WE ARE BRACKEN

Meet the team that lives life science to support your growth and success.

What is Bracken? Bracken is a tall fern that grows wild in the region of England where our co-founder, Colin Miller, was born and raised. Characterized by its large, highly divided leaves, bracken is a tenacious and agile plant that thrives on six continents across the globe. As a fully remote, global team serving clients around the world, we connect with a bracken's determination to grow and thrive wherever it may be. To us, bracken leaves also represent the coming together of multiple disciplines in perfect alignment to produce rapid growth - and that’s exactly how we serve our customers. By bringing together an accomplished team of diverse professionals to leverage our expertise in consulting, marketing, and data, we provide services that help businesses grow wider and faster. Meet our team below, or visit our careers page to learn more about joining Bracken.

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Gitte Andreasen

Senior Partner 

Areas of Expertise: go-to-market strategy, global product launches, opinion leader management

Marketing Services

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Gitte Andreasen

Senior Partner 

Areas of Expertise: go-to-market strategy, global product launches, opinion leader management

Now a fractional Chief Marketing Officer at Bracken, Gitte's 18 years in the medical imaging field includes previous senior marketing management positions at GE Healthcare (Diagnostic Ultrasound & Bone Densitometry/Body Composition), Toshiba/Vital Images (Advanced Visualization), ESAOTE (Diagnostic Ultrasound & MRI). Philips Healthcare (Mammography), and IBA (Proton Therapy). Gitte has managed multiple global go-to-market strategies/planning, global product launches, marketing operations, opinion leader management, marketing staff development and is a certified Six Sigma Green Belt marketing.

Jaeke Barkin

Developer

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Jaeke Barkin

Developer

Specializing in healthcare data, Jaeke Barkin is a software engineer who is passionate about all things “data.” Whether Jaeke is precisely molding clinical trial records for use in a CRM, or building comprehensive end-to-end data pipelines customers can rely on, he meticulously ensures that current data is always easily accessible to Bracken's clients. After interning at Bracken for over a year, he joined the company full-time in February. Jaeke divides his time between Rhode Island and O'ahu, and when he's not reading up on decentralized computing or hardware virtualization, he's working on pet projects, enjoying music, or snorkeling in the Pacific Ocean.

Andrew Beck, MBA, CNMT

Senior Partner

Areas of Expertise: Radiopharmaceuticals, radiopharmaceutical strategy, pre- and post-launch commercialization

Consulting

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Andrew Beck, MBA, CNMT

Senior Partner

Areas of Expertise: Radiopharmaceuticals, radiopharmaceutical strategy, pre- and post-launch commercialization

Andrew is a radiopharmaceutical industry executive with extensive commercial strategy and leadership experience spanning the continuum of both the clinical and the commercial sides of the diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceutical, molecular imaging, and general nuclear medicine businesses.  His broad experience includes executive and senior executive positions at Cardinal Health, Lantheus, and the Lehigh Valley Health Network providing him more than 30 years of expertise in creating and implementing strategies introducing new radiopharmaceuticals and technological innovations which produce results in the marketplace, including the launch and commercialization of multiple industry-leading SPECT, PET, Radiopharmaceutical Therapy and Theranostic products.
From raw material sourcing to the patient bedside, Andrew excels at applying 30+ years of industry-specific lessons learned to providing strategic solutions for successfully navigating the complexity of the radiopharmaceutical business.  

Deepak Behera, MD

Senior Partner

Areas of Expertise: Medical affairs, clinical development, radiopharmaceuticals

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Deepak Behera, MD

Senior Partner

Areas of Expertise: Medical affairs, clinical development, radiopharmaceuticals

Deepak Behera is a highly accomplished physician-scientist and strategist with over two decades of leadership experience in the medical, academic, and pharmaceutical sectors. His proficiency in medical affairs, clinical development, and radiopharmaceuticals, has been pivotal to the successful launch and commercialization of two industry-leading products.

