Welcome to the Agency Advantage
My name is Sian Kneller, MSc, CMPP
I am a seasoned medical affairs professional with nearly two decades of experience in medical affairs and scientific communications. Throughout my career, I have honed my skills working both in-house in Pharma as well as in agency, from medcomms to advertising and PR.
My three main missions:
1) Raise the profile of medical affairs within pharma - the bigger the profile, the more we can deliver for patients
2) Help people with an agency background secure their dream job in-house in pharma
3) Support and raise awareness around neurodiversity, introverts and women in leadership
We’re a social enterprise on a mission to make career support accessible, real, and impactful: for everyone, especially those who’ve been historically overlooked.
We offer career coaching, resources, and strategic guidance with a focus on biotech, pharma, and health sectors. Whether you're navigating a pivot, dealing with burnout, or trying to break into a new field, we help you move forward with confidence and clarity.
As a neurodivergent myself (AuDHD), I get the unspoken rules of work, and we build safe, supportive spaces for women, neurodivergent folks, racialised communities, and anyone who’s been excluded from the status quo.
Our approach is straight-talking, strengths-based, and radically inclusive.
We believe career growth shouldn’t be gatekept, and we’re here to open the doors wide.
How can we help?
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Sian Kneller - Medical affairs professional
Skills:
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Nearly two decades of experience working in scientific communications both in agency and in-house
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Strategic approach to scientific communications and engagement activities, including assessment of reach and impact
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Hands-on experience developing content (written and digital) for a wide variety of audiences including HCPs, internal, media/lay audiences, patients and care givers and government/policy makers
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Expertise in scenario planning ahead of pivotal study readout
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Successfully launched three therapeutics across rare disease, multiple sclerosis and lung cancer
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Extensive experience managing projects, agencies and budgets
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Expertise in publication planning and external goverance - I hold the International Society for Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP) certification: Certified Medical Publication Professional (CMPP)
Therapy area expertise:
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Neuroscience - brain health and longevity, migraine, Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
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Rare diseases - spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH)
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Infectious diseases - HIV, Hepatitis B and Shingles
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Autoimmune disorders - Crohn's disease and rheumatoid arthritis
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Metabolic diseases - diabetes and obesity
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Women's health - perimenopause and menopause
If you need help with career advice, support with your CV or have any questions about pharma careers, get in touch!
+41 (0) 782561047
