Nuno Galante Valério
Innovation Leader · Builder · Writer · Father
Portuguese in Germany. Building systems that make quality, thinking, and living more intentional. 20+ years turning complexity into clarity in pharma, tech, and life.
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Innovation Leader · Builder · Writer · Father
Portuguese in Germany. Building systems that make quality, thinking, and living more intentional. 20+ years turning complexity into clarity in pharma, tech, and life.
Where pharmaceutical rigor meets creative exploration
I'm Nuno Galante Valério -- a Portuguese pharmacist turned innovation leader, currently heading R&D Quality Technology & Data at Merck Healthcare in Germany, where I drive digital transformation, GenAI adoption, and compliant quality systems for global R&D.
With 20+ years across community pharmacy, health economics, and pharmaceutical quality, I've built a career on making complex systems more human. I own the eQMS roadmap (Veeva Vault QMS), lead cross-functional digital strategy, and push for data-driven quality intelligence.
Outside the corporate world, I'm a builder at heart. I use AI to ship tools, write books, create content, and design systems for everything from personal finance to health tracking. Father of three. Lifelong learner. Endlessly curious.
The most powerful leadership skill is the willingness to look inward. Know your parts. Lead from wholeness.
-- from "The Council of Selves"
Four domains where complexity meets intention
Leading digital transformation in pharmaceutical R&D quality. eQMS systems, GenAI integration, data-driven quality intelligence, and compliance automation at Merck Healthcare.
Shipping real tools with AI as co-pilot. Finance systems, health trackers, genomics pipelines, organizational toolkits -- turning ideas into working software through vibe coding.
Author of "The Council of Selves" -- a book on internal multiplicity and parts work. Maintaining a living Codex Vitae of personal philosophy. Thinking in public.
Creating "Leaders of the Multiverse" -- a YouTube channel extracting leadership wisdom from sci-fi and fantasy. Bridging geek culture with real-world leadership principles.
A selection of systems, tools, and creative works
A book about internal multiplicity and parts work. 16 chapters, ~33k words, integrating 3 manuscript versions into a cohesive exploration of leading from wholeness.
Full envelope-based personal finance system in Notion. 7 databases, 5 dashboards, Python tooling for bank reconciliation, budget tracking, and analytics.
Local-first pipeline that parses consumer genotyping exports (23andMe etc.) and produces interpretable health reports using ClinVar and PharmGKB databases.
Notion + Python system for training programming, supplement protocols, and longevity audits. 9 databases, 15+ CLI scripts following the same pattern as Finance OS.
Streamlit app with Innovation Theater Detector and Team Effectiveness Diagnostics. Scoring frameworks, anonymous surveys, heatmaps, radar charts, and action tracking.
A living personal philosophy document with 10 belief domains, prediction registry, test cases, interview protocol, and version-controlled changelog.
Notion-backed 10-year property project tracker for building a home in Portugal. 7 databases, 12 regions, budget scenarios, legal steps, and milestone tracking.
LLM-powered German learning CLI. Spaced repetition (SM-2), daily 20-30 min sessions, and adaptive feedback for the A2 to B1 journey.
Emotional Intelligence OS -- 5 AI-powered protocols (Shadow Friend, Anxiety Pattern Recognition, Emotional Reset, Conflict Mediation, Radical Honesty Mirror) grounded in the Council of Selves framework.
Where leadership meets storytelling
A YouTube channel exploring leadership through the lens of science fiction and fantasy. What can Captain Picard teach us about servant leadership? What does Dune reveal about the burden of prescience? Geek culture meets real-world wisdom.
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A book about internal multiplicity -- the idea that we are not one self but many. Part memoir, part framework, it explores how understanding your inner parts leads to better leadership, deeper relationships, and a more authentic life.
First Draft CompleteThe things that light me up
Digital quality, GenAI in regulated industries, eQMS
Building real tools with AI as co-pilot, no traditional coding background
Personal genomics, health optimization, supplement protocols
Parts work, IFS, Codex Vitae, belief systems, inner multiplicity
Dune, Star Trek, narrative worlds, extracting wisdom from fiction
YouTube, on-camera speaking, Sony ZV-E10 II, Shure SM7B
Planning to build a villa back home, 10-year property project
German (A2 to B1 journey), spaced repetition, daily practice
Notion operating systems, productivity frameworks, modular discipline
Father of Joao, Nia & Emmi. Partner Karo. Life in Germany.
Whether it's innovation, AI, leadership, writing, or just good sci-fi -- I'm always up for a conversation.