Director, Strategic Partnerships & Business Development · The Bracken Group

Nurcan Tosun

Business Development · Strategic Partnerships · Pharma Marketing
Business development leader who has built Bracken’s client portfolio across service lines, drawing on pharmaceutical product management at Merck and corporate partnerships at the International Osteoporosis Foundation.
73%Vaccine Sales Volume Growth at Merck
5Years Leading Bracken BD
8Years in Pharma Product Management
3Merck Product Lines Managed

Executive Summary

Nurcan Tosun leads business development and strategic partnerships at The Bracken Group, working at the intersection of client relationships, commercial strategy, and organizational growth. Since joining Bracken in 2021, she has built and expanded a diverse client portfolio across multiple service lines, driving significant new business and contributing to the firm’s most substantial revenue growth to date.

Her role spans the full business development lifecycle: client discovery, consultant team design, commercial proposal structuring, contract negotiation, and onboarding. She also turns direct client intelligence into strategic direction for the marketing team, manages Bracken’s HubSpot CRM, and leads a team of three across business development, marketing, and project management.

Nurcan brings deep pharmaceutical experience to the role. As a Product Manager at Merck in Istanbul, she led marketing strategy across vaccines, osteoporosis, and ophthalmics, launching the Merck Vaccines Corporate Concept and driving a 73 percent increase in vaccine sales volume. At the International Osteoporosis Foundation in Nyon, Switzerland, she bridged the foundation’s scientific programs and its corporate partners, matching research initiatives with the right funders.

Areas of Expertise

Business Development

The full business development lifecycle, from first client conversation through proposal, contract, and onboarding.

Strategic Partnerships

Building relationships that create mutual value, from client portfolios to research and corporate funding partnerships.

Proposals & Contracts

Commercial proposal structuring and contract negotiation, including NDAs, MSAs, and statements of work.

Consultant Team Design

Matching each client need to the right combination of Bracken consultants and service lines.

Pharma Marketing & Product Management

Product launches, market analysis, and long-range operating plans across vaccines, osteoporosis, and ophthalmics.

CRM & Market Intelligence

HubSpot CRM management and turning direct client intelligence into direction for the marketing team.

Career History

2021 – Present
Director, Strategic Partnerships & Business Development
The Bracken Group
Leads business development across service lines and a team of three across BD, marketing, and project management.
2012 – 2013
Business Development Manager
International Osteoporosis Foundation, Nyon, Switzerland
Strategic liaison between the foundation’s scientific arm and its corporate partners.
1996 – 2004
Product Manager
Merck, Istanbul, Türkiye
Marketing strategy and product management for vaccines, osteoporosis, and ophthalmics.

Career Highlights

  • Growth
    Contributed to Bracken’s most substantial revenue growth to date
    The Bracken Group
  • Portfolio
    Built and expanded a diverse client portfolio across multiple service lines
    The Bracken Group
  • Launch
    Launched the Merck Vaccines Corporate Concept, driving a 73% increase in vaccine sales volume
    Merck
  • Funding
    Matched outstanding research initiatives with the right corporate funders
    International Osteoporosis Foundation