Biography

Jerry Silverman, BS Pharm, is a former industry marketing executive and President and CEO of BIMARK Medical Communications (1992–2008) where he utilized his extensive experience in pharmaceutical marketing and sales and training to build a successful agency.

Mr. Silverman is most proud of his contributions to the professional growth and advancement of industry pharmacists. From 1998-2008, BIMARK participated as the first pharmaceutical agency to have a fellowship within the Rutgers Post-Doctoral Program. During that period Jerry interviewed over 500 candidates during Midyear conferences.

Jerry has more than twenty-five years of experience serving as an industry employer preceptor, mentor, and coach to students, fellows, and experienced traditional pharmacists pursuing industry practice.

In 2008, Jerry was honored by the Alliance for Continuing Medical Education (ACME) for his commitment to the professional development of industry pharmacists.

His professional career includes positions in sales, training, and marketing at Eli Lilly, Searle, and BIMARK Medical Communications. Jerry created the IPhO Coaching Service over a decade ago and has personally coached several hundred clients. Data to be published shows that from 2013-present, Coach Jerry has over a 50% success rate in helping his clients secure industry positions.

He currently holds the position IPhO Senior Consultant, Coach, and Industry Instructor.

Biography

Dr. Muszka is a passionate industry pharmacy leader with over 30 years of experience optimizing value across Global Research & Development, Commercial and Medical Affairs functions. Earlier in her career, she worked in clinical and academic pharmacy practice settings with a focus on acute patient care and formulary management.

Dr. Muszka has served as the Stakeholder for the Rutger’s University Pharmaceutical Fellowship Program (RPIF), where she oversaw a community of fellows and preceptors. In addition, she was the Site Director for University Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experientials (APPEs) across multiple Colleges of Pharmacy including Northeastern University, Purdue and Rutgers.

Dr. Muszka received her Doctorate of Pharmacy degree from Northeastern University in Boston, MA where she currently serves on the School of Pharmacy Alumni Council. She is also a registered pharmacist in NJ. She completed her post-doctoral training via the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) accredited residency program through the Albert Einstein College of Medicine at the Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, NY.

Juliette served on the Leadership Team for the Employee Resource Groups (ERGs): Women Inspiring Sanofi Excellence (WISE) and Parents Connect (PC). She has represented Pharma at the Wonder Women in STEM event, as a panelist for Junior Achievement, and at the Eye for Pharma Conference. Notably, she is the honored recipient of the inaugural Tony Whalen Mentorship Award in 2020.

Practice Setting Expertise:

• Academia
• Hospital Practice
• Retail
• Industry:
  • Medical Affairs
  • Medical Information
  • Medical Education
  • National Medical Liaison
• Health Economics and Value Access
• Commercial Strategy and New Product Planning
• Patient Advocacy and Outcomes
• Research and Development
• University Relations

Dr. Muszka has coached hundreds of professionals to realize their potential and pursue rewarding nontraditional careers in pharmacy. She is excited to bring her wealth of experience to serve on the Industry Pharmacist Organization Leadership Team as the Vice President of Student Development.

Biography

Brittany Griggs, PharmD, RPh, is a Senior Consulting Analyst at The Dedham Group. In this role, she develops market access strategy through primary and secondary research to clients in the pharmaceutical industry. Previously, Brittany was a Scientific Associate in market access and payer marketing, developing payer-focused marketing tactics to assist in formulary uptake and coverage. In addition to working in the industry, Brittany works as a pharmacist at Ascension to maintain her clinical knowledge and skills.

She graduated from Purdue University College of Pharmacy in 2021 where she was able to explore:

• Clinical trial operations at AbbVie
• HCP marketing at Mallinckrodt
• Medical Digital Strategy at Lilly
• Market access at MMIT
• Managed care at OptumRx
• Entrepreneurship through NIH/NSF funded courses

Brittany is excited to share an honest take of her direct path to industry with students and recent graduates, sharing all of the highs and lows in her job search last year. Serving as a mentor and tutor for the past 5 years, she is excited to continue to guide and assist others in their direct-to-industry career exploration.

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Biography

Daria Polyarskaya, RPh, PharmD, MHA is currently a Manager of Regulatory Affairs at Kyowa Kirin, Inc.-U.S. In her role, Daria provides strategic and tactical regulatory support for assigned investigational and post-marketing projects while remaining current on regulatory landscape changes. Dr. Polyarskaya also assists with project mentoring for APPE students.

Daria received her Doctor of Pharmacy and Master’s in Health Administration from the Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. After graduation, she completed a post-doctoral fellowship in Global Regulatory Affairs at Kyowa Kirin, Inc.-U.S. in partnership with Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at Saint Joseph’s University before transitioning to a full-time employee. She gained experience working with various RA sub-functions, such as Regulatory Intelligence and Policy and Regulatory Advertising and Promotion, which complemented her major RA strategy activities. For two consecutive years, Daria also served as the Mentor/Match committee member of the IPhO National Fellows Council to assist fellows in creating relationships with industry pharmacists. Dr. Polyarskaya also participated in the evaluation of VIP Case Competition to contribute to students’ industry knowledge and professional development.

Daria’s diverse range of experiences allowed her to successfully secure a role in the pharmaceutical industry. She has a strong passion for student/fellow mentorship and is excited to help them navigate through their industry journey.

Biography

Mahesh Tawney is currently Senior Director, Medical Outcomes Science Liaisons at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals. Mahesh has over 15 years of experience as a Health Outcomes and Medical Science Liaison supporting multiple launches across various therapeutic areas.

Immediately prior to joining Alnylam, Mahesh spent three years at Eli Lilly and Company as a Health Outcomes Liaison, responsible for conveying the clinical, economic, and humanistic outcome measures for Lilly’s marketed and investigational oncology agents to Payers and nationally recognized Integrated Delivery Networks (IDNs). Prior to Lilly, Mahesh spent seven years at Daiichi-Sankyo as an MSL and HOL and three years in-house at The Medicines Company.

Mahesh received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy and subsequently completed a post-doctoral fellowship in Medical and Scientific Affairs at Sankyo. In addition, he has a Master’s in Applied Pharmacoeconomics from the University of Florida and Masters of Business Administration from Stetson University.

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