Richard Caligaris

Current

Senior Director, International Marketing at Scios Inc.

Past

Director, Strategic Marketing at LifeScan Inc.
Director, Worldwide Business Development at Johnson & Johnson Medical
Marketing Manager at Merck & Co., Inc.

Associate at Robertson, Stephens & Company
Analyst at McKewan & Timmons

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Education

University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School
University of California, Los Angeles

Connections

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Industry

Biotechnology

Richard Caligaris’s Summary

Marketing and Commercial leader with extensive experience within the bio / pharmaceutical and medical device industries. Drive value through leading the development and implementation of effective commercialization plans and successful launches of paradigm shifting medical technologies. High energy level; strong leadership skills; able to create vision and deliver results.

Richard Caligaris’s Specialties:

Product Launches, Marketing, Commercialization, Business Development, Merger and Acquisitions, Restructuring, Finance, International

Richard Caligaris’s Experience

Senior Director, International Marketing

Scios Inc.

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Biotechnology industry)

January 2005 — Present (4 years 11 months)

Responsible for launching a biotechnology derived cardiovascular drug outside of the United States.
Director, Strategic Marketing

LifeScan Inc.

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Medical Devices industry)

November 2000 — December 2004 (4 years 2 months)

Commercial Leader on several new product commercialization efforts, including episodic meters and continuous glucose monitoring devices.
Director, Worldwide Business Development

Johnson & Johnson Medical

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Medical Devices industry)

January 1998 — October 2000 (2 years 10 months)

Led international multifunctional teams to identify, assess, structure, negotiate and close in-licensing, acquisition, divestiture, supply and development opportunities for this $1 Billion+ division of Johnson & Johnson. Successfully closed five deals, including a $100 MM divestiture of a family of major product lines of the company.
Marketing Manager

Merck & Co., Inc.

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; mrk; Pharmaceuticals industry)

September 1992 — December 1997 (5 years 4 months)

Several positions of increasing responsibility within U.S. Sales and Marketing. Responsible for the Marketing of several products, with experience successfully launching both new molecular entities and indications within several therapeutic categories.
Associate

Robertson, Stephens & Company

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Investment Banking industry)

August 1987 — June 1990 (2 years 11 months)

Member of Healthcare Corporate Finance Team, assisting in the financing of biotechnology, medical device and healthcare services companies.
Analyst

McKewan & Timmons

(Biotechnology industry)

1986 — 1987 (1 year )