OUR STORY

David founded Molekule Consulting with an ethos of strategic and actionable competitive insight combined with client centricity. He is responsible for numerous engagements with varied scopes and objectives in the competitive intelligence and primary market research areas. Project scopes range from pre-clinical through launch and lifecycle management (“LCM”) to supporting clients in clinical and commercial strategy development.

His major therapy expertise is in oncology, ophthalmology, cardiovascular, diabetes, autoimmune, and CNS. David attends numerous major medical congresses and scientific congresses globally.

Ubaid isn’t just a numbers whiz (though his expertise in competitor research, strategic analysis, and benchmarking is impressive!). He’s also a team player who genuinely cares about building strong relationships. Clients rave about his ability to solve complex problems, deliver insightful information, and guide them towards success. And within the team, Ubaid is known as a dedicated mentor, helping analysts grow and reach their full potential. Seasoned healthcare and life science consultant: With experience across Prescient Healthcare Group and more, Ubaid has tackled projects for top global pharma companies and mid-cap/small biotechs, focusing on drug development, market positioning, and competitor strategies. 

Global expertise: Oncology, Cardiology, Neurology, Rare Diseases, Generics – you name it, Ubaid knows it! His knowledge spans diverse disease areas and industry trends, giving him a unique perspective. Proactive and results-oriented: Ubaid’s dedication to business development has driven success at previous organizations. He thrives in fast-paced environments, leading global teams and fostering strong client relationships. Solid foundation and continuous learning: With a Master of Pharmacy (Pharmacology) and a Bachelor of Pharmacy from Delhi University, Ubaid’s academic background is strong. But he doesn’t stop there – he’s passionate about staying ahead of the curve, ensuring his insights are always valuable for clients and colleagues.

Kallal, holding a PhD in cancer biology, an MSc in Biotechnology, and a Masters in Business Administration, possesses over 20 years of global healthcare consulting and research experience. With extensive experience in healthcare consulting, Kallal has played a key role in collaborating with renowned pharmaceutical multinational companies, consistently driving both profit and efficiency.
Kallal’s expertise spans a diverse range of therapeutic areas, including Immunology, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Neurology, CV Metabolic Disorders, and Rare Diseases. Previously recognized as a Life-science Scientist, Kallal has specialized in critical aspects of drug development, offering invaluable insights into investment decision support and successfully leading large research teams.

Before joining CI 13 years ago, Kallal headed in vitro assays and biomarker teams, contributing significantly to a drug discovery start-up by recreating human pathophysiological conditions in vitro to screen in house drug candidates. His noteworthy achievements include the discovery of the role of the Human dusp5 gene in human pathophysiology, earning him the prestigious Mayo Clinic’s Young Investigator Award.

Zarif is a seasoned competitive intelligence expert who has cultivated broad commercial experience in roles in pharmaceutical advertising, consulting, and a large pharmaceutical company. He has served as senior consultant for 2 years where he leads multiple engagements in hematology/oncology Since the start of his career, Zarif has been fascinated with hematology/oncology and has continued to build deep expertise across heme malignancies and cultivated broad KOL networks throughout his career. Additionally, Zarif enjoys organizing and moderating competitive simulation workshops, positioning him as our in-house workshop expert.

Prior to Molekule, he successfully launched his career as a medical director in pharmaceutical advertising, supporting HCP marketing teams and gained a keen understanding of brand planning, market research, promotional messaging development, and brand launches. Later, Zarif gained experience as an Associate Director of Competitive Intelligence at a large pharmaceutical company, where he cut his teeth working with a cross-functional brand team.

Dr. Mark Powzaniuk joined Molekule Consulting after spending 19 years within the pharmaceutical industry. As a seasoned pharmaceutical professional, he brings a unique background of science and business acumen. His experiences include Basic Research, Project Management, and Finance. Most recently, Mark was head of Global Competitive Intelligence, Oncology at Merck.

Mark started his career as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the Bone Biology Department at Merck. After completing his fellowship, he joined Merck Project Management with increasing roles of responsibility, gaining both clinical and commercial experience. While obtaining his M.B.A., Mark transitioned to Business Integration and Finance. After a successful finance career, Mark joined Competitive Intelligence at Merck.

Oleh is a skilled competitive and business intelligence professional and a leader with an integrated background in biopharmaceuticals and healthcare. Having played key roles on the client side, he brings a keen knowledge of market and competitive intelligence expected by his clients and their internal partners including senior management. He is responsible for numerous engagements with varied scopes and objectives and assists in leading Strategic Competitive Simulation Workshops for clients. Oleh maintains his pharmacist license in two jurisdictions.

He practiced in hospital, long-term care and retail settings as the Pharmacist In Charge and was invited to join the Rho Chi Pharmacy Honor Society. He brings a holistic approach, using the 5-Forces Model, in obtaining actionable HUMINT (Human Intelligence) to help his clients make key decisions. Oleh is multilingual and attends numerous medical and scientific congresses globally.

