Bernard Falkoff
Runnemede, NJ 08078
adx9dc@r.postjobfree.com
Summary:
Versatile professional Marketing and Communication analyst with 15+ years of experience in advertising, marketing, sales training, technical documentation, and creative content development.
Pharmaceutical/ healthcare/market access/medical device marketing and training for payers, field forces, providers, consumers, case managers, and other healthcare professionals.
Nearly 100 pharmaceutical brands and over 50 disease states, including cancer, heart disease and rare diseases.
Argatroban GlaxoSmithKline chemotherapy
Arimidex AstraZeneca chemotherapy
Lotrel Novartis antihypertensive
Lovenox sanofi-aventis antithrombotic
Sinryze (launch) Viropharma Inc. hereditary angioedema (orphan)
He has first-hand experience as digital specialist, including blogs, emails, website content/search-friendly messaging and design, user experience (UX), video and motion graphics, management/ design/ testing consultant.
He is versatile in Adobe Creative Suite including inDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator, Sketching and storytelling.
He was an Associate Professor, Digital Media Department, Drexel University for 13 years
He has expertise in SEO/SEM content/keyword development, management, design and analysis expertise.
Website content, blog, email, SEO University of Pennsylvania Medicine
Web content, blog, email, training Choice Cyber Security
Website design/content Viromed
Banner ads, webseite content Novartis
Global website design, development, content Wyeth Pharmaceuticals (product launch)
He is also well versed in Public Relations as an Account Executive, a newspaper and magazine columnist and children’s book author.
Cyber security and compliance marketing, direct response, PR, web development, training, HTML search, SEO analytics, SharePoint master, MSOffice Suite expert.\
Skills:
Marketing communications
Microsoft office/ Suite
Internal communications
Photoshop
InDesign
Marketing
Adobe Illustration
Storytelling
Sketching
Market Access
Education:
B.Sc. in Communications from Temple University
M.Ed.M. (Masters Educational Media) from Temple University
Memberships:
American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
Work Experience:
Copperhead Creative Strategic Consulting 2017 – Present
Senior Communications Strategist/Copywriter
Content marketing specialist, copywriter, and strategic user experience analyst who has developed numerous websites, corporate blogs, interactive pdfs, public relations materials, technical documentation, training, and more for nearly 100 pharmaceutical brands and more than 40 disease states.
Responsible for development of all digital content, including emails, blogs writers’ style guide and the entire website for patients, physicians, payers, researchers, etc.
Works on blogs, emails, website content/search-friendly messaging and design, user experience (UX), video and motion graphics, management/ design/ testing consultant.
Lead Web Content Developer for University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Medicine Division.
Drexel University June 2008 – June 2021
Associate Professor Digital Media
Helped create the Digital Media Department.
Taught: Creative Concept Design (DIGM 223), Future of Digital Media (DIGM 475), Digital Storytelling (DIGM 350).
Professional Practices (DIGM 250), Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, Department of Digital Media.
Market Access Consulting & Communications (MACC) August 2014 – May 2017
Xcenda AmerisourceBergen
Associate Managed Markets Strategist and Copywriter
Developed a full range of marketing, promotional and training materials for managed markets.
Researched and developed copy for projects critical to the support and implementation of market access program executions for Xcenda clients.
Worked closely with the medical content teams to develop copy that promotes branded pharmaceutical products as well as disease state materials for use with payers/providers.
Worked with clients to strategically clarify brand challenges in relation to the overall market.
Shaped client messages by transforming complex business, clinical, and promotional copy or concepts into more succinct and comprehensive communication.
Created “showcase” marketing materials for the company’s parent (AmeriSource Bergen).
Perform competitive investigations and analyses.
Regular contributor to the company’s weekly newsletter—Health Policy Weekly.
MediMedia USA March 2012 – August 2014
Associate Creative Director, Content
Developed a full range of marketing, promotional and training materials for managed markets.
Clients included a wide variety of pharmaceutical brands and disease states.
Researched and generated 90% of content for the lead brand and largest client from prelaunch through first year.
Created projects – concept through production – in media that had never been used by the client, (eg. video training, video animations).
Developed white paper that led to approximately $500,000 in SOW for 2014.
Awards:
PM360 2016 Innovative Product Award – Thumbprint: Lash Group
ADDY – Philly Gold Award (Certificate of Excellence)
Annual Report (Campbell’s Soup Co.)
Art Directors’ Club, NJ – Bronze Award
Corporate Identity System (Green Eggz no ham, Inc.)
