MediPaCe
Chi Pakarinen is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in program management, patient engagement, and public-private partnerships within the healthcare sector. Currently serving as Head of Program Management Office and Country Manager for MediPaCe Finland since September 2022, Chi Pakarinen leads the development of the organization’s operations in Finland and focuses on establishing a Centre of Excellence for project management, emphasizing patient involvement in the Nordics. Prior roles include consulting for Takeda and Marlowe Consulting on patient engagement, as well as program and project management positions at The Synergist.org and Patient Focused Medicines Development (PFMD), where Chi Pakarinen actively contributed to enhancing patient engagement in medicine development. Educational qualifications include a Master’s degree in Business, Language and Culture with a focus on International Relations from the University of Southern Denmark and a Bachelor's degree in Marketing from Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences.
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MediPaCe
MediPaCe is a Patient Engagement and Patient Research Company that was founded on the core belief that to deliver the outcomes that matter most to patients you must work in equal partnership with patients themselves. This human-centric, inclusive approach is the driving force behind our commitment to deliver measurable, long-term and sustainable impact. We have a diverse team that is ideally suited to working in partnerships. In addition to our speciality core services, we have broad capabilities and experience of working in diverse groups to foster collaboration. We have expertise at creating an environment where multiple stakeholders and speciality-companies can unify to focus on providing patient benefits – working together in a positive, respectful way to reach shared goals. In addition to fostering collaboration, our projects are conducted with a clear methodology, focussing on what matters most to patients, healthcare, life science, medical technology, and other stakeholders. We offer specific services in the following areas: 1. Strategy: Co-creation of unified project and company strategies for patient-focussed work. Delivering on these strategies with streamlined processes and efficiency to ensure that shared goals are achieved and projects are rolled out with the end-user in mind. This optimises uptake, impact and supports patients in achieving improved outcomes. 2. Engagement: Directly working with patients and enabling their equal partnership in projects so that all stakeholders understand needs and co-create solutions. 3. Research: Deliver the mixed-methods research required to measure patient experiences and outcomes, characterise real differences made in people’s lives, and then operationalise this to inform decision-making and drive action.