Elvia Medina-Paraiso

Host | Leading High-Performing Teams Through Productive Conflict

ELVIA PARAISO is a highly accomplished pharmacovigilance (PV) leader with over 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Her comprehensive expertise encompasses global PV strategies, providing leadership and meticulous oversight across clinical development and commercialization. Highly skilled in navigating marketing applications, meetings, and correspondence she has led development of global PV plans, spearheading resource and timeline aligned with corporate objectives and guiding deliverables (Summary of Clinical Safety, Integrated Summary of Safety, Risk Management Plans). Adept at coordinating crucial business partnerships such as Safety Data Exchange Agreements. A dedicated professional and mother of two, Elvia demonstrates balancing a demanding pharmaceutical career with family life as an ongoing process. She is deeply committed to personal & professional growth and fostering a strong family life through presence and boundaries. Her professional journey is guided by the wisdom of Ruth Bader Ginsberg: “Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.”