Medical Matters is 100% Wendy Mittemeijer-Ooteman PhD.
Wendy has 14 years of pharma experience in roles of Medical Advisor, Science Liaison and Medical Director.
She was resposible for Rx medication, OTC products, supplements & devices in many disease areas.
Wendy has a PhD in pharmacogenetics and biological psychiatry, and did a postdoc in San Francisco.
Over the years she followed trainings in leadership, compliance, coaching and science journalism.
Wendy stands for authenticity, agility & quality. Improving the lives of patients drives her.
Writing, art and pilates are her passions. She authored many articles, blogs and book chapters.
Although Wendy prefers Face to Face contacts, she embraces media and social media to build bridges between society, academia, healthcare and industry.
"Wendy takes responsibility, has a strong eye for detail and proactively seeks collaboration with marketing and sales. (..) She is a strong and decisive professional, who quickly learns new situations and intellectual challenges, works efficiently and is immediately 'deployable' independently. A very pleasant person to work with; professional, honest, interested, solution-oriented and with a pleasant sense of humor. ”
Ad Bominaar, General Manager Goodlife, The Netherlands
"I had the opportunity to work for over 2 years with Wendy when I was the Managing Director of Eli Lilly's operation in the Netherlands, and I found her to be a great asset to our medical organization. Besides her strong scientific knowledge, she also was very willing to challenge conventional thinking and looked proactively for unique solutions when working with customers. Wendy worked very collaboratively with her commercial counterparts, and her energy and passion for what she did came through every day.”
Andrew Oxtoby, CCO Chinook Pharmaceuticals, USA
"Wendy has worked at Meda and Mylan as Medical Director a.i. We have enjoyed working with her. Wendy is a highly skilled consultant. She has good medical knowledge, good knowledge of current regulations and medical research. (..) Wendy also has a pleasant, spontaneous and open personality that suited our organization well. I would definitely hire her again if a similar project presented itself."
Dirk Groen, CEO Ace Pharmaceuticals, The Netherlands
"Gaining trust may require recommending the competitor's product or no medication at all."