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Barbara Peduzzi

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I’m Barbara Peduzzi, a multilingual marketing and service operations specialist with extensive experience planning and coordinating European customer events and internal meetings in the healthcare sector.

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I’m Barbara Peduzzi, a multilingual marketing and service operations specialist with extensive experience planning and coordinating European customer events and internal meetings in the healthcare sector. I excel at managing logistics, compliance, budgets, and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure smooth execution in highly regulated environments. I’ve supported end-to-end implementation of complex, multi-stakeholder solutions and contributed to go-to-market and service promotion activities across EMEA. Fluent in English, French, Italian, and Portuguese, with intermediate Spanish, I combine structured project execution with collaborative stakeholder management. I’m a PMP candidate and MSc student in Human Resource Management and Development.

  • 16 years' experience
  • Joined February 2026

Skills· 1

Languages

  • EnglishAdvanced
  • FrenchFluent
  • ItalianFluent
  • PortugueseFluent
  • Spanish; CastilianAdvanced
  • GermanBeginner

Industry experience

  • Healthcare
  • Professional Services
  • Education
  • Life Sciences
  • Media & Entertainment

Work experience· 5 roles

Event Manager & Administrative Assistant III – Neuromodulation WE (Brain Modulation, Epilepsy, Pain Therapies) & Cranial Therapies EMEA · Medtronic International, Tolochenaz, SwitzerlandFeb 2020 – Apr 2024 · 4 yrs 3 mos

Provided operational, marketing, and service-related support to Neuromodulation and Cranial Therapies teams across EMEA, contributing to customer engagement initiatives, service portfolio execution, and go-to-market activities. Led planning and execution of large-scale digital and in-person events (100+ attendees), optimizing budgets, timelines, and cross-functional collaboration to maximize impact. Delivered administrative, financial, project, and legal support; managed logistics, compliance documents, contracts, and vendor negotiations, ensuring adherence to EU regulations and internal policies. Acted as an operational interface between marketing, services, finance, compliance, and external partners to enable smooth execution of service initiatives; supported customer experience programs through surveys (Qualtrics) and follow-up actions.

Administrative Assistant – Legal Department · Celgene International, Boudry, SwitzerlandMar 2018 – Dec 2019 · 1 yr 10 mos

Provided administrative, HR, and business support to legal department managers and employees (≈35 people), overseeing recruitment, onboarding, travel organization, and financial administration. Coordinated recruitment for lawyers and paralegals in collaboration with Talent Acquisition, agencies, line managers and candidates; organized interviews and travel. Set up new vendors, created PRFs, obtained PO numbers, and advised clients on relevant costs. Handled visa requests, travel expenses, IT equipment orders, and system access. Maintained organizational charts, holiday/absence and distribution lists; supported onsite Corporate events for the Global CVP Associate General Counsel’s office and edited PowerPoint presentations.

Office Manager & Receptionist · Michael Page International, Lausanne, SwitzerlandSep 2015 – Nov 2017 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Project work, secretarial tasks, reception, and customer service. Screened and shortlisted top candidates’ CVs after job fairs; contacted candidates and clients; maintained internal database. Organized company events, trainings, and price negotiations. Supported employees with expense reports and processed invoices. Supervised office relocation.

Customer Service Advisor · Swisscom AG, Lausanne, SwitzerlandOct 2014 – Aug 2015 · 11 mos
Retail Store Manager / Various Positions · Various Retail StoresJun 2007 – Oct 2014 · 7 yrs 5 mos

Education· 6

PMP Candidate · PMI – Romandie Formation, Lausanne2026
M.Sc. Human Resource Management and Development · University of Salford, Manchester, UK2024 – 2026
Marketing Principles Certificate · Chartered Institute of Marketing, Berkshire, UK2020
Commercial Administration Degree (CFC Employé de commerce) · Ecole Jeuncomm Lausanne, Switzerland2017

Certifications and awards

PMP Candidate2026

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