Rafael Ferrer joined moksha8 in July 2019 as Vice President of Business Development & M&A. He has broad experience in the pharmaceutical and life science industry in various markets globally in the areas business development and marketing at leading global companies such as Novartis, Stryker & LEO Pharma.

Prior to this appointment, he served in various positions of increasing responsibility in business development and alliance management at Sandoz, a Novartis division. There he held regional and local roles, lastly leading business development efforts regionally and heading up the alliance management team. Some of his accomplishments include the closing of the largest ever in-licensing and out-distribution deals for the Latin American region while at Sandoz.

Before Novartis, he spent several years in Stryker Corporation, one of the world’s leading medical technology companies, where he gained substantial experience in sales & marketing leadership at a local and global level. There he held several positions including managing a portfolio of products and services for the U.S. market and a global role focused on strategic commercial development and deployment of new service and product offerings. He began his career in the pharmaceutical field at LEO Pharma in regional product management for their clinical dermatology business Latin America.

Rafael holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biology and in Spanish from the University of Miami. He also has a Master of Business Administration with a focus on International Business from the Florida International University.

Rafael has always had a passion for healthcare and the pursuit of improved outcomes for patients which has led him to volunteer and give back to his local community for many years. He began actively volunteering in Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami. Currently, he  mentors and advises early stage startup companies on strategy and business development focused on the digital healthcare space.