His early clinical experience grounded him in practical insights before transitioning to academic translational research at Stanford University. His work at Stanford led to birth of two startups, five early-phase trials, and the co-authorship of two patents, highlighting his innovative approach to nuclear medicine.

Deepak’s transition to the pharmaceutical industry was marked by his impactful roles as Senior Medical Director, Head of Medical Affairs, Strategic Medical Director, and Chief Medical Officer. These positions saw him navigate complex clinical development landscapes, Phase I-III study designs, FDA interactions, and oversee the successful launch of two commercial products. Having worked collaboratively with American, European and Asian companies, Deepak is culturally sensitive and adaptable in a global medical landscape.

As a scholar, Deepak has enriched the medical discourse with over 20 peer-reviewed articles and 15 impactful lectures and presentations. His dedication to the medical community extends beyond his professional roles, as demonstrated by his active involvement in organizations like Adaptive Research, EPPIC Global, IASNM, and MISI. As an industry pioneer, Deepak’s embodies the seamless blend of medical expertise, innovative research, commercial understanding and strategic leadership in medical affairs and radiopharmaceuticals.

Liz Bloss, DVM

Managing Partner

Head of Regulatory

Areas of Expertise: Early IND submission strategies, FDA communications & interactions, orphan drug submissions

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Liz Bloss, DVM

Managing Partner

Head of Regulatory

Areas of Expertise: Early IND submission strategies, FDA communications & interactions, orphan drug submissions

Liz is the Managing Partner and Regulatory Affairs lead of The Bracken Group. Her vast expertise in early IND submission strategies through NDA preparations including the FDA NDA review has helped many companies with their development programs. With a particular expertise in FDA communications and meeting preparations Liz leads and/or prepares companies for FDA interactions, notably with milestone meetings as part of the preparations of early IND through late-stage NDA preparations including labelling negotiations. Liz is also adept at orphan drug submissions, handling US Agent support for global clients and regulatory intelligence questions to further assist in the overall development strategies.

Ansley Coombes

Account Manager

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Ansley Coombes

Account Manager

Ansley graduated from Iowa State University with a degree in Communication Studies and completed her Master’s of Marketing at Edinburgh Napier University in Scotland. She’s spent the past few years working in Europe, gaining marketing experience across various industries including several years in an agency environment. In her free time, Ansley enjoys traveling to new places, relaxing at the beach, and hiking.

Lisa D. Cooper, PhD, RAC

Senior Partner

Areas of Expertise: Regulatory affairs leadership, pre- and post- approval of drug products, regulatory document writing

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Lisa D. Cooper, PhD, RAC

Senior Partner

Areas of Expertise: Regulatory affairs leadership, pre- and post- approval of drug products, regulatory document writing

Lisa is a strategic regulatory affairs leader with her extensive pre- and post-approval experience with drug and biologic products in the settings of oncology, pulmonary, auto immune, and infectious diseases. Adept at interpreting and applying regulations and guidelines to successfully drive programs through innovative pathways. Skilled writer, composing persuasive regulatory documents.

Dawn Flitcraft

Fractional COO

Senior Partner

Areas of Expertise: Life science organization leadership, due diligence, M&A integration

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Dawn Flitcraft

Fractional COO

Senior Partner

Areas of Expertise: Life science organization leadership, due diligence, M&A integration

Dawn is an experienced and results-driven Life Science & Healthcare executive with more than 25 years in building and leading life science organizations. After earning a BS in nuclear medicine and biology, she began her career in the clinical setting prior to transitioning to the clinical research industry. She also holds a certification in M&A integration. Now, she was most recently President, Ethical Review Division (WCG IRB) for WCG and a member of the Executive team that brought together more than 30+ acquisitions to provide service and technology solutions to more than 2.5 million patients across 10,000 research sites supporting 4000+ trials. During her tenure at WCG she was named “2020 Most Inspiring People in the Life Science Industry” by PharmaVoice magazine. Prior to WCG, Dawn was COO and General Manager - North America for Keosys Medical Imaging. She also spent more than 12 years in various senior roles at Bioclinica (now Clario), leading the Business Transformation activities post-merger.  

