Dr Cornelia Bartels, Head of Global Medical Communication, Merck Healthcare KGaA•Human biology diploma from the University of Marburg, Germany; Biochemistry PhD from the Max-Planck-Institute of Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany.•>14 years’ in global pharmaceutical industry•Roles included: medical, marketing and communications, both in-house and as a consultant •Merck Healthcare Global Medical Communications Team Lead since 2017 •Recently established a Merck-specific framework for SCPs, ensuring consistency for SCP development and implementation across therapeutic areas