Overview

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Allen is one of Humedica’s co-founders and presently serves as Chief Commercial Officer, Optum Analytics. Previously he was Humedica’s Vice President Corporate Development & Marketing, responsible for the company’s partnerships, marketing, and new business opportunities.

Prior to Humedica, he was a Director at Leerink Swann, a leading health care investment bank, where he helped develop the business plan and raise capital to launch Humedica. With nearly 20 years of health care experience, Allen held management positions at Biogen and Biogen Idec, including Director of Decision Support.

In that role, he managed a team responsible for the company’s forecasting, market research, managed care analyses, sales force design and compensation plans for the Neurology and Dermatology business units. Prior to joining Biogen, Allen co-founded MORPACE Pharma Group, a