Dawn is currently President, FLS Advisory & Consulting and fractional Chief Operating Officer at Bracken. 

John Foti

Copywriter

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John Foti

Copywriter

After many years touring as a musician, John pursued his writing interests and now has over 15 years of diverse clinical and pharmaceutical advertising experience across many therapeutic areas. As an associate creative director, he's worked with Pfizer, Baxter, Janssen, Galderma, AbbVie, and others, to help create impactful digital and multi-channel initiatives across global and US portfolios.

Jim Gilligan, MSIB, PhD

Managing Partner

Areas of Expertise: Biotech/biopharma leadership, drug development, strategic planning

Leadership

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Jim Gilligan, MSIB, PhD

Managing Partner

Areas of Expertise: Biotech/biopharma leadership, drug development, strategic planning

James Gilligan, PhD, MSIB: Jim has a deep history of drug development and strategic planning, pharmacology and toxicology, due diligence, peptide-based therapeutics, rDNA product development, musculoskeletal diseases, cardiovascular disease, and psychedelic assisted psychotherapy. Jim has co-founded and helped lead multiple biopharma and bio-tech companies, including Tarsa Therapeutics, Herborium Inc., and Unigene Labs, where he oversaw the entire spectrum of drug development activities, including pharmacology and preclinical activities, CMC, clinical Phase I-III, as well as US and international regulatory strategies. He has executed numerous feasibility and licensing deals within the pharmaceutical industry, working frequently with investment bankers, venture capitalists, and brokers.

Lori Hahn

Office Manager

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Lori Hahn

Office Manager

In addition to working for the Law School Admission Council, in financial services, and, most recently, in elementary education for 15 years, Lori has held several administrative support roles during her career. In her free time, Lori enjoys spending as much time as possible "down the shore" with her husband and four grown children, working on DIY projects, and shopping for bargains.

Laurie Harrington

Copywriter

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Laurie Harrington

Copywriter

Originally a journalist, Laurie started her career as a reporter for Forbes. She later segued into advertising and marketing. Beginning in 2001, she worked for a series of advertising agencies servicing the pharmaceutical industry. She rose through the ranks to become group creative director at Ogilvy in New York by 2009. Her clients have included AbbVie, Merck, Pfizer, and Roche among many others. As a marketing communications consultant, Laurie offers more than 20 years of professional experience combined with first-rate story-telling and copywriting skills.

Amy Jarvis

Marketing & Contracts Manager

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Amy Jarvis

Marketing & Contracts Manager

Amy graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Susquehanna University in 2021. During her time there, she became the Editor-in-Chief of The Susquehanna Review, studied a semester of Marketing and Communications at the University of Stirling in Scotland, and discovered her passion for mixing writing and science. Amy’s previous work experiences include copywriting, social media management, editing, and event planning—all of which required a balance of creativity and logistics. In her free time, Amy is either reading a good book, writing her own novel, or engaging in impassioned discussions about Star Wars with her family and friends.

Marilyn Julien

Senior Partner

Areas of Expertise: Regulatory CMC development strategy, authoring INDs/IMPDs/CTAs, pre- and post- approval drug lifestyle management

Consulting

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Marilyn Julien

Senior Partner

Areas of Expertise: Regulatory CMC development strategy, authoring INDs/IMPDs/CTAs, pre- and post- approval drug lifestyle management

Marilyn is a Senior Regulatory Consultant experienced in CMC development strategy and authoring of INDs, IMPDs, and CTAs for small and large molecule products. She recently served as Director Regulatory Affairs CMC-Biologics Early Development at BeiGene. She has vast expertise in both pre- and post-approval drug lifecycle management, including comparability protocols (commercial products)/comparability amendments (development products) and FDA formal meetings/EMA scientific advice meetings.

