Emrah Aras

Current

Managing Partner at Ad Market Access

Past

Product Manager at Sanovel
Business Development Consultant at ARAS
Health Economics Manager at Sanofi-aventis

Medical Manager at Sanofi-Synthelabo
Director and Consultant at VKV American Hospital Turkey
Assistant to Director's Office at Bronx Veterans Administration Medical Center
Sales, Distribution and Warehouse Manager at Isetex Inc., NY, NY
Org Dev Manager at Ministry of Health of Turkey - Health Reform Project
Director at Ayvali Primary Healthcare Center

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Education

Long Island University
Gazi Üniversitesi
TED Ankara College

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Recommended

8 people have recommended Emrah

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Pharmaceuticals

Websites

My Blog

Emrah Aras’s Summary

Business Development, Lobbying, Pharmacoeconomics, Medico-marketing.

Emrah Aras’s Specialties:

Local and international experience of pharmacoeconomics and lobbying.
Local and international experience of medico-marketing.
Local and international experience of team leading.
Local and international experience of sales in various industries.
Experience of reimbursement negotiations and negotiation management.
International experience of pre-marketing strategies.
Local and international experience of change management.
Knowledge of different health systems and policies across Europe.

Emrah Aras’s Experience

Managing Partner

Ad Market Access

(Pharmaceuticals industry)

April 2008 — Present (1 year 8 months)

Business Development and Reimbursement
Product Manager

Sanovel

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Pharmaceuticals industry)

October 2007 — March 2008 (6 months)

Marketing
Business Development Consultant

ARAS

(Pharmaceuticals industry)

January 2007 — October 2007 (10 months)

1. Pharmaceuticals Consultant and Contractor
2. Business Development Consultant to Society for Artificial Organs and Support Systems on partnering in biotechnology and techno parks.
3. Developed and managed to deliver hands on pharmacoeconomics trainings/seminars with Pharma Tailor Made Services
4. Business Development Consultant to a surgeon group to implement their services through contracts in middle size hospitals in 3 major cities. The hospitals increased the number of surgeries from 300 to 1,100 total/year.
5. Delivered various written reimbursement argumentations for two international pharma companies.
6. Market Access consultant to one international pharma company.
Health Economics Manager

Sanofi-aventis

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Pharmaceuticals industry)

January 2005 — January 2007 (2 years 1 month)

Sales to problem KOLs, lobbying, defining the Value of products, reimbursement negotiations, managing relationships with NGOs and policy makers.
Medical Manager

Sanofi-Synthelabo

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; SNY; Pharmaceuticals industry)

June 2003 — January 2005 (1 year 8 months)

Managed medico-marketing activities of Low Molecular Weight Heparins. Prepared launch of Arixtra (Fondaparinux). Managed first healtheconomics activities (Clopidogrel) in Turkish Affiliate and provided services to help reimbursement negotiations.
Director and Consultant

VKV American Hospital Turkey

(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)

June 2001 — February 2002 (9 months)

Organization Consultant and Director of Continuous Quality Improvement. Established CQI Department.
Assistant to Director's Office

Bronx Veterans Administration Medical Center

(Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)

June 1999 — July 2000 (1 year 2 months)

Assistant Manager. The team was responsible for implementing Clinical Guidelines (Chronic Diseases Index, Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus Guidelines) in an outpatient setting under pre-payment systems. Prepared for JCAHO (The Joint Commission, www.jointcommission.org) visit. Participated in executive meetings for JCAHO and Clinical Guidelines.
Sales, Distribution and Warehouse Manager

Isetex Inc., NY, NY

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Retail industry)

August 1996 — May 1999 (2 years 10 months)

Responsible for Sales and Distribution of limited line textiles for an East Coast retail chain.
Developed and implemented distribution strategy and warehousing activities.
Assisted in development of MIS.
Established inventory management system and barcode applications.
Org Dev Manager

Ministry of Health of Turkey - Health Reform Project

(Government Agency; 51-200 employees; Government Administration industry)

1994 — 1995 (1 year )

Responsible for setting objectives in MoH restructuring process and assessing training needs of MoH personnel. Procurement of Management Training services, incl. bidding committee setting and evaluating performance standards for management training.
Participated in drafting legislation of healthcare industry privatization and healthcare reform including financing of health care; took effect in 2003 (Sağlıkta Dönüşüm Programı, Healthcare Reform) and established in two institutions as SGK and GSS (National Health Insurance) in 2006.
Director

Ayvali Primary Healthcare Center

(Government Agency; 11-50 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)

August 1993 — June 1994 (11 months)

Organized and established the Healthcare Center in Ayvali, district of Ankara.
Sole responsibility for management of the center, 26 employees.
Budgeting, data collecting and analyzing.
Conducted local promotions and fund raising campaigns, and supported local politicians to increase public participation to health care programs.
Received a ‘Certificate of Commendation’ from District Governor.

Emrah Aras’s Education

Long Island University

1997 — 2000
Gazi Üniversitesi

MD , Medicine , 1986 — 1993
TED Ankara College

1980 — 1986

Additional Information

Emrah Aras’s Websites:

My Blog

Emrah Aras’s Interests:

HEOR, Market Access, Business development, mergers and acquisitions, medico-marketing and positioning, life cycle management, change management

Emrah Aras’s Groups:

ISMED General Secretary, ISPOR SCP General Secretary, JCI Marmara Board Member

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