Richard Howell has extensive experience in business strategy, marketing, sales, business development, general management, and cross-functional leadership. He has expertise in areas such as strategic planning, new product development, branding, marketing and sales operations, market research, and project management. Throughout his career he has successfully led launch teams, developed marketing strategies, and collaborated on cross-border projects.
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1. Business
Strategy
Marketing
and Sales
Business
Development
and
Acquisitions
General
Management
Cross-
Functional
Leadership
Richard Howell
Blue-sky market projections
Strategy and Commercial Assessment
Revenue and Expense Modeling
Strategic Planning
New Product Planning
Product Development Strategy
Financial Planning
Business Modeling
Forecasting and Analytics
Strategic | Results-Oriented | Cross-Functional Leader
Brand Strategy
Lifecycle Management / Brand
protection
Sales Promotion
Agency Management
Market analysis
Market Research
Insight and competitive
intelligence research
Product and sales training
PR and Communications
KOL development
Mission/Vision Creation
Team Building and Collaboration
Project Management
Team Leadership:
International collaboration
New Product Launch
Matrix Management
Issue Resolution
Change management
Resource Prioritization
Internal and External Influence
Cross-Functional Communication
Marketing and sales excellence training
Coaching
Medical writing
2. Cross functional leadership
Mission/Vision Creation
Team Building and Collaboration
Project Management
International collaboration
New Product Launch
3. Business Strategy
Strategic Planning
New Product Planning
Product Development Strategy
Financial Planning
Business Modeling
Forecasting and Analytics
4. Marketing and Sales
Brand Strategy
Lifecycle Management / Brand protection
Sales Promotion
Agency Management
Market analysis
Market Research
Insight and competitive intelligence research
Product and sales training
PR and Communications
KOL development
6. General Management
Matrix Management
Issue Resolution
Change management
Resource Prioritization
Internal and External Influence
Cross-Functional Communication
Marketing and sales excellence training
Coaching
Medical writing
7. Mission/Vision Creation
4 letters how hard can that be?
Futurology
Turbocharge T-cell immunosuppression
2nd line Iressa vs docetaxel
8. Team Building and Collaboration
Certican heavyweight team
Collaboration as part of fast development team
Optimise MSDO marketing team
Team prioritization of product mix & support
Agreed fairness of workload / interest
9. Project Management
BIOGEN re-branding
Complex interaction of regulatory, logistics, IT,
legal, artwork and component production
Global reach
Identified critical areas and those with
accountability
Deliver first product Oct. 2015
10. International collaboration
Casodex global team
Country PM training and briefing
Organizing Wargames
Neoral brand protection team
Lectures on pharmacokinetics and generic product
contamination in Iran and Taiwan
11. New Product Launch
Marketing lead Simulect and Certican Global
launch teams
Marketing lead Iressa regional launch
Marketing lead global new product
development
Xenotransplantation
Oncology (regional)
13. Lifecycle Management / Brand
protection
Neoral team member
Cyclosporin brand protection in emerging
markets
Casodex life cycle management plan
14. Sales Promotion
Sales representative UK
Specialist hospital sales UK
Sales force effectiveness trainer emerging
markets
Extensive review of US promotional materials
for compliance to FDA regulations (DMAC)
15. Agency Management
Briefing and managing agencies in:
UK
Canada
Switzerland
USA
Agency experience
Copy director The Creative Edge
Director Aerian Pharma Consulting LLC
16. Market analysis
Iressa global charitable drug access
Modelled potential impact of program
Based on GDP and population
Probability of patient access on corruption index
IMS medical indices skunkworks
Used relational data to identify market trends
17. Market Research
Briefing market research projects
Use and projected use IV immunoglobulin
Testing target product profiles
Insight research on:
ADHD
Osteoporosis
18. Insight and competitive intelligence
research
CI on the following areas:
Colorectal cancer
Prostate cancer
Breast cancer
NSC lung cancer
NASH
MS
Glioblastoma
Osteoporosis
Neuro-psychopharmacy
Thrombosis
19. Product and sales training
