Dionne works in the Office of the EU QPPV for MSD in the UK as the PSMF Owner. Interested in “all things PSMF” and other primary areas of support are EudraVigilance access management, PV Audits and Inspections and ad hoc EU QPPV Office projects and activities.

Responsible for Pharmacovigilance activities in the EU and Balkans, as well as PV Intelligence and Operational activities within the International PV organization. As part of the Operational activities she holds responsibility for the PSMF. She previously served as Intelligence and Training expert in PV as part of the Quality Standards and Training Group in Bristol Myers Squibb and managed PV projects. Willemijn is a member of the EFPIA Pharmacovigilance Expert Working Group and the International Pharmacovigilance Group where she chairs the CIS and Balkan sub-teams. She started her career in Quintiles, followed by Aventis where she was involved in GCP activities.

Maria qualified in Medicine from Cambridge University and became an Anaesthetist, working in the UK National Health Service. Her early industry career included roles in phase I clinical trials and in PET imaging as part of the GlaxoSmithKline Translational Medicine team. In 2004 joined the Global Clinical Safety & PV department, working in the neurosciences area and managing a team providing clinical safety for a portfolio of investigational & marketed products. In 2012, she became Deputy EU QPPV and in 2016 she joined AstraZeneca as Deputy EU QPPV. In 2019 Maria moved roles into therapy area-aligned clinical safety. She is now responsible for clinical-strategic leadership for assigned products in the oncology area.