SADUN OKYALTIRIK
Business Leadership Coach, Learning & Development Professional
CURRICULUM VITAE
Sadun Okyaltırık
Suadiye,
Kadıköy 34740 - Istanbul
E-mail: sadun@okyaltirik.com
Phone: +90 532 782 0100


Professional Experience
FOUNDER and DIRECTOR
LILAPORT LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT PORTAL, ISTANBUL, 2020 -
Lilaport is initially intended to act as a virtual school on the web, focused on inspirational learning in various fields, such as language courses, business-life coaching, professional trainings on storytelling, script writing, film making, stage performances, sailing, and many others. The idea has turned into a passion in time as it has emerged from the ultimate meaning of my life, which is to use my cumulative professional experience and skill- sets for touching the lives of people. Key milestones: Concept creation, logo design, vision and mission statement setting, technical team setup, acquisition of domain names, preparation and launch of the social media, preparation of visual and audial learning material, and strategy setup. The launch is planned to take place by December 2021.
BUSINESS EXPANSION & FOREIGN TRADE MANAGER (FREELANCER)
SEDOMED LTD., ISTANBUL, 2017 - 2020
I was offered the role to expand the international coverage of the Company in the sales of food supplements, dermatology and cosmetic products, and medical devices. I have used the internet as a tool to find out new clients. Key achievement: Jordan, Egypt and Palestine markets had a positive impact on the turnover by 3%.
COUNTRY MANAGER & SENIOR CLINICAL RESEARCH MANAGER
PHARM-OLAM INTERNATIONAL LTD., ISTANBUL, 2014 - 2017
I made individual attempts to make the first contacts with the Company, after which Dinamikron became the service provider to Pharm-Olam. Within a couple of months after the start of the business, I was offered a Country Manager role. My key achievements include active involvement in the establishment of the local entity in Turkey, completing recruitments and setting up the Country Operations Team in a committed timeframe, increasing the number of clinical research projects, developing tools as the specifiers of full time allocations (FTA), and setting performance measurement goals for the local staff. As the Country Manager, I assumed responsibility for all clinical, financial, legal, and human resources aspects of the business, as well the preparation of fiscal and financial reports, and signing commercial contracts. As an indicator of achievement specific to the clinical research field, the team I was leading completed patient enrolments in their respective projects with a very good enrolment rate (23% within 18 countries), and awarded by the project management teams. Also, I voluntarily took part in several Business Development meetings, named Bid Defence meetings. In addition to my administrative responsibilities, I was also responsible for an unblinded part of a project as a Senior Clinical Research Associate, in which I passed a very successful Client audit process with no major findings.
FOUNDER and MANAGING PARTNER
DİNAMİKRON MEDICAL SERVICES LTD., ISTANBUL, 2008 - 2014
First professional activities started with medical translations. I made a strategic decision in May 2012 and restructured the company setup to include clinical research activities offering a broader range of services. This action led to a 60% of increase in the turnover. Apart from increasing volume of medical translations by time, business activities expanded towards clinical research with regulatory submissions and relevant tasks including obtaining approvals, conducting feasibilities and site assessments, site visits to initiate research sites, clinical monitoring, close-out visits; preparing site visit reports using the available reporting systems; obtaining import licenses, finalizing the import process; obtaining study specific insurance certificates as appropriate; making site contracts; remote monitoring, data capture, CRF design and e-CRF software, medical writing, data management, biostatistics analysis, outsourcing clinical personnel i.e. study nurses, site coordinators; organizing investigator meetings, preparing meeting materials as appropriate, providing trainings, etc. Major strengths were the close relations with key investigators, wide networking with all parties involved in clinical research business. My key achievement was to have gained Pharm-Olam as a Client.
SENIOR CLINICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
PPD GLOBAL LTD., ISTANBUL, 2005 - 2008
Feasibilities and start-ups of clinical trials; collecting essential documents; obtaining local and central ethics committee approvals; obtaining import licenses; pre-study site visits, monitoring visits; obtaining insurance certificates; obtaining power of attorneys from sponsor companies as applicable; study budget formation and site negotiations from financial point of view; making site contracts; visit reporting using CTMS (Cascade); close relations with leading investigators in Turkey; performing quality check of the translated trial protocols, informed consent documents and relevant research documents as well as their back-translations. (Therapeutic fields: Infectious Diseases, Pulmonary Diseases, Neurology, Haematology-Oncology, Rheumatology. Projects: Chronic Hepatitis B, Multiple Sclerosis, Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia, Renal Transplantation, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis).