Product training on cancer and immunology
Commissioned an immunology lite book
Wargames and positioning workshops
20. PR and Communications
Communications trained
Contributor to transplantation magazine
Project managed the Prostate Line website
portal creation; from briefing to contents to
selecting and managing vendors
21. KOL development
Identified KOLs in the UK, Canada and globally
Created Immunology club for UK clinical
immunologists
Worked closely with KOLs to fine-tune their
presentations
Interviewed KOLs for insight research
22. Strategic Planning
Developed strategy for re-launch of
Sandoglobulin
Improved packaging with giving set
Focus on quality
Expand into off-label neutropaenias
Casodex
Unclear positioning
Developed clearer position and language
23. New Product Planning
Certican heavyweight team
Collaboration as part of fast development team
Optimise MSDO marketing team
Team prioritization of product mix & support
Agreed fairness of workload / interest
24. Product Development Strategy
Certican heavyweight team
Collaboration as part of fast development team
Optimise MSDO marketing team
Team prioritization of product mix & support
Agreed fairness of workload / interest
25. Financial Planning
Certican heavyweight team
Collaboration as part of fast development team
Optimise MSDO marketing team
Team prioritization of product mix & support
Agreed fairness of workload / interest
26. Business Modeling
Driver safety project
Re-presented as not just a safety issue but a
productivity issue
Equated poor driving with increased costs and
sales down-time
Poor driving correlation with poor sale
performance
Modelled insurance data to show cost reduction
from improving performance
27. Forecasting and Analytics
Developed Iressa launch forecasting model
Allowed use of population numbers to estimate
market penetration
Valuable in countries with no aor suspect market
research data
IMS medical indices
Used relational data to identify interesting
correlations
Used these to drive hypotheses for primary
research
28. Blue-sky market projections
Xenotransplantation
Created the Xenotransplantation launch and
marketing plan
FTY 720 fingolomod
Marketing plans for transplantation and RA
CD3-immunotoxin
Marketing forecast and plans for tolerance
induction
29. Strategy and Commercial Assessment
Marketing input to licensing teams
Input at MassConnect mentoring
30. Revenue and Expense Modeling
Launch forecasts for:
Iressa regional
Simulect and Certican global transplant
Certican RA
Matritech prostate cancer diagnostic
Veterinary use of novel compounds
31. Matrix Management
Certican heavyweight team
Collaboration as part of fast development team
Biogen re-brand
Identification of accountable and responsible
parties
Agreement on deliverable and timelines
32. Issue Resolution
Swiss Biogen re-brand
CH had changed name and now faced a potential
unable to supply situation
Worked with all parties to look for opportunities to
streamline process
Obtained exceptions to operate outside of SOP
Calf serum potential contamination
Had to re-prioritize the global roll out of Simulect
Staggered launches and challenged country forecasts
33. Change management
Global drive safety program
Change management program
Needed to identify and influence all the affected
parties
MSDO re-organization
Supported team members to help them find new
jobs
Ensured all CVs up to date and offered practice
interviews
34. Resource Prioritization
Mentor on marketing powerhouse training
scheme
Trained brand managers on how to prioritize
spend and time based on analysis of
feasibility, speed, value and cost
Simplified the process for small markets
35. Internal and External Influence
Introduction of CD3 immunotoxin to Sandoz
Created opportunity for 3 way conversation
between Sandoz, the NIH and Sir Roy Calne
Brand champion
Memorable and motivating presentations to sales
forces and brand managers
36. Cross-Functional Communication
Wide experience in the industry means I have
a high level of understanding of other
departments r担les
Marketing, clinical development, health and safety,
packaging, logistics, regulatory etc.
37. Marketing and sales excellence
training & Coaching
Coach / mentor on marketing excellence and
sales force effectiveness programs at Novartis
Mentor at MassConnect
38. Medical writing
Wrote draft of Simulect pivotal paper
First fast track paper in The Lancet
Editor for pre-submission to oncology journals
Lancet Oncology
Anti-Cancer drugs
Journal of Clinical Oncology