Crafted Expertise|Executive Precision
You want your brand to stand out. In a world where most medical brands feel the same, you dream of a strategy so impactful it effortlessly moves from smart phone screens to major scientific congresses.
You don't need more headcount; you need breakthrough thinking delivered with executive precision.
A Higher Standard of Partnership
I run a bespoke Medical Affairs Studio, HD Apothecary, providing ambitious Life Science Leaders with breakthrough thinking and executive precision.
My Philosophy: I believe true excellence is:
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quiet, not loud
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considered, not rushed
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crafted, not produced
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expert-driven, not layered
I listen deeply, refine relentlessly, and deliver confidently—then step back, ensuring your brand shines and your leadership stands out.
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My core value is bridging scientific rigour and commercial sophistication. I blend evidence-led strategy with crafted creativity to transform clinical data into compelling narratives that ensure successful lifecycle momentum and engagement.
Intelligence over Volume
I offer a flexible, results-based partnership, fusing deep, discreet, first-hand expertise gained from global Pharma with the scrappy muscle of a start-up. This approach delivers a guaranteed return on investment (ROI) by providing an accessible, on-demand solution that bypasses the risk of relying on a single contractor. Our focus is on high-value, strategic engagements rather than high-volume contracts.
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While I lead every project and maintain final accountability, I can seamlessly integrate trusted, proven associates when necessary to scale delivery, ensuring you always have the right expertise for the task at hand.
The Executive Partner for Measurable Impact
I partner with Life Science Leaders who need a partner to deliver:
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Result-Based Partnership over Headcount: Measurable impact is my sole focus.
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Deep Thinking over Agency Churn: Experienced, stable partnership dedicated to your success.
Let's Elevate Your Science
Review client success stories below to see the breadth of possibilities. If you see a fit for your needs, contact me using harpal.dhillon@protonmail.com or Explore and Connect on LinkedIn
CEO, diagnostic start up
“As a start up we needed sound regulatory and compliance guidance to execute our commercial viability. We know that Harpal and his team provide their usual commercial accumen and unrivalled strategic steer to give us the calm and measured approach to provide us a competitive edge. Harpal is always one of the first people I involve in my start ups as he just has this nack of solving anything"
"Big Pharma" International Commercial Exec
"Ive included Harpal across many therapeutic areas and teams and the feedback from those that work with him has always been beyond positive! Not only do we rattle through veeva reviews with speed and effciency but he always seems to end up providing us with insights and knowledge to keep us ahead of our competition. I have no problem in throwing him, or his chosen colleagues into our biggest challenges"
UK pharma GM
“I needed someone to provide a lens on our medical affairs team and hired Harpal to assess our strengths/weaknesses as we plan for multiple launches. Harpal and his team not only provided me with the assessment I needed, but also assisted us with keeping on track with the highest priority medical work streams as we addressed our organisational needs. He's exceptional, and my teams think so too”
Life Cycle leader, Big Pharma
“I have a lot of products in my portfolio with differing challenges and Harpal was recommended to me to provide oversight of our strategy and provide pricing solutions for our tender processes by optimising engagement with our HCPs, KOLs and payors. Harpal has been our lucky charm as we have secured favourable tender results for our products. The rest of our portfolio has been managed seamlessly with the Medical Affairs team as they adopt Harpal's adjustments to their ways of working and cross-collaboration. He has left us as a stronger team, set up to succeed."
EMEA Product Launch Director, Big Pharma
"We had a unique challenge for our organisation by launching a product through digital solutions only to all our European Markets. Such a challenge required a unique type of medical affairs leader, which is why I turned to Harpal. His ability to work with countries and launch our digital solutions were exceptional. He'll certainly be involved in our AI ventures too"
Ad Promo Exec, US
“International markets are a different beast to the US and Harpal was recommended to me to help me assess the regulatory/signatory team I inherited and to provide regulatory/signatory duties himself. We transitioned from a team with low visibility in the organization to very high visibility. Our ability to deliver educational events around the world have now set new standards across our industry ”
CEO, Dermatology
focused company
I needed advice on how to position our new product in the UK market and Harpal (and his team) provided a comprehensive review of not only where our product should be placed in treatment pathways, but also what activities and teams will be required to deliver optimal access. Harpal also recommended individuals to join our company and they've all been great hires!
International Medical Affairs Leader
Harpal provided guidance on our real world evidence strategy to ensure we maximised the budget set for the financial year. He also worked with the team on an existing study that was hitting difficulties and provided the support needed to not only complete the study, but ensure a poster was presented on the results at an important international congress that year.
AMR Policy Lead
We needed a different way of framing the issue of AMR and we utilised Harpal's vast experience in AMR to re-energise our team and consider alternative ways of tackling the issue externally. We can always rely on Harpal to be forthright and demanding of our team, which is needed at times in an area where progress can be slow.