The Globals Best in Healthcare Communications Worldwide Communication to the Healthcare Professional Global Finalist (SmithKline Beecham)
Parent's Choice Gold Award
Product Packaging (Gold Medal)
IABC Washington D.C. -- Silver Quill Award
Total Communications Plan, Employee Benefits
B/PAA -- Bell Ringer Award
Total Marketing Campaign Under $150,000 (Gold Medal)
Building Supply and Home Center Association -- Drummer Award
Special Promotion Campaign (Gold Medal)
IABC -- First State Award
Sales Promotion Video (Silver)
Philadelphia Council of Advertising Women -- ADDY Award
Business to Business Magazine Ad (Gold Medal) Art Directors Club
Full Color Advertising Campaign, 2 or more pages (Merit)
Cablevision -- Outstanding Advertising Reader Response
Jerrold Cable Optics Image Ad Campaign "Van Gogh"
Jerrold Cable Optics Image Ad Campaign "Wright Brothers"
Jerrold Cable Optics Image Ad Campaign "Marconi"
Advertising Age -- The Next Trend
The Next Allergy Relief Medicine (Third Prize)
BRAND AND PRODUCT CATEGORY EXPERIENCE
Brand Company Clinical Category
(Launch US/global) Novartis oncology
Abilify Otsuka Pharmaceuticals CNS (multiple indications)
Abilify Maintena Otsuka Pharmaceuticals CNS (schizophrenia)
Accolate AstraZeneca asthma
Adderall Shire Pharmaceuticals Inc. CNS (ADHD)
AirDuo Teva respiratory
AJOVY Teva migraine
AlphaTrex PharmaDerm anti-inflammatory
Apexicon PharmaDerm anti-inflammatory/anti-itch
APEXXNAR (global Pevnar) Wyeth Pharmaceuticals vaccine (pneumococcus)
Aquacel ConvaTec wound care
Argatroban GlaxoSmithKline chemotherapy
Arimidex AstraZeneca chemotherapy
Atacand AstraZeneca antihypertensive
Avandia (launch) GlaxoSmithKline diabetes
Avastin Genentech chemotherapy
Belotero (launch) Merz dermal filler
Bydureon Lilly diabetes
Byetta Lilly diabetes
Bexxar GlaxoSmithKline chemotherapy
Botox Allergan hyperhydrosis
Botox Cosmetic Allergan dermal filler
Casodex AstraZeneca chemotherapy
Cenestin Duramed HRT/ERT
Ceplene EpiCept post-chemo therapy (AML)
CereLink Integra intracrainiaal pressure (device)
Children's Mylanta J&J/Merck gastrointestinal
CINQAIR Teva asthma maintenance
Concerta McNeil Laboratories CNS (ADHD)
Coreg GlaxoSmithKline antihypertensive
Cosopt Merck antiglaucoma
Creon AbbVie exocrine pancreatic insufficiency
Duopa AbbVie Parkinson’s disease
Edsivo (new drug launch) Acer Ehlers-danlos syndrome
Eliquis BMS/Pfizer Cardiovascular
Engerix-B GlaxoSmithKline vaccine (Hep-B)
Fareston Shire Roberts chemotherapy
FluMist Wyeth Pharmaceuticals antiviral
Gengraf Abbott cyclosporine
Glucagon Lilly diabetes
Havrix GlaxoSmithKline vaccine (Hep)
Helixate CSL Behring hemophilia
Humalog Lilly diabetes
Humate-P CSL Behring von Willebrand disease
Hycamtin GlaxoSmithKline antiemetic
Indiplon (prelaunch) Pfizer CNS (sleep aid)
Infanrix GlaxoSmithKline vaccine (DT)
Isovue Bracco angiography
Juvederm (product launch) Allergan dermal filler
Kadian AstraZeneca pain management
Klout PediaMed antilice
Koate Bayer antihemophilic factor (human)
Kogenate Bayer antihemophilic factor (recombinant)
Kytril GlaxoSmithKline chemotherapy
Lamisil DermGel (launch) Novartis athletes foot
Lantus sanofi-aventis diabetes
LDX (launch) Shire Pharmaceuticals Inc. CNS (ADHD)
Loette Wyeth Pharmaceuticals contraceptive
Lotrel Novartis antihypertensive
Lovenox sanofi-aventis antithrombotic
Lupron TAP Pharmaceuticals hormone therapy (CA/endo)
Minesse Wyeth Pharmaceuticals contraceptive
Nexavar Bristol Myers Squibb oncologic
Nexo Bracco radiation dose management
Olpruva Acer genetic disorder (urea cycle)
Paxil GlaxoSmithKline CNS (SSRI)
Ponvory (launch) Janssen Pharmaceuticals multiple sclerosis
Prandin Novo Nordsk diabetes
Prevnar Wyeth Pharmaceuticals vaccine (pneumococcus)
ProAir Teva anti-exercise-induced bronchitis
Procrit Ortho Biotech erythropoietin
Prohance Bracco CNS (extracrainial, extraspinal)
QVAR Teva anti-asthma
Qnasl Teva anti-rhinitis
Rapamune Wyeth Pharmaceuticals immunosuppressive
Remicade Centocor rheumatoid arthritis
Reminyl J&J/Janssen Pharmaceuticals CNS (Alzheimer’s)
Restylane Medicis Aesthetics Holdings Inc. dermal filler
Resulin Novo Nordsk diabetes
SmartInject Bracco injection technology
Stocrin Merck/BMS HIV
Sycrest Schering-Plough CNS (antipsychotic)
Sinryze (launch) Viropharma Inc. hereditary angioedema (orphan)
Tenoretic ICI/Stuart Pharmaceuticals antihypertensive
Tenorman ICI/Stuart Pharmaceuticals antihypertensive
Timoptic-XE Merck antiglaucoma
Toprol-XL AstraZeneca antihypertensive
Totelle Wyeth Pharmaceuticals contraceptive
Trusopt Merck antiglaucoma
Tylenol Jr./Tylenol Gelcap McNeil Laboratories pain management
Vyvanse Shire Pharmaceuticals CNS (ADHD)
Xeljanz Pfizer rheumatoid arthritis
Zofran GlaxoSmithKline antiemetic
Zoladex AstraZeneca chemotherapy
J&J Consumer Products baby and wound care
Diversified SmithKline Beecham managed markets
Merck-Medco Merck managed markets
ReliaDose PediaMed medical device