About me
Sara Martin is Senior Director of Global Policy Partnerships at Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS). In this role in the BMS Global Policy & International Government Affairs team, Sara leads strategic alliances and collaboration with global health stakeholders with a view to deliver improved patient access and outcomes in LMICs, health system strengthening and sustainability, and stimulate policy change to secure these gains for the future.
In addition, Sara is part of BMS’ internal cross-functional working group designing and implementing new access strategies for BMS’ innovative portfolio in LMICs, and is point of contact to Medicines Patent Pool for BMS’ voluntary license portfolio.
Prior to joining BMS, Sara lead key global health accounts at a global advocacy and government affairs firm specialized in health policy. There Sara designed and implemented policy and stakeholder alliance strategies for both pharmaceutical and NGO clients, and across NCD areas, especially cancer.
Bringing stakeholders together to work on access to healthcare has been the common thread in all of her work. Prior to this, Sara was Communications and Advocacy Manager of the World Health Organization’s Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 initiative. Sara holds a double BA Hons in European Politics and Communications. Sara was born in California and currently lives in Belgium.