Gisela Gaeyner Persson

Gisela Gaeyner Persson has a diverse work experience in various industries, with a focus on Life Sciences. Gisela is currently working as a Strategic Business Development Manager at PlantVision AB, where they are responsible for strategic business development within the Pharmaceutical, Medtech, IVD, Healthcare, and Food industries. In addition, they coach the Consultant Managers in sales, structured ways of working, and self-leadership, as well as handles recruitment for the company.

Prior to their current role, Gisela worked as the Head of Pharma at ALTEN Sweden, where they were accountable for building the Pharma offer in the Great Stockholm region. Gisela led the Business Managers and successfully expanded the department, growing it by 30% in the first quarter and 50% in the following quarters.

Before ALTEN Sweden, Gisela was employed at Semcon, where they held two different roles. Firstly, as a Key Account Manager, they were responsible for managing a global customer in the Pharma industry and was also an Account Manager for global customers in Food, Industry, and MedTech. Secondly, as a Consultant Manager, Account Manager, and Salesperson, they managed a team of approximately 15-20 consultants within Quality, Validation, Process, and Project Management, with a focus on the Quality Excellence offer.

Gisela has also served as a Board Director in the Nordic affiliate of the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE), where they were responsible for marketing and branding activities.

Earlier in their career, Gisela worked at AstraZeneca, where they held various roles including Teamleader Validation, Validation Engineer, and Senior Quality Assurance Officer. In these roles, they were responsible for different aspects of validation projects, qualification plans, quality assurance, and release of pharmaceutical products.

Furthermore, Gisela has experience in basic research within Immunology, Cell Biology, and Genetics from their time at CBT Novum, where they worked as a Stipendiat.

Gisela started their career as a Medical Laboratory Scientist at SÖS Transfusionsmedicin and Sangtec Medicals, Mikrobiologiska konsultlaboratoriet, where they were involved in blood testing, manufacturing of blood products, and other laboratory work.

Overall, Gisela Gaeyner Persson has a strong background in strategic business development, coaching, account management, validation, quality assurance, and laboratory work within the Life Sciences industry.

Gisela Gaeyner Persson obtained a BSc in Biomedical Laboratory Science from Karolinska Institutet from 1994 to 1997. In 2010, they completed a course in Kvalitetsstyrning A, Distans 7.5hp at the University of Gävle. In 2018 to 2020, Gisela pursued a Key Account Manager 200 YP program at Sälj & Marknadshögskolan. Additionally, they studied various subjects at different institutions, including Immunologi, Molekylär immunologi, Argumentation och debatt, Forskningsförberedande kurs i Biomedicin, Molelylär Cellbiologi, and Virologi at Kalmar University and Karolinska Institutet. No specific degrees were mentioned for these individual courses.