DR. MOHAMMED A. BARASAIN

Position: Scientific Office & Strategic Alliance Lead - The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson
Categories: Speakers 2024

Mohammed leads the technical scientific office and strategic alliance function at Janssen (Johnson & Johnson trading limited Saudi Arabia). In his current role, he oversees strategic partnerships and interactions with the governmental institutions and is considered a vital member of the leadership team. Mohammed is also known to be one of the experts in regulations related to the pharmaceutical ecosystem in Saudi and an active member within industry associations.

Mohammed gained a vast experience from his previous role at the Saudi Food and Drug Authority were he helped to establish the national drug and poison information center and led the development of the Saudi drug information platform (SDI). He also shaped various regulatory policies within SFDA.

Mohammed also represented SFDA as a member of the formulary governnance committee at the Council of Cooperative Health Insurance (CCHI) and a member of the drug advisory committee at the National Unified Procurement Company (NUPCO). Mohammed holds a Bachelor degree of pharmaceutical sciences from King Saud University.

He also completed post graduate training at Campbell University in the USA and a Certificate in public policy analysis from London School of Economics and Political Sciences.