Global Excellence Awards 2017

18 Corporate Vision / Global Excellence Awards 2017 , Founded in 1998 by Kelly Simpson- Angelini, CEO, Simpson Healthcare has since grown into a global leader in scientific marketing and communications. The firm is dedicated to thinking differently about the future of healthcare, in collaboration with its clients, and transforming the healthcare experience for patients. For the past 19 years, Kelly Simpson-Angelini’s transformational leadership has driven forward the development of many blockbuster therapeutic brands for its clients, including many “big pharma” clients and disruptive pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients with smaller, more targeted portfolios of products. Kelly Simpson-Angelini began her scientific career at Pfizer as a Research Scientist for 4 years before becoming immersed in the field of scientific communications. It was during this time that she realized her passion for scientific communications and went on to found her own pharmaceutical communications agency, Simpson Healthcare Executives. Most recently, Kelly Simpson- Angelini was honored as a 2017 Healthcare Transformers Top 10 Innovation Catalyst by Medical Marketing and Media (MM&M), the media agency of record for the past 50 years in the medical marketing industry. Those who were designated as Innovation Catalysts in this prestigious Healthcare Transformers program have catalyzed game- changing innovations for their pharmaceutical and healthcare clients that are transforming the healthcare industry. Danielle outlines how Kelly’s leadership and dedication have driven the firm to the market-leading positon it occupies today. “Here at Simpson Healthcare, we believe in the healthcare of the future. We drive innovation and the development of therapies in a wide range of whole disease categories, advance science, inspire discovery, and believe that we have the right people on our team who are creating real change in our industry with our clients. The healthcare and scientific communications industry is continually evolving as science progresses, and we are proud to be part of such a dedicated, experienced team with a high level of therapeutic fluency and an expansive array of expertise. We prioritize patient-centered healthcare and collaborate with our clients in whole disease categories that are ripe for disruption, with the goal of creating the best healthcare outlooks for patients. Along with our clients, we value the healthcare experience for every patient, as we prioritize patient-centered, scientific discovery and development; we collaborate to drive forward our clients’ disruptive, therapeutic innovations. The Simpson Healthcare team unites with our Best for Scientific Communications SimpsonHealthcare Executives is a global leader in biopharmaceutical consulting dedicated to driving therapeutic innovations forward.We invitedDanielle Gallagher to tell usmore about the firmand talk us through how it has achieved the phenomenal success it currently enjoys. 1704CV86 clients on the edge of both the patient experience and scientific innovation as a catalyst of industry change, a crucial role in healthcare transformation, and the future of healthcare. “Our internal culture at Simpson Healthcare Executives has driven our team to be mindful, to learn from and with each other, and to transform healthcare in collaborations with our biopharmaceutical industry clients. We have found that what has pioneered our cultural success at Simpson Healthcare Executives is our founder’s value for creating positive employee and client experiences across the board; we keep the patient experience at the center of everything that we do each day. Recently, Simpson Healthcare Executives was honored when listed by Best Companies Group as a Top 40 Best Places to Work- CT for 2017. Kelly Simpson- Angelini is driven and motivated by the philosophy that if Simpson Healthcare Executives takes care of their employees by providing an environment where they can lead happy lives and become better people every day, then their employees will, in turn, take exceptional care of their clients. We are proud to be the catalyst to drive forward disruptive innovations for our clients that will transform healthcare and create positive healthcare experiences for patients in need. “Fundamentally, at Simpson Healthcare, we have prioritized the continual scientific and business education of all members of our scientific agency, with the goal of creating a culture of continuous, expansive innovation and therapeutic fluency. We are forward-thinking, nimble, and responsive without losing focus on quality and client satisfaction. Along with that focus, we review and reflect on the work completed to determine whether they are best practices to share or if there are opportunities for improvement. We are committed to transparency and shared goals, reinforced by a recognition and support of individual, developmental goals across the organization. Members of our learning organization are motivated to develop their own, and others’, knowledge base regarding procedures, practices, content, and customer dynamics. We also share easily, reassured in the knowledge that we will be heard. We implement procedures and processes to encourage and support efficiency and continuous learning. This type of dynamic thinking allows us the ability to “Future,” to transform healthcare and guide it into the next decade as we prioritize our clients’ goals and identify how our learnings and shared knowledge will bridge the gap.” Among the firm’s recent projects is its “Futuring” program, which works to future proof