Professional Experience:
Cidália Eusébio, a founder of Innovhygia Ltd., is an accomplished health system professional with over a decade of experience in integrating health policies, evidence, health services, data science, and digital transformation. Her expertise is crucial in driving healthcare innovation, and she's dedicated to leading and collaborating with diverse and multidisciplinary teams for enhanced healthcare services.
Starting her career as a Nurse/Specialist Nurse at NHS London, Cidália gained experience leading nursing care for critical patients and participated in various research initiatives. Here, she developed skills in leadership, teamwork, communication, public health, clinical skills, problem-solving, research skills, quality, and service improvement.
She later served as a Health Protection Practitioner & Team Leader at Public Health England & NHS Professionals, where she led multistakeholder teams during the COVID-19 pandemic. She developed additional skills such as working under stressful conditions and managing critically ill patients.
Her experience as a Healthcare Consultant at 33N/NHS CLEAR Faculty involved leading projects that defined recommendations for change and transformation in healthcare in NHS Hospitals. Her key skills include Excel, Leadership, Project Management (Prince 2), Communications, Public Health, Consulting skills, Healthcare Policy, Health Economics, and Implementation Science.
As a Policy Health Advisor for the future of health at the European Health Parliament, she developed policy recommendations for Future Proofing Health Systems, represented her work at Gastein 2022, and gained proficiency in creating a Policy Innovation Framework, Lobbying, Policy Writing, Public Health Research, and Public Speaking.
In her current role as VP Finance & Strategy and Partnerships at PARSUK, Cidália manages a portfolio of research scholarships and creates strategic plans for increased paid memberships and portfolio partnerships with diverse private and public organizations. She has developed skills in Social Impact, Financial Accounting, Strategic Planning of partnerships, Scientific Diplomacy, and Fundraising.
Simultaneously, Cidália has worked as a Freelance ICU Nurse in different ICUs across London hospitals, specializing in cardiothoracic surgery, recovery, and ECMO.
In addition to her professional roles, Cidália has taken part in various projects and research experiences, such as the MIT Datathon, MIT Hackathon, and Eit-health Lisbon. She's developed critical skills in leadership, work under stress and complex environment, communications, public health, data science, analytical translation, clinical skills, research skills, healthcare innovation, and entrepreneurship.
In her current role as the founder of Innovhygia Ltd, she has put into practice the core skills acquired during her entrepreneurship education. Her notable achievements in this role include her selection for the Future Women’s Leaders Award, IESE, 2023.
Cidália is fluent in English and Portuguese and has reading knowledge in Spanish and French. She is always ready to lead, collaborate, and strive for better healthcare service for everyone.