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Marcela Junqueira

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Market Access & Commercial Operations Director at AbbVie
📍 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Marcela is a senior healthcare executive with over 15 years of experience leading market access and commercial operations in Latin America. As a Director at AbbVie, she leverages her Ph. D. and deep expertise in the Brazilian healthcare ecosystem to improve patient access to innovative therapies.

Her unique background combines extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry with past roles within the public health system and the judiciary, giving her a multifaceted perspective on healthcare policy and access.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Market Access & Commercial Operations Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Innovative Patient Access
Her career has focused on developing and implementing novel patient access solutions, resulting in over 35 HTA approvals across multiple therapeutic areas.
Healthcare Sustainability
She has stated that a core part of her mission at AbbVie is to strengthen the sustainability of Brazil's healthcare system.
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Career

Work history

6-2025
Market Access & Commercial Operations Director
AbbVie
1-2011
Research Assistant
Cochrane Cystic Fibrosis and Genetic Disorders Group
4-2022 - 6-2025
Regional Market Access Director - Oncology
MSD LATAM
1-2020 - 4-2022
Oncology Market Access Director - Latin America
The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson
10-2018 - 2-2020
Head of Strategic Affairs, Patient Advocacy, Pricing & Health Economics
The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson
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Education
2014 - 2017
Ph.D
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
2004 - 2008
Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm.)
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
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