Thomas and Justin talk with Francisco Nogueira about gratitude and about his new work with Accumulus Synergy.
Francisco Nogueira joined Accumulus Synergy Inc. as interim Chief Executive Officer in November 2020 from Genentech, Inc. At Accumulus Synergy he is focused on applying his 20 years of enterprise, regulatory strategy, asset development, and commercialization work to the impending revolutionary shift in the healthcare and drug development process. Fueled by cloud technology, artificial intelligence, blockchain, and other technological advancements, Frank is leading the charge on behalf of global health authorities and 10 founding pharmaceutical companies to develop a global information exchange platform to transform how drug innovators and health regulators interact to bring safe and effective medicines to patients faster and more efficiently.
Having spent more than 20 years at Genentech and Roche, Frank was most recently Vice President and Lifecycle Leader in Alzheimer’s Disease where he was responsible for leading cross-functional team responsible for development and commercialization of a high priority (JEWEL) compound to treat Alzheimer’s disease. Prior to that, he was Vice President, Product Development, which included leadership of 400+ FTEs in the Regulatory organization made up of medical writing, operations & labeling for Roche’s molecule portfolio along with oversight of marketed products, with revenues exceeding 9 Billion Swiss Francs. Since 2011, Frank has also served multiple Global Head positions, including Business and Strategy, Project and Portfolio Management, Regulatory Operations. As a global leader at Genentech, he was responsible for Data Transparency, Quality, and Compliance, Organizational Development, Regulatory operations, Project & Portfolio Management with a senior leadership team. responsible for corporate-level transparency of studies, learning and development, communications and change management, and strategic planning of Roche’s portfolio and resource management.
Prior to joining Roche in 1999, he held the position of Assistant Treasurer at Deutsche Bank (formerly known as Bankers Trust Co. ).
Frank received an Executive Master of Business Administration from Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey, and a Bachelor of Arts in Earth Science from Kean University, Union, New Jersey.