Jonathan Larkin

Senior Partner

Areas of Expertise: Research and development leadership, osteoarthritis therapeutic development, progressing molecules to candidate selection milestones

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Jonathan Larkin

Senior Partner

Areas of Expertise: Research and development leadership, osteoarthritis therapeutic development, progressing molecules to candidate selection milestones

Jon is an entrepreneurial-minded scientist with over 20 years of research and development experience in the pharma and biotech industry (spanning GSK, Eli Lilly and SynOA Therapeutics). While at GSK he was focused on osteoarthritis therapeutic development through leading and shaping corporate strategy and employing both biologics and small molecule-based approaches to discover and progress clinical candidates. At GSK, Jon’s lab discovered and progressed two molecules to the candidate selection milestone. Thereafter, he led the clinical development effort as Early Development Leader providing experience in drafting protocols and informed consents, investigator brochures as well as regulatory IND submissions and application of Good Clinical Practice guidelines. Jon received his PhD in Pathology and Cell Biology from Thomas Jefferson University where he studied hepatitis B virus immunopathology and the effects of antiviral drug treatment and alcohol consumption on viral replication and gene expression in a novel HBV SCID mouse model he developed.

Annie Liljegren

Content Director

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Annie Liljegren

Content Director

Annie's approach to content direction, development, and strategy is informed by her origins as a Salesforce admin coupled with an academic background. A firm believer that quality content begins with quality research, Annie spent several years teaching college composition, rhetoric, and speech to STEM/life science majors. Areas of special interest include "dialogue-centric" collateral presenting information via conversation: podcasts, success stories, or a well-crafted print interview.

Ashlyn Maurer

Account Coordinator 

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Ashlyn Maurer

Account Coordinator 

Ashlyn graduated from Temple University in 2016 and opted out of the “one-size-fits-all” approach. From event production and project management, to content creation and implementing digital marketing strategies, Ashlyn translates her eclectic professional endeavors through a glass-half-full mentality, making sure to always provide a positive experience along the way. Outside of work, Ashlyn is either gardening, listening to music or cuddling with her cats while reading a good, leather-bound book. 

Karen McCandless

Copywriter

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Karen McCandless

Copywriter

Karen is a seasoned writer and digital marketing professional who specializes in B2B software and business communication. Karen has a passion for words and explaining technical concepts in easy-to-use language. When not typing frantically at her laptop, she enjoys trying new brunch spots, browsing second-hand bookshops, and going on last minute minibreaks.

Sandy McEwan MB, FRCPC, FSNMMI

Senior Partner

Areas of Expertise: Radioisotope therapy, molecular imaging, imaging biomarkers

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Sandy McEwan MB, FRCPC, FSNMMI

Senior Partner

Areas of Expertise: Radioisotope therapy, molecular imaging, imaging biomarkers

With over forty years of experience in oncology and nuclear medicine, Dr. McEwan is a world-renowned expert in his field. Most recently, he was Chief Medical Officer at Ariceum, a company developing novel medicines for systemic targeted radiotherapy (SRT), and immediately prior to that he was Vice President of Radiopharmaceuticals at Ipsen. As an academic physician, Dr. McEwan served as Chair of the Departments of Radiology and Oncology at the University of Alberta. Dr. McEwan has worked as a physician at Alberta Health Services for over thirty years, with additional postings that have included Clinical Director of the Cross Cancer Institute and Clinical Head of Diagnostic Imaging at the University of Alberta Hospital. Dr. McEwan has authored over 120 publications in oncology and radiopharmaceuticals and SRT.