SENIOR CLINICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
SANOFI - AVENTIS, ISTANBUL, 2001 - 2005
Compliance with ICH – GCP Guidelines and local SOPs; Searching and selecting the research sites and the investigators; Conducting site assessment visits and prestudy documentation; Management and preparation of a total clinical research budget of € 200.000; Preparing financial clinical site agreements; Applying to the ethics committees; Collecting essential documents from study sites; Close contact with major investigators; Arranging local and international meetings for investigators; Making initiation visits and documentation; Study monitoring; reporting of the site visits; Source data verification; Routine international contacts with study managers; Closing the study site; Filing and keeping the study documents for possible audits. (Therapeutic fields: Infectious Diseases, Pulmonary Diseases, Otorhinolaryngology, Endocrinology. Neurology, Haematology-Oncology, Rheumatology. Projects: Pneumonia, chronic bronchitis, allergic rhinitis, acute bacterial sinusitis, diabetes mellitus).
PRODUCT MANAGER (Antibiotics)
AVENTIS PHARMA LTD., ISTANBUL, 2001 - 2001
PRODUCT MANAGER (Antibiotics)
İBRAHİM ETEM ULAGAY PHARMACEUTICALS, ISTANBUL, 1999 - 2000
PRODUCT MANAGER (Antibiotics & Antifungals)
PFIZER PHARMACEUTICALS, ISTANBUL, 1997 - 1999
PRODUCT MANAGER (Dermatology and Allergy)
ABDİ İBRAHİM PHARMACEUTICALS, ISTANBUL, 1996 - 1997
SENIOR SALES REPRESENTATIVE (Food Additives)
ROCHE PHARMACEUTICALS, ISTANBUL, 1994 - 1996
Educational Background
Certificate Program in Leadership (41 Modules)
Harvard Manage Mentor Premium, Istanbul, 2017 - 2018
Certificate Program in International Management (English)
University of Istanbul, Institute of business Administration, Istanbul, 1993 - 1994
Chemical Engineering
University of Istanbul, Faculty of Engineering, Istanbul, 1988 – 1993
Trainings & Certifications
TESOL Certificate: Teaching of English to the Speakers of Other Languages, Level: A-2
American Culture, UK, 2019
Teaching Practice Certificate
American Culture, UK, 2019
Certificate Program in Creative Facilitation Techniques
TPC Leadership, Istanbul, 2019
ICF Accredited Certification Program in Business Coaching, TPC Coaching Practitioner Certificate
TPC Leadership, Istanbul, 2019
Storyteller Training
Seiba, İstanbul, 2019
Mega Speaker Training
JT Foxx, Istanbul, 2019
One-on-one Coaching, 10 sessions
TPC Leadership, Istanbul, 2018
Actor Training (Theatre)
Müjdat Gezen Art School, Theatre Department, Istanbul, 2018
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Training
Kain Ramsey, Applied Psychology Teacher, Online-İstanbul, 2018
Good Clinical Practices (GCP) Training
Pharm-Olam International LTD., Online – Istanbul, 2014
Foundation Training for Clinical Research Associates
PPD Global LTD., North Carolina, USA, 2006
GCP Training "AKADEMİKA"
Aventis Pharma, Istanbul, 2004
Proficiency in Clinical Research
Aventis International, Paris, France, 2003
GCP Training
Aventis Pharma, London, UK, 2002
Basics of Clinical Research
Aventis Cairo, Egypt, 2002
Excellence in Marketing Abilities
Aventis Pharma, Istanbul, 2001
Setting a Team and Making Progress
Aventis Pharma, Baltaş & Baltaş, Istanbul, 2001
German Language Course Intensive
Private Course, Zurich, Switzerland, 2000
Strategic Planning in Marketing
Pfizer, Istanbul, 1999
Agency Briefing for Product Managers
Pfizer, Istanbul, 1999
Effective Presentation Skills
Pfizer, Istanbul, 1999
Product Manager Development Program
Pfizer, Madrid, Spain, 1998
Sales Training: Vitamins as Food Additives
Roche Basel, Switzerland, 1995
Language Skills
Turkish (Native)
English (Excellent)
German (Good)
Computer Skills
Standard Office Applications
Personal Information
Born in 1970 in Istanbul
Married
Two children
No military obligation
Available for immediate start