Adjunct Professor Victoria Elegant is Vice-President, JAPAC (Asia Pacific) Regional Medical Head, and Global Lead, Access to Medicines for Amgen
Prof. Elegant is a physician who joined the pharmaceutical industry after postgraduate training in obstetrics and gynaecology in the United Kingdom. She has held positions in global drug development, medical affairs, regulatory affairs and drug safety in Japan, Australia, Europe and Asia. Prior to Amgen, Prof. Elegant was the Vice-President, Regulatory and Medical Affairs, APAC, based in Shanghai for 10 years for Baxter, and Vice President, Medical Affairs, Asia for Shire. She has extensive experience in pharmaceuticals, biologics, and devices.
Prof. Elegant is a Fellow of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine and a member of the FPM Global Committee. She is on the Board of Studies for the Masters in Pharmaceutical Medicine, UNSW, and Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney. She is also on the advisory committee for the Pharmaceutical Industry Practice, UQ, and the Advisory Board for the Masters in Pharmaceutical Medicine, University of Sydney.
She is President of the Asia Pacific chapter of the Medical Affairs Professional Society (MAPS), and on the global MAPS Board, and a member of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine Global Forum. She is also on the Hong Kong stock exchange biotech advisory panel.