Chelsea Miller, MA

Senior Consultant, Regulatory Affairs

Areas of Expertise: Maintaining IND/NDA/BLA submissions for the FDA, preparing & submitting & negotiating product submissions with the EPA and Health Canada, support and leadership with INDs

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Chelsea Miller, MA

Senior Consultant, Regulatory Affairs

Areas of Expertise: Maintaining IND/NDA/BLA submissions for the FDA, preparing & submitting & negotiating product submissions with the EPA and Health Canada, support and leadership with INDs

Chelsea is a Senior Regulatory consultant primarily focused on coordinating, compiling, submitting, and maintaining submissions, including INDs, NDAs, and BLAs for the FDA, and other global regulatory authorities. Her expertise extends to preparing, submitting, and negotiating product submissions with the EPA and Health Canada. She has led and supported the submission and maintenance of multiple INDs across a wide range of therapeutic areas.

Colin G. Miller, PhD, FIPEM, CSci

CEO

Areas of Expertise: Nuclear medicine & DXA & oncology & musculoskeletal imaging, strategic development for regulatory pathway for novel imaging companion diagnostics and FDA interactions, clinical trial support 

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Colin G. Miller, PhD, FIPEM, CSci

CEO

Areas of Expertise: Nuclear medicine & DXA & oncology & musculoskeletal imaging, strategic development for regulatory pathway for novel imaging companion diagnostics and FDA interactions, clinical trial support 

Colin is the CEO of Bracken and has previously held positions in senior management positions, including Vice President of strategy and Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs for 16 years at Bioclinica (now Clario). While the company was publicly traded on NASDAQ, Colin was an officer of the company for 5 years. During his tenure At Bioclinica Colin had responsibility for the science and medicine at the company supporting clients, and for 10 years he also managed all the corporate marketing. Colin is an accomplished scientistprimarily focused on the area of nuclear medicine, DXA, oncology, and musculoskeletal imaging, as well as the strategic development for the regulatory pathway for a novel imaging companion diagnostic and FDA interaction. He has spent his career working in the clinical trial arena and support the successful data submission for more than 20 products. 

Elliot Miller

Senior Partner

Leadership

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Elliot Miller

Senior Partner

Elliot is passionate about growing businesses through aggressive digital marketing tactics, and currently pursues this passion as Partner and Chief Marketer at Bracken Marketing. His previous roles have included small startups, major b2b tech players, and project managing across VC portfolios.

When asked about how and why his career brought him to joining the Bracken founding team he states: “The high-tech industry I once worked in became overcrowded. But now is the perfect time to apply the marketing strategies developed in this sector to digital health, pharma services, and eclinical teams. I find these teams have more opportunity than any other industry to use thoughtful marketing for differentiating from competitors, disrupting large yet slow competitors, capturing market share, and growing revenue.”

Kathryn Minzola

Senior Advertising Manager

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Kathryn Minzola

Senior Advertising Manager

Kathryn graduated from DeSales University with her Bachelor’s in Business Administration in 2014. Coming from an agency; Kathryn has always been driven by helping clients achieve their marketing goals and is always up for a new challenge. She has a great personal demeanor and enjoys working closely with both clients and her teammates. In her free time, she enjoys spending quality time with her husband and young son, taking on home DIY projects, spending time outdoors, shopping, and traveling!

Ben Mitchell

Senior Partner

Areas of Expertise: Information services, marketing specialization, analytics

Leadership

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Ben Mitchell

Senior Partner

Areas of Expertise: Information services, marketing specialization, analytics

Ben is our resident advertiser, reporting guru, and growth specialist. Previously, he worked in healthcare IT project management, managed Google Advertising at a startup agency, and built his own advertising agency, The Brite Mind. His passion for analytics and efficiency constantly pushes him to automate processes and look for new ways to help his clients and his team succeed. In his spare time, Ben is an improv comedian, Celtics fanatic, climber, hiker, and photographer. He’s an adventure seeker, with a passion for trying new things.

