Marta Brooks

Experience

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  Applied Clinical Communications

  Aug 1993 - Jan 1996

  • Associate Medical Director

    Aug 1995 - Jan 1996

  • Assistant Medical Director

    Aug 1994 - Aug 1995

  • Medical Associate

    Aug 1993 - Aug 1994
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  Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide

  Jan 1996 - Jun 1997

  Vice President Professional Relations
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  Embryon

  Jun 1997 - May 2004

  Senior Vice President / Department Head, Scientific Affairs

  Immediate prior positions include: Senior Vice President, Account Management; Vice President / Department Head, Program Management; Director, Program Development• Executive Board member responsible for guiding corporate vision, managing cross-company business structure and development.• Asked to take over Scientific Affairs department and drive it to a strategic entity. Creation of three lines functions and grew the staff by 500% (734) overseeing $2.4 million in manpower with a high retention rate; Increased capabilities and business by 3-fold• Actively drive strategic and tactical enhancements of core business platforms• Successfully built a project management department including: recruitment, hiring, and management of ten staff with 100% retention rate and development of standard operating procedures. Show less

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  Genesis Healthcare

  May 2004 - Sept 2007

  President

  • Responsible for P&L (>$9.0 million total sales; staff of 70), business growth (exceeded forecast by 6% in 2005, 20% in 2006), meeting yearly business objectives, and staff management (mentoring, resource allocation, training, performance evaluation)

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  ProEd Communications

  Oct 2007 - Aug 2015

  President

  • Responsible for P&L (over $11.7 million total sales; staff of 65), meeting yearly business objectives, and staff management (resource allocation, training, performance evaluation, mentoring) Achieved 7.8% growth year ending 2013. 7% growth year ending 2012; year over year growth since 2010• At hire, led effective change/organizational management strategy to take a severely morale-depleted and non-collaborative organization to a high-functioning and growing team• Led a multidisciplinary team of professionals (advanced degree scientists, editors, account and project management, consultants, and finance) across two service lines and three divisions: publication planning/healthcare communications (staff of 45, revenue: ~$7.0M) and regulatory communications division (staff of 20, revenue: $4.7M)• Develop innovative new products and unique interactive offerings to differentiate organization. Led integrated teams that establish new business processes (continuous quality improvement), advanced a new corporate branding/positioning as well as a new suite of digital/technology communication solutions• Collaborate with multidisciplinary customer teams (basic research scientists, clinical practitioners, pharmaceutical medical affairs, regulatory, statisticians, access/reimbursement and marketing professionals as appropriate) to develop medical education programs, regulatory communications, and business strategy for multiple compounds Show less

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  Regis University

  Nov 2015 - now

  Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice

  • Hired to take on a leaderless (~1 year) department and engage in organizational change management to effectively turn disparate individuals into a functioning department• Provide leadership/mentorship in all departmental activities including teaching, scholarship and service• Advocate on behalf of faculty with respect to space, finances, time, scholarship, and development resources• Provide strategic direction for pharmacy practice, administrative, and clinical sciences education • Mentor students regarding nontraditional career paths• Liaison to the Colorado Board of Pharmacy and the Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Show less

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  Colorado Universities Innovation Council (CUIC)

  Feb 2021 - now

  Healthcare Markets Leader

  CUIC is a team of connectors, collaborators, doers, and big thinkers. CUIC started in 2017 as a network of university innovation leaders across Colorado, and based on the growing need for coordinated collaboration, launched as a nonprofit organization in 2020. With more than 15 university, industry, and government partners on board, CUIC is poised to expand its programs to support the next generation of innovators in Colorado. As the Healthcare Markets Vertical Leader, I work with partners in the healthcare arena desiring innovation. Contact me to get involved as a partner in our LINKED program, or as a supporter. Show less