Vivus Inc - Mountain View, CA since Apr 2012
Director of Managed Care and Contracting
Novo Nordisk A/S - Princeton, NJ Mar 2010 - Mar 2012
Sr. Director Field Force Effectiveness
Johnson & Johnson - Milpitas, CA Jan 2008 - Feb 2010
Field Sales Director, LifeScan
Johnson & Johnson - Atlanta, GA Jan 2007 - Dec 2007
Regional Business Manager, LifeScan
Johnson & Johnson - Milpitas, CA Jun 2004 - Dec 2006
Market Insight Director, LifeScan
Education:
University of Melbourne - Melbourne Business School 2000 - 2000
MBA, Sales and Marketing
University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management 1998 - 2000
MBA, Sales and Marketing
North Dakota State University 1991 - 1997
Ph.D., Engineering
North Dakota State University 1989 - 1991
M.S., Civil Engineering
College of Engineering Pune 1984 - 1988
B.E., Civil Engineering
Skills:
Cross Functional Team Leadership Product Launch Medical Devices Managed Care Pharmaceutical Industry Strategy Sales Operations Pharmaceutical Sales Forecasting Competitive Analysis Strategic Planning Diabetes Management Product Development Product Management Biotechnology Commercialization Sales Effectiveness Healthcare Business Strategy Crm Process Improvement Market Access Product Marketing Cardiology Business Development Contract Negotiation Account Management Start Ups Analytics Neurology Customer Relationship Management Segmentation Selling Team Leadership Pricing Strategy Sales Health Economics Reimbursement Managed Care Contracting Government Pricing Managed Markets Marketing Payer Relations Rebat
Oct 2014 to 2000 Senior Director, Head of Market Access and Government AffairsVIVUS
May 2012 to Sep 2014 Director, Managed Care Marketing and ContractingNOVO NORDISK
Jan 2012 to Apr 2012 Senior Account Executive Managed Market SalesNOVO NORDISK
Mar 2010 to Dec 2011 Senior DirectorLIFESCAN, JOHNSON & JOHNSON
Jan 2008 to Feb 2010 Field Sales Director, Retail (Physician) and Managed Market Sales, West AreaLIFESCAN, JOHNSON & JOHNSON
Jan 2007 to Dec 2007 Regional (District) Business ManagerLIFESCAN, JOHNSON & JOHNSON
Jun 2004 to Dec 2006 Director of Market Insight & Analytics, MarketingDELOITTE CONSULTING
Jun 2000 to May 2003 Project LeaderMBA Internships
Jun 1999 to Nov 1999 Quality Inspection and Training (QIT)
Education:
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE WHARTON SCHOOL Philadelphia, PA 2010 to 2011 Leadership ProgramUniversity of Melbourne Mar 2000 Business SchoolUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, THE CARLSON SCHOOL Minneapolis, MN 1998 to 2000 MBA in Leadership FellowshipNORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY Fargo, ND 1991 to 1996 Ph.D. in Civil and Structural Engineering. Graduate Teaching and Research FellowshipNORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY Fargo, ND 1989 to 1991 M.S. in Civil and Structural Engineering. Graduate Teaching FellowshipUNIVERSITY OF PUNE, COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Pune, Maharashtra 1984 to 1988 B.E. in Civil and Structural Engineering