Victor Miranda, MBA, MD

Senior Partner

Areas of Expertise: Medical device development, medical and clinical affairs, osteoporosis

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Victor Miranda, MBA, MD

Senior Partner

Areas of Expertise: Medical device development, medical and clinical affairs, osteoporosis

Victor recently served as Chief Medical Officer for 3M where he led efforts in Health Care Compliance and the integration of Medical/Clinical inputs into the product development process. He has also been a thought leader for the Frost & Sullivan Mind X-change and Q1 Productions. Victor also has experience in medical device development, medical and clinical affairs, health economics, reimbursement, post marketing studies, osteoporosis, in vitro diagnostics (IVD), cardiac electrophysiology, ophthalmology, diabetes, and head trauma.  

Abdel Otmani

Developer

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Abdel Otmani

Developer

Abdel is a data fanatic, and is ready to tackle any data analysis challenge. He's most interested in how intelligence solutions use Big Data to help us understand human behavior. Abdel received his masters degree in Data Mining from University of Lyon and has over 12 years of experience in Business Intelligence and Data Science. He has done data consulting for large firms such as Volvo, and currently focuses on developing the next greatest Bracken Data features. He lives in Lyon, France and with his 3 children. Abdel enjoys beautiful cars, working out, reading post-apocalyptic books, and spending time with family.

William Reinus, MBA, MD

Senior Partner

Areas of Expertise: Clinical imaging: trials and endpoints, development of MRI techniques, optimization of imaging modalities

Consulting

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William Reinus, MBA, MD

Senior Partner

Areas of Expertise: Clinical imaging: trials and endpoints, development of MRI techniques, optimization of imaging modalities

Wil worked for over 35 years in clinical imaging as a Professor of Radiology, initially at the Mallinckrodt Institute in St Louis and then Temple University in Philadelphia before switching to industry and spending 5 years as a Medical Director of Icon Medical Imaging. He received an MBA from Washington University, Olin School of Business in 2000.  He has expertise and has published extensively in medical imaging, the development of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques and optimization of other imaging modalities to improve understanding of disease processes such as traumatic brain injury, stroke, and musculoskeletal disorders. As a practicing physician, Wil has been involved with clinical trials both from the clinical and the CRO sides with a specific focus on imaging endpoints. 

Ina Margaretha Rijnhout, MSc

Senior Partner

Areas of Expertise: Biotech leadership & business development, licensing, drug development, outsourcing strategies in Europe

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Ina Margaretha Rijnhout, MSc

Senior Partner

Areas of Expertise: Biotech leadership & business development, licensing, drug development, outsourcing strategies in Europe

Ina Margaretha is based in Amsterdam and has a 25 years of experience with the fields of clinical drug development, strategic partnerships, business development, and building innovative biotech businesses and CROs in Europe.

Ina Margaretha has been developing business plans for start-ups, organizing funding (including European grants), leading R&D programs, outsourcing development and commercial strategies to develop groundbreaking therapies in the field of immunology, allergy, inflammatory diseases (including post-COVID), musculoskeletal, orphan diseases and CNS, ultimately negotiating attractive licensing deals to accelerate time to market. She has also experience in gene and cell therapies and combined medical devices.

Over the course of her career, she has created strong relationships with life science investors, built strong scientific and operational teams, and developed long term partnerships with biopharma partners to bring innovative treatments to patients.

Ina Margaretha has a Master’s Degree in Biomedical Sciences from the Leiden University Medical Centre, The Netherlands.

Marybeth Profrock

Senior Partner

Areas of Expertise: Executive leadership, marketing & sales growth, business development

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Marybeth Profrock

Senior Partner

Areas of Expertise: Executive leadership, marketing & sales growth, business development

Marybeth is a highly experienced results-oriented marketing executive with a strong track record of team building, strategic planning and tactical execution in fast-paced organizations. Marybeth serves as an account strategist and fractional Chief Marketing Officer to support digital innovation, B2B marketing, product marketing, partner marketing and content strategy for life sciences technology and digital health organizations. With her demonstrated history in Executive Leadership, Business Development, Sales Growth, and Marketing, Marybeth excels at quickly addressing root cause issues by applying analytical problem solving and optimize marketing aligning with business strategy to accelerate innovation and growth.

