Sheralyn Edwards

Compliance, governance and project operations professional with 10+ years’ experience at Pfizer UK in highly regulated pharmaceutical environments. Experienced in coordinating operational workflows, managing documentation and financial processes, maintaining governance records, supporting training and compliance activities, and working with cross-functional stakeholders. Organised and analytical, with a practical approach to identifying risks, resolving issues, improving processes and delivering accurate work to deadlines.

PATIENT ADVOCACY ASSOCIATE at PFIZER LTD (2024-03 – 2026-03)

Provided operational, compliance and governance support across UK Corporate Affairs and Public Affairs, coordinating Patient Advocacy Group (PAG) funding, stakeholder engagement, contracts, financial administration and material reviews in line with Pfizer policies and the ABPI Code.

• Coordinated funding and donation requests, approvals, contracts and supporting documentation for UK Patient Advocacy Groups, liaising with internal stakeholders to facilitate compliant delivery.
• Managed purchase orders, ePay transactions, grant administration, payment tracking and reconciliation, supporting accurate financial records and timely project close-out.
• Coordinated event logistics for Patient Organisation Takeover Week, including travel and accommodation arrangements for Patient Organisation representatives and other stakeholders, briefing third-party suppliers, liaising with internal teams, and managing contracts, payments and post-event activities.
• Supported UK compliance reviews of global materials, coordinating feedback and approvals with relevant stakeholders.

BLACK PHARMA RELATIONSHIP MANAGER (DEVELOPMENT) at PFIZER LTD (2024-06 – 2025-11)

Supported the governance and development of Pfizer’s strategic partnership with BlackPharma, coordinating engagement, internal communications and compliance processes.

• Coordinated partnership activities and communications with internal stakeholders and supported engagement with the BlackPharma network.
• Gathered stakeholder feedback and outcomes to help demonstrate partnership value and inform senior leadership.
• Supported the business case for continued funding and renewal of the corporate sponsorship agreement.
• Coordinated compliance review and approval of partnership materials in line with the ABPI Code and internal requirements.

MEDICAL PROJECT, SYSTEMS & PROCESS ASSOCIATE (SECONDMENT) at PFIZER LTD (2023-11 – 2024-03)

Provided project and operational support across UK Medical Affairs, contributing to initiatives focused on process effectiveness, change management and colleague experience.

• Supported the coordination of process improvement, change management, reporting and digital initiatives across UK Medical Affairs.
• Gathered and reviewed data and stakeholder feedback to identify opportunities to simplify processes and improve ways of working.
• Worked with Medical Affairs colleagues and cross-functional stakeholders to coordinate activities, share updates and support consistent delivery of compliant processes.

MEDICAL TRAINING MANAGER at PFIZER LTD (2022-02 – 2024-03)

Coordinated training, compliance administration and governance processes across UK Medical Affairs, supporting colleague capability, regulatory record keeping and consistent implementation of ABPI Code requirements.

• Coordinated ABPI Code, Code Case, Final Signatory and AQP training, including training records, attendance reporting and retention of compliance documentation.
• Supported the administration of the ABPI Code Forum and maintained centralised SharePoint resources for Code Cases and PMCPA undertakings.
• Coordinated global grants and advisory board workflows, including the management of non-promotional materials, request routing, certification documentation and record retention.
• Maintained Speaker Bureau policies, templates and process documentation to reflect the 2024 ABPI Code requirements.
• Prepared performance and compliance reporting across Medical, Legal, Regulatory and Final Country Signatory activities, identifying opportunities to improve workflows.
• Created training and best-practice resources to support colleague capability and consistency.

MEETINGS COMPLIANCE SPECIALIST at PFIZER LTD (2016-06 – 2022-02)

Delivered end-to-end operational and compliance support for customer-facing activities across the Commercial Division, acting as the subject matter expert (SME) on meeting and event compliance and collaborating with multiple stakeholders. Coordinated healthcare professional (HCP)/government official(GO)/key opinion leader (KOL) meetings and events, including travel and accommodation arrangements and third-party supplier briefings, ensuring adherence to the ABPI Code, My Anti-Bribery & Corruption Policies and Procedures (MAPP), GDPR and Pfizer policies.

• Managed meeting project workflows from initial requests through approvals and close-out, including coordinating promotional material approvals and tailoring contract templates to each activity.
• Acted as Veeva Vault superuser, providing system support across business activities, with a particular focus on promotional materials.
• Generated reports on approved speaker slides and coordinated communication of prescribing information (PI) updates, liaising with Marketing to identify affected materials and inform the field force of required changes.
• Manually withdrew affected promotional materials in Veeva Vault following PI updates.
• Supported field colleagues with compliance requirements, documentation and approval processes, while coordinating HCP, KOL and GO payments, purchase orders, supplier documentation, service-level agreements and year-end accrual reconciliation.
• Monitored budgets, project deadlines and material expiry dates, maintaining compliance trackers and governance records, identifying risks and following up on outstanding actions.

MARKETING ADMINISTRATOR at PFIZER LTD (2014-12 – 2016-06)

Provided operational and compliance support to Respiratory Marketing, including diary management, promotional approvals, supplier coordination, purchase orders (POs), payments, budget tracking, stock management and team administration.

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