Eleni Lagkadinou, MD PhD

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Vice President, Head of Oncology Early Development (OED) at AbbVie

North Chicago, Illinois, United States

Overview

Eleni Lagkadinou is the Vice President of Oncology Early Development at AbbVie, where she leads a team focused on accelerating early-stage cancer research. With over 25 years in oncology, her career spans clinical patient care and leadership roles at Roche, BioNTech, and Bayer. She earned her MD and PhD from the University of Patras.

Driven by her experiences treating patients with limited options, Eleni is passionate about creating hope through drug development. She finds purpose in mentoring talent, building inclusive teams, and improving the patient experience through more convenient and effective treatments.

During her time at BioNTech, she played a key leadership role in the clinical development and approval of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) vaccine with Pfizer.

Personality Overview

Informal

Big Picture Person

Enthusiastic

They are really good at seeing what the long-term impacts of their decisions could be.  They are friendly, approachable and love to make new connections. They are always positive and upbeat, so take their promises with a pinch of salt.

Topics They Care About

Hard-to-Treat Cancers
Her work at AbbVie focuses on advancing therapies for difficult cancers, including various blood cancers and solid tumors like prostate, colorectal, and ovarian cancer.
Next-Gen Therapies
She is deeply involved in developing innovative treatments such as antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), T-cell engagers, and exploring CAR-T therapies to transform standards of care.
Mentoring Talent
She publicly states that she finds purpose in mentoring talent to grow in their careers and is committed to building inclusive teams that foster growth.

Media Appearances

AbbVie's Eleni Lagkadinou on the Future of Cancer. Featured in The Medicine Maker

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Dr. Eleni Lagkadinou Discusses How AbbVie Is Advancing Targeted Innovation to Treat Cancers. Featured in Health & Pharma

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Work History

2-2024
Vice President, Head of Oncology Early Development (OED) at AbbVie
3-2022 - 2-2024
Executive Leader, Global Head Early Development Oncology at Roche
8-2020 - 3-2022
Vice President, Clinical Development Oncology, Infectious Diseases & Translational Medicine at BioNTech SE
7-2017 - 8-2020
Vice President, Translational Medicine, Oncology Strategic Business Unit at Bayer Pharmaceuticals
2-2016 - 6-2017
Director, Experimental Medicine Oncology, Global Drug Discovery at Bayer Pharmaceuticals

Education

MD from University of Patras

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Insights For Selling To Eleni

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Do some small talk, ask them how things are going on their side
  • Use adjectives like ‘amazing’, ‘coolest’, ‘unbelievable’ etc.
  • Be friendly and entertaining in your conversation

DONT's

  • Avoid ifs and buts, don’t talk too much about the risks etc.
  • Avoid overloading them with too much detail
  • Avoid cutting into their flow

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Eleni is

  • Relationship and rapport can play an important role, sometimes more than the other factors.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Eleni

  • They will probably never say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Eleni move?

  • They are not the quickest decision makers, their friendly attitude could be misleading.
  • Can Eleni take some risk or not?

  • They can take certain risks that are unlikely to have personal consequences.

You And Eleni

Personality Compatibility


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