthcare providers and patients.
  • Successfully launched Ectosan/CleanTreat, Nexium and relaunching Lyrica.
  • Multiple examples of achieving a growth of marked share and revenue.

Languages

Norwegian
Native language
English
Advanced
C1

Timeline

Senior Commercial Manager Nordics

Benchmark Animal Health
01.2021 - 04.2022

Consultant

Jan Rune Nordhagen Consultancy
01.2021 - 04.2023

QA/ Business Developer

Chemco AS
01.2016 - 01.2021

Technical Manager

Elanco/Novartis Animal Health
01.2011 - 01.2016

Project Manager/Sales Manager

AstraZeneca/Pifizer
01.2000 - 01.2011

Master of Science - Marine Biology

Universety of Oslo

Bachelor of Science - Aquaculture

Western Norway University of Applied Sciences
Jan Rune Nordhagen