How long have you been with Servier?  

You’ve had a unique career path at Servier, can you talk about that? 

I’m currently the HCP Marketing Lead for Glioma. In this role, I’m responsible for influencing the promotional brand strategy for VORANIGO and for enabling the sales team with the tools and materials they need to be successful in implementing that strategy. On the digital side, I also ensure that we’re getting the word out and engaging HCPs digitally in relevant channels with meaningful content. 

I transitioned to this role one year ago from the Director of Corporate Strategy position, where I led all of our strategic planning for Servier US – which included setting forth the US subsidiary’s vision and strategy at the cross-portfolio level. That meant thinking about enterprise needs and priorities for the short term (one year) and long term (5-10 years) from a capabilities and financial standpoint.   

What motivated you to make an internal, cross-functional move? 

I’d been in the corporate strategy role for nearly three years at the time, and it was a fantastic role, and I loved it, but I was just ready for my next career step to continue to learn new things – so I started to think about other opportunities. Corporate strategy gives you a 30,000-foot view of everything. You have exposure and visibility into every aspect of the company, but you don’t go very deep into any one topic, any one product, any one stakeholder, etc. I’d also come to Servier from a management consulting background where it was also very strategic and high-level. 

So, I wanted something that was much more operational, much closer to the customer and closer to the products and really diving into the nitty gritty things that are necessary to operate companies like ours. From a long-term career standpoint, I felt like that kind of role would be necessary to round out my experience.  

What skills from your Strategy roles supported your transition to Marketing? 

Because my strategy background is more business and analytics focused than it is medical or clinical, the commercial function was a natural landing point for me.  

Vora was pre-launch at that point and there was a lot of discussion about the resourcing and team size needed to have a successful commercial launch, and Servier recognized a need to bolster the marketing team, so the timing lined up nicely. 

What would you say this transition taught you about Servier? 

It shows the flexibility and willingness of leadership here make those opportunities happen and to support long-term career development. It’s clear that Servier values different backgrounds for different types of roles – obviously I didn’t have the traditional marketing background, but I did have a background that brought value to the role in other ways and I’m grateful that Servier recognizes that. 

What makes Servier unique?  

For me, it really is all about the confidence and trust that leadership puts in you here. If you’re performing well, there is recognition that comes along with that and they’re willing to help you develop in your career. People have reached out to me proactively to ask what I’m looking for in my career and what might help me develop and get there, and not a lot of other companies probably can say that.