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Ian Wendt

Chief Commercial Officer at Jaguar Health

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

Overview 

Ian Wendt is the Chief Commercial Officer at Jaguar Health, with a background in sales and marketing leadership within the pharmaceutical industry, including roles at Gilead Sciences and Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. He has a proven track record of driving revenue and profit growth, as well as leading cross-functional teams to success. Wendt's career highlights include serving as the Executive Director of HIV Field Operations at Gilead Sciences and his current role as Chief Commercial Officer at Jaguar Health, where he leverages his expertise in business strategy and sales effectiveness to contribute to the company's success.

Work Experience 

  • Chief Commercial Officer

    2020 - Current

    Full P&L responsibility for US assets in Human Health and Animal Health divisions. Provided board-level executive leadership regarding short and long-term strategic planning and execution. Key Achievements • Successfully turned around an inline retail channel asset to specialty pharmacy distribution and implemented a suite of patient support programs that improved medication access. GTN increased from ~30% to ~75% over a two-year transition period. Most recent year-over-year net sales increased by 112% for a 10-year-old drug with flat spending. Gross profit increased by 8x from 2019 to 2022. • Achieved operating profitability in 2021 for the commercial team for the first time in the company’s history. • Led launch planning and market-shaping activities for a chloride ion channel modulator in the Oncology supportive care market. • Launched a first-in-class chloride ion channel modulator in the veterinary Oncology market. • Supported a variety of BD efforts that resulted in two ex-US licensing deals for commercial assets.

  • Vice President Commercial Strategy

    2019 - 2020

    Led commercial efforts across marketing, sales, and operations. Key Achievements • Transitioned Jaguar Health and Napo Pharmaceuticals from a development stage organization into a commercial business. Implemented a variety of systems and technologies to enable the company to better manage its business. • Launched new branded and unbranded campaigns to support US commercial asset. • Built a new commercial operations team to support commercial efforts across medication access, patient support, trade/distribution, and pricing. • Increased net revenue and gross revenue from 2019-2020 by 64% and 148%, respectively.

Jaguar Health develops and commercializes plant-based prescription medicines for urgent global health needs.

Raised $59,440,650.00 from Sagard.

  • Advisory Board Member

    2020

  • Executive Director - HIV Field Operations

    2018 - 2019

    Led a national team of 30 field employees that drove market development outcomes in the HIV treatment and prevention markets. Key Achievements • Developed and executed a Market Development strategy for Gilead in support of a $13B franchise • Evolved team to Strategic Account Management focus that included development and adoption of a competency-based performance model as well as ongoing skills training which supported key account strategy • Led national field force size and structure analysis • Field team’s public health engagements not only supported commercial outcomes but were published and presented at major HIV conferences

  • Senior Director - HIV Marketing and Operations

    2017 - 2018

    Led the Gilead HIV Community Commercial Strategy, Marketing and Field Operations for a national team of 30. Key Achievements • Responsible for the development of the Gilead HIV Commercial Community strategy as part of the HIV Business Unit • Launched the most successful antiretroviral in HIV market history (Biktarvy) • Managed $2M to support tactical development in support of the commercial strategy • Established key implementation strategy through market research, concept development, tactical development, and execution

  • Director - HCV Market Development Lead

    2017 - 2017

    Led the Hepatitis C Market Development team across HCP, NPP, Conferences, and Community. Key Achievements • Managed four marketing direct reports plus agency contractors and 21 PSR sales contractors • Responsible for a $36M promotional budget • Launched Vosevi for HCV treatment failures • Developed HCV Market Development Business Unit POA • Led Virtual Engagement optimization program

  • Director - HCV Marketing

    2016 - 2017

    Managed the field POA for HCP non-specialists in the Hepatitis C market. Key Achievements • Led key initiatives to operationalize a new market development field team • Launched Epclusa as a cure for Hepatitis C • Transitioned the team to an Account Management model focused on Policy and Protocol in major accounts to drive routinized screening, diagnosis, and referrals

  • Regional Director - HIV Field Operations

    2011 - 2016

    Managed field team which delivered patient and allied health care professional HIV education for Western United States. Key Achievements • Regional Director Leadership awards 2012 & 2016 • President’s Club Award 2012 • Led transition of key community initiatives through national health care reform

Gilead Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures and commercializes therapies for critical diseases.

Raised $4,413,500,000.00 from Abingworth.

  • Senior Specialty Regional Sales Director

    2001 - 2011

    Led multiple sales regions across the Western and Central US for HIV franchise. Primary product responsibilities for Viramune and Aptivus. Key Achievements • 2011 ranked #1 region nationally • Consistently ranked in the top 20% of regional sales results • #1 region for Viramune market share from 2007-2011

  • Senior Area Sales Director

    1997 - 2001

    Sales Leader for HIV and Palliative Care franchises across Western and Central US.

  • Director Commercial Operations

    1994 - 1997

    Led teams across Sales Operations, Sales Analytics, Incentive Compensation and Training functions. Key Achievements • Designed and developed the HIV training programs for the Viramune product launch • Responsible for commercial operations across three different sales forces • Completed national realignment and build out of new field based sales teams • Managed outbound call center with national accounts / key accounts focus

  • Regional Director of Pharmaceutical Affairs

    1994 - 1994

    Managed portfolio of HIV and Pain Management products in Northern California across professional and national accounts customers.

  • Cardiovascular Sales Specialist

    1993 - 1994

  • Sales Representative

    1991 - 1993

Forest Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: FRX) is a U.S.-based pharmaceutical company with a long track record of building partnerships.

  • Owner and Partner

    1990 - 1991

    Owner and partner in a marketing services consultancy serving clients across Eastern Canada during my MBA program.

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