Jayant is a CI expert adept in generating market and competitor insights. He joined Molekule in 2016 after significant blue chip pharma experience. At Novartis, Jayant delivered insights to global and country brand teams across the globe in support of multiple blockbuster brands. At Abbott, Jayant supported the leadership team in diverse projects related to SFE, CRM, and business analytics to achieve strategic objectives profitably and sustainably.

At Lilly, Jayant developed market research expertise in support of the Diabetes brand team. By academic training, Jayant is a biotechnology engineer and holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT).

Dr. Paul De Santis, PharmD joined Molekule Consulting after spending 4 years as a GLG special council member in Immuno-Oncology and Cell Therapy consulting for several of the largest global Private Equity and Hedge Funds with more than $10B in assets under management. During this time clients leveraged his depth of expertise on commercial dynamics operating within the Cell and Gene Therapy landscape to perform deep-dive addressable market analyses and leveraged his clinical expertise to understand an assets probability of regulatory and commercial success in support of valuation analysis.

In addition, he supported pre-commercial planning for several CAR T companies leveraging these skillsets to develop commercialization strategies that can maximize patient access to autologous cell therapies. Dr. De Santis provides deep expertise across the hematology/oncology and immuno-oncology landscapes and this is supported by 4 years of clinical training and 5 years of translational oncology research.

Dr. Neha Dalmia joined Molekule with >13 years of scientific and business experience, having a unique ability to synthesize complex datasets into actionable insights. She has >5 years of market research, business strategy, and competitive intelligence (CI) experience in diverse therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology, biosimilars, and CNS. 

She also brings significant experience regarding innovation for in vitro diagnostics, social media monitoring, and mentorship, having supported more than 60 startups in the medical devices and digital health field as part of the MedTech Innovator Accelerator, and having previously led development of PulseTraQ, within TheratraQ, building two service-based offerings for research on various social media platforms.

Richa is a dedicated pharmaceutical professional with a strong scientific background and strategic business acumen. She brings notable experience of more than 16 years from a career in Competitive Intelligence, Business Research and Consulting supporting many leading US and European Pharmaceutical and Biotech Companies in various roles such as Key Account Management, Knowledge Management, Business Development, Primary and Secondary Research, Personnel Training, SME and Customer Insights.

Her background in Microbiology and Biotechnology with a rich experience in CI and Market Research has shaped Richa into a well-rounded domain expert with strong understanding of development and current trends mainly in the area of Oncology, Infectious Diseases and Vaccines.

A biophysicist by training, Dr. Brett Alcott is uniquely positioned as a biopharma industry subject matter expert and brings with him a deep appreciation for the importance of basic research in understanding disease mechanisms and improving human health. Brett’s academic research focused on the protein-lipid interplay underlying the fusion of membrane-enveloped viruses, such as influenza, Ebola and HIV, with their host cells. His work sought to isolate and characterize the fusion pore – a transient lipidic connection between virus and host and a crucial early intermediate in the infection process – using an experimental approach which combined a novel, nanoscale in vitro electrical technique (capable of inferring pore size with millisecond resolution) and radically coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations.

Additionally, Brett developed a novel, robust single-cell fluorescence technique to report membrane fusion between cells expressing viral fusion proteins and bilayer nanodiscs of controllable size and chemical composition which could serve as a platform for future antiviral drug screens. A lifelong New Yorker, Brett holds a B.A. in Chemistry and Biochemistry from Cornell University, where he was a Cornell Presidential Research Scholar, and a Ph.D. in Biophysics from Columbia University (2017), where he was an NIH predoctoral fellow in Molecular Biophysics and an Exchange Scholar at Yale University.

Sid started his career as a molecular biologist in the Translational Medicine Lab at ACTREC (India’s foremost cancer research hospital) where the team was trying to identify novel mechanisms for metastasis and ways to prevent it. However, he soon realized that a narrow focus - on a single target/ pathway is not enough and decided to move into consulting to get a more holistic/ bird’s eye view of things.

His background in Oncology due to his M.Sc. in Cancer immunology and strong understanding of the mechanics behind the various molecular pathways due to his research experience provided the base required to integrate with the commercial side. His education and experience in CI and market research have molded Sid into a well-rounded therapy area expert with a strong understanding of the developments and current trends in oncology.

Having her roots in India, Priyanka has about 9 years of experience in strategic consulting and market research, primarily in the pharma and healthcare industry. She has spent numerous years leading engagements spanning competitive and marketing intelligence, commercial strategy, launch plan, lifecycle management, indication prioritization, pipeline/ landscape analysis, competitor wargaming, and market opportunity assessment.

She holds a Master’s degree in Biotechnology. Her major therapy expertise is in rare diseases, CNS, and metabolic disorders. She feels passionate about competitive intelligence to reinforce her clients’ success throughout the lifecycle of a product.