Deepak Thakker

About Deepak Thakker

New Business Initiative (Digital Health): Translated executive vision into a strategic startup within the large org. Constructed the business case, digital health products & services roadmap, and go-to-market strategy for neuromodulation therapies. Drove cross-org negotiations to charter new regulatory paths, customer contracts, clinical strategy, corporate board approvals, and quality system to meet 21 CFR 820 requirements. Led development of the digital health platform, and drove partnerships to scale patient access, outcomes reporting, virtual therapy support, and engagement by integrating with patient services, digital marketing, and clinical / commercial technologies.• Marketing, Operations & Customer Care: Directed or contributed to product management and overall business strategies. Managed commercial tech and associated ops for sales teams, supporting the patient journey through referral, trial, implant, post-implant care, and replacement of neuromodulation therapies. Enabled the org’s transition from a hands-on operations model to a remote support model in the launch of new mobile platform-based therapy products. Led time-sensitive, high-touch patient services, such as peer-to-peer marketing for prospective patients, outcomes monitoring and support for patients using our therapies.• Business Intelligence: Led descriptive / predictive analytics initiatives to identify factors relating to patients, providers, networks, procedures, and services that influence key business outcomes, and drive marketing / sales actions to grow therapy businesses. • R&D Strategy & Execution: Led product development for Pelvic Health, Drug Delivery, and Deep Brain Stimulation businesses, with matrixed, cross-geography teams and MM $ program budgets. Products span from non-medical to Class closed-loop medical devices, localized for global markets. Managed internal and external alliance research programs that fed the development pipeline and generated publications / patents. Led change initiatives to introduce best practices in R&D portfolio prioritization and build core competencies, operational metrics, and efficiencies with MM $ savings.• Business Development: Led / Supported due diligence and contract negotiations with pharma, biotech, academics, CRO, CMO, and software firms for investments, outsourcing or strategic alliances.• Talent Development: Led teams of Marketing / Sales / Analytics / R&D program managers and individual contributors. Created teams of emerging leaders with one of the highest employee engagement scores in the org.

Experience

1. Sr Director, Americas, Product Marketing & Pricing

   Align Technology

   Mar 2021 — Present

Education

• The Wharton School

  MBA, majors: Strategy, Finance

• University of Houston

  PhD, Pharmacology; focus: Neurosciences

• University of Mumbai

  Bachelor's, Pharmaceutical Sciences