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Pascale Lajoie

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Director, Health Policy at BIOTECanada
📍 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Pascale Lajoie is the Director of Health Policy at BIOTECanada, leveraging over ten years of experience in healthcare policy, digital health technology, and population health research. A graduate of Queens University and the University of Ottawa, her career has spanned provincial health system funding, cancer research, and leading data strategy at a health-tech company.

Pascale describes herself as a connector of people and ideas, driven by a passion for improving the lives of Canadians through effective public policy within the biotechnology sector. She actively shares insights on the growth of Canadas biotech ecosystem and advocates for solutions for patients with rare diseases.

Unique fact: During her graduate studies, Pascale was a Technical Masters Student at the World Health Organizations International Agency for Research on Cancer in Lyon, France.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Director, Health Policy
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Canadian Biotechnology
Her work is focused on advancing Canada's biotechnology ecosystem, which she describes as a growing, globally competitive powerhouse.
Rare Disease Policy
She is a vocal advocate for building a national strategy for rare disease drugs in Canada to drive patient access to new solutions.
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Career

Work history

8-2021
Director, Health Policy
BIOTECanada
10-2018 - 10-2019
Senior Engagement Manager
Think Research
10-2013 - 9-2017
Senior Specialist, Funding
Cancer Care Ontario
9-2012 - 10-2013
Research Analyst
Division of Cancer Care and Epidemiology, Queen's University Cancer Research Institute
6-2011 - 8-2012
Technical Master's student
International Agency for Research on Cancer / World Health Organization
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Education
2011 - 2013
Master of Science
Queen's University
2011 - 2012
Graduate Diploma in Population Health Risk Assessment and Management
University of Ottawa
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