Leslie joined Advantage Healthcare Inc. in December
of 2000, bringing with her more than 17 years of experience
in the pharmaceutical industry. She has held positions on
both the service and the client sides of the business, and
in US and international marketing and operations. Leslie coordinates
and oversees all programming and consulting projects out of
the Midland Park office.
Leslie came to AHI from PACE, Inc., a division
of the Lowe Healthcare Network, where she held the position
of Vice President, Management Services. At PACE, she oversaw
projects in the ophthalmology, cardiovascular, neurology,
migraine, gastrointestinal, and weight loss categories. Prior
to joining PACE, Leslie was a Partner, Account Group Supervisor,
at Dugan/Farley Communications, where she handled the Wyeth
Lederle Vaccines and Essilor of America accounts.
Leslie's previous experience in the pharmaceutical
industry included a number of positions with American Cyanamid
Company (Lederle International and Lederle Praxis Biologicals,
currently known as Wyeth Lederle Vaccines and Pediatrics).
As Manager, Strategic Product Planning at Lederle Praxis Biologicals,
Leslie was responsible for the development and implementation
of a managed care marketing plan and market research projects
to support new and in-line brands. In addition, she worked
closely with the Divisional President, the Director of Policy,
the in-house attorney, outside counsel, and lobbyists in Washington,
DC, to develop vaccine pricing and utilization scenarios to
support the division's position against the Vaccines for Children
program. As Director, Marketing Research at Lederle International,
Leslie managed all phases of market research projects supporting
new product launches, line extensions, new indications for
existing brands, new business opportunities for pipeline products,
and licensing opportunities.
Earlier in her professional career, Leslie worked
for Baxter International as Product Manager in the Parenterals
Division, where she was responsible for the launch of the
Travenol Infusor, a device for continuous chemotherapy in
the treatment of breast cancer.
Immediately after graduation from Rutgers College
of Pharmacy with a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, Leslie
joined the Roerig division of Pfizer as a Medical Sales Representative,
supporting their central nervous system agents and antibiotics.
Leslie also holds a Masters of Business Administration
in Marketing, Finance, and Healthcare from the J.L. Kellogg
Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.
She maintains her license as a registered pharmacist in New
Jersey.
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