Elyse Rogers

Project Manager: Special Projects

Areas of Expertise: Project management, quality/regulatory/product development, manufacturing engineering

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Elyse Rogers

Project Manager: Special Projects

Areas of Expertise: Project management, quality/regulatory/product development, manufacturing engineering

Elyse earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology with an emphasis in Neuroscience from the University of Utah. Her collective experience in Project Management, Quality, Regulatory, Product Development, and Manufacturing Engineering practices, have been paramount in assisting clients through all stages of development. 

Andrew L. Salzman, MD

Senior Partner

Areas of Expertise: Biotech/pharmaceutical company leadership, drug development oversight, clinical use of cannabinoids

Consulting

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Andrew L. Salzman, MD

Senior Partner

Areas of Expertise: Biotech/pharmaceutical company leadership, drug development oversight, clinical use of cannabinoids

Andrew (Andy) brings more than 40 years’ experience in the biotech/pharmaceutical industry having initiated and built several biotech companies including Inotek Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Radikal Therapeutics, Salzman Group, Chilmark Laboratories, and Orphan Technologies, where he oversaw the entire spectrum of drug development activities, including discovery chemistry, pharmacology, and preclinical activities, manufacturing, clinical Phase I-II, as well as the US and international regulatory strategies. Andy has over 170 peer-reviewed articles, 47 patents, and was the inventor and development lead for the clinical-stage PARP-1 inhibitor. More recently Andy’s focus and interest has been on the clinical use of cannabinoids.

Keegan Shepherd

Copywriter

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Keegan Shepherd

Copywriter

Living in Reno, Nevada, Keegan is building what he calls a “full circle” relationship with writing—making it a personal, professional, and academic pursuit. He spends his time outside of work making music, traveling, writing poetry, and creating new ice cream recipes. Keegan holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Nevada-Reno and has worked as a writing consultant, freelancer, and a copywriter/account coordinator. 

Rosemary Shull

Senior Partner

Areas of Expertise: Executive leadership, Marketing & Sales growth, business development

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Rosemary Shull

Senior Partner

Areas of Expertise: Executive leadership, Marketing & Sales growth, business development

Rosemary has extensive sales and marketing experience in Medical Imaging, Software, Drug Development, Medical Devices, Oncology, Neuromuscular, Musculoskeletal and Metabolic diseases. With her demonstrated history in Executive Leadership, Business Development, Sales Growth, and Marketing in the medical device and pharmaceutical development industries, Rosemary excels at preparing and delivering presentations to investors as well as Board of Director members.  

Colby Stellhorn

Account Director

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Colby Stellhorn

Account Director

Colby has been a marketing services executive for over twelve years, seven of those with an agency she founded that is still thriving today. Prior to starting her own agency, Colby worked as a Director of Sales and Marketing and was responsible for developing marketing campaigns that were responsible for B2B relationships that included HSN, QVC, and other larger retail chains. From large pharma to smaller boutique CROs, Colby enjoys utilizing her digital marketing expertise to strategize and implement winning campaigns that move the needle for her accounts. In her spare time, Colby enjoys spending time with her three girls and riding horses in the mountains of North Carolina.

Nick Spring, BSc (Hons), DipM, MCIM

Senior Partner

Areas of Expertise: Team building, strategic planning, and tactical execution in pharma, biotech, and medical device organizations

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Nick Spring, BSc (Hons), DipM, MCIM

Senior Partner

Areas of Expertise: Team building, strategic planning, and tactical execution in pharma, biotech, and medical device organizations

