Kristin Keller Email & Phone Number

Boston, Ma, Us

Boston, Ma, Us

Havas Life Rare (formerly H4B Boston) is a rare disease and rare cancer-focused healthcare agency. Our expertise in the rare space enables us to navigate commercialization in ways that create meaningful impact for Patients, HCPs and Advocacy groups and can unleash the full potential of a therapeutic. Please contact me if you'd like to discuss whether we can help you.- Responsible for management of agency operations, executive leadership team, employee engagement, P&L, revenue growth and development of key agency capabilities- Proven success in building strategic client relationships in small, early-stage biotech settings as well as in large, matrixed commercial organizations. -- Currently serve, in addition to my role as MD, as a Rare Disease Franchise Global Client Lead for the delivery of integrated global work on behalf of the Havas network to a large organization - Effective leader, people-centered and strong believer in the power of high performing, compassionate teams

San Francisco, California, Us

Served as a Board Advisor to the founders of Salo Sciences, a company that builds solutions to help conservation organizations and government agencies fight climate change more efficiently and effectively. They do this by combining high resolution satellite imagery with artificial intelligence and ecological science, producing actionable data to support conservation and climate change mitigation. Salo was acquired by Planet Labs in early 2023.

- Co-led the start-up of an early stage biotech focused on acquiring assets in neglected categories- Specific areas of focus included executive management, early-stage commercial strategy and operations, support in capital raise preparation and oversight of business development including three committed assets- Categories were in rare disease, rare oncology, and CNS

New York, New York, Us

- Led the re-launch of Strontium89, a radiopharmaceutical therapy for skeletal metastases- Managed all launch preparation, including: market research, customer engagement, strategic plan development, brand objectives and forecasting, and operational readiness - Sourced and managed outsourced capabilities for sales, marketing and commercial operations; went from zero infrastructure to launch in 6 months- Oversaw development of an award-winning campaign development in partnership with agency, from positioning to execution- Collaborated closely with Medical Affairs to design long-term medical/clinical research and strategy- Drove quarterly and annual budgeting, forecasting and strategic planning- Communicated commercial and organizational progress to the public markets

Newtown, Pa, Us

- Oversaw P&L, all departments and leadership team for this specialty agency serving global and US clients across the device, diagnostic and health tech space- Managed senior client relationships and long-term business strategy and growth- Implemented account planning and organic growth methodology and overhauled business development

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

- Worked closely with senior clients to develop and execute brand strategies across multiple specialty categories, including rare disease (genetic and CNS), oncology and cardiology- Served on Executive team, responsible for agency objectives, budget setting, managing workforce of ~150 people, and managing senior client relationships- Managed Strategic Planning group responsible for leading market research, establishing brand positioning, and leading the launch/annual strategic planning process for clients - Oversaw unique Patient Advocacy business unit within agency, whose charge was to design and implement industry-advocacy collaborations - Led business development and marketing for the $50M+ agency

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

- Responsible for the overall leadership, commercial operation and financial performance of the global Business Development and Strategic Services teams within the MAP/early access program division- Implemented new account planning and organic growth methodology to business development team- Served as a member of the Idis Executive Management Team, responsible for overall company performance and compliance

- Responsible for creating and launching a bespoke Strategic Services division within Idis- Strategic Services included more effective use of RWE generated by access program and establishing a compliant outreach group to create awareness of early access programs within disease communities- In three months the division was concepted, formalized and organizationally integrated with new services being piloted- Served as a member of the Idis Executive Management Team

Hamilton, Nj, Us

- Responsible for management of agency operations, including direction of senior leadership team, P&L, revenue growth and development of key agency areas - Proven success in building strategic client relationships, serving as a core member of early commercial strategy teams for clients/products such as Raptor/Procysbi, Actelion/ PAH portfolio, Alexion/Soliris and many others- Effective leader, solutions-centric and innovative manager, and valued strategic consultant

Bs, Developmental Psychology

Honors Pre-Med Program Completion; Biochemistry Major

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