Dorota Hryniewiecka-Firlej has over 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
For many years she worked in management positions in the biggest pharmaceutical companies like Janssen-Cilag, NovoNordisk, and Wyeth.
For years associated with Pfizer, where she successfully combines the role of general director with a focus on people.
Following the principle that people are the priority, she believes that authenticity should be the basis for building relationships. That is why she establish a culture of integration, an environment of tolerance, and respect for diversity in both private and professional life.
Her vision of business development focuses on placing people at the center of everything. She deeply believing that success is ensured by teams, not individuals. This approach meant that for four years she was the Co-President of the Diversity and Social Inclusion Council in the European structures of Pfizer.
Dorota also performed key leadership functions in leading industry organizations and associations in Poland – as the president of the Union of Employers of Innovative Pharmaceutical Companies (INFARMA) and vice president of the largest employers’ organization – Employers in Poland, where she was also a leader of the initiative Human Rights & Business.
She is a graduate of the Poznan University of Medical Sciences, where she obtained a specialization and a Ph.D. in internal disease.
Not only does she lead an active professional life, but she also works socially for the benefit of local communities, and in her free time she devotes herself to her passions, which are playing the piano and illuminating medieval manuscripts. She is a member of the Italian Association of Calligraphy and Illumination.