As a results-oriented executive, Nick has a strong track record of success in team building, strategic planning, and tactical execution in pharma, biotech, and medical device organizations. Previously Nick’s extensive experience includes senior executive positions at Merck, Merial and Reliefband providing him expertise with global drug, dietary supplements, nutraceuticals, biologicals, and med device development and commercialization experience. He is a serial entrepreneur taking companies from start up through financing stages to exit. Nick was the founder, Chairman, and CEO of Topaz Pharmaceuticals, the founder and managing partner of Humanitas Consulting, the co-founder of Reliefband Technologies, a med device company as well as co-founder of BioVeras – bringing blockchain to life sciences. In addition, Nick has served for 10 years as an Adjunct Professor at the University of the Sciences, Philadelphia, specializing in pharmaceutical, biotech and med device entrepreneurship, marketing, and commercialization as well as direct involvement with the PA Biotechnology Center, Doylestown, since 2005.

Tracey Tassinari

Graphic Designer

 

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Tracey Tassinari

Graphic Designer

 

Tracey Tassinari is a graphic designer based in beautiful Denver, Colorado. Originally from Connecticut, she has an educational background in both marketing and graphic design from The University of Connecticut, allowing her to bridge the gap between aesthetics and strategic results. She has been working in the digital and branding world for over 5 years now, working on small to large scale website designs and branding projects. A unique combination of thoughtfulness and playfulness is integral to her design process and she values positive and productive communication so that she can get close to the projects and people she works with.

Renju Thomas

Office Manager

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Renju Thomas

Office Manager

BS Degree in Computer Science with a minor in Mathematics from Chicago. Created and ran a business in the promotional products industry for several years. Love of numbers and detail-oriented nature segued into Office Management and Bookkeeping for several companies. Passion for volunteer work in the community and schools. Love being at the beach and the Jersey Shore. Enjoy reading books and belong to several book clubs. On a journey to learn new things and discover new talents such as painting and becoming a master Archer.

Nurcan Tosun, MBA, MA

Director, Strategic Partnerships & Business Development

Areas of Expertise: Business development, product management, sales 

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Nurcan Tosun, MBA, MA

Director, Strategic Partnerships & Business Development

Areas of Expertise: Business development, product management, sales 

In her role as Director of Strategic Partnerships & Business Development at Bracken, Nurcan utilizes her extensive experience in the areas of product management, business development, sales, and data analysis. Nurcan holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota with a special focus in the medical device industry. Before joining The Bracken Group, she managed the corporate accounts at International Osteoporosis Foundation in Switzerland. Nurcan started her career at Merck & Co. and has done product marketing and sales for osteoporosis, vaccines, and ophthalmology business units. Nurcan brings a vast knowledge of managing global teams with diverse set of people and loves to be part of the life sciences community.

Brad Wyman, MS, PhD

Senior Partner

Areas of Expertise: Clinical imaging, clinical trial design, developing and implementing imaging biomarkers in clinical studies

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Brad Wyman, MS, PhD

Senior Partner

Areas of Expertise: Clinical imaging, clinical trial design, developing and implementing imaging biomarkers in clinical studies

A recognized expert with more than twenty years of experience with clinical imaging and clinical trial design. Experience includes 10 years at Pfizer developing and implementing imaging biomarkers in clinical studies across therapeutic areas. Formerly Vice President of Imaging and Clinical Development at ImaginAb, responsible for the development and clinical testing of novel PET tracers. Working with medical device and biotech companies to implement novel biomarkers and design studies to drive go/no-go development decisions. 

Jen Yip

Senior Partner

Areas of Expertise: Chief Marketing Officer support in digital innovation, B2B marketing, content strategy for life science and digital health organizations

Consulting

Marketing Services

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Jen Yip

Senior Partner

Areas of Expertise: Chief Marketing Officer support in digital innovation, B2B marketing, content strategy for life science and digital health organizations

With a rich history of marketing, Jen provides fractional “Chief Marketing Officer” support in digital innovation, B2B marketing, product marketing, partner marketing, and content strategy for life sciences technology and digital health organizations. She has in-house experience at 3 top-ten pharmaceutical companies, and multiple life sciences healthcare technology vendors and marketing agencies supporting Fortune 500 and emerging brands.