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Leslie Cirillo-Plante
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Leslie Cirillo Plante is Director, Information Technology Compliance for Novartis Pharmaceuticals, a global healthcare leader. Leslie earned a BA in Psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1986 and an MA in Clinical Psychology, also from Fairleigh Dickinson University, in 1989, specializing in medical compliance. She began her career in Sales and Marketing Systems at Sandoz Pharmaceuticals in 1986, working as a Business Analyst. Leslie left Sandoz in 1991 to pursue a career in Marketing and Advertising, holding positions of increasing responsibility in the industry. She has worked extensively in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries in the area of new product commercialization.
In 2001, Leslie re-joined Novartis, becoming a member of the Sales and Marketing IT organization. Currently, Leslie is responsible for data privacy and risk management for the Pharma Information Technology business within Novartis. In this capacity, she provides support to the CIO and his leadership team for ensuring the alignment to global security policies and procedures and coordinating compliance activities with the Global Privacy Office. She has extensive experience in pharmaceutical Marketing Systems, Change Management, and Clinical Systems Deployment.
Novartis is a world leader in the research and development of products to protect and improve health and well-being. Novartis was created in 1996 from the merger of the Swiss companies, Ciba and Sandoz.
Our core businesses are in pharmaceuticals, consumer health, generics, eye-care, and animal health. Our name, derived from the Latin novae artes, meaning “new skills,” reflects our commitment to focus on research and development to bring innovative new products to the communities we serve.
In 2003, the Group's businesses achieved sales of USD 24.9 billion and a net income of USD 5.0 billion. The Group invested approximately USD 3.8 billion in
research and development (R&D). Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, Novartis Group companies employ about 78,500 people and operate in over 140 countries
around the world.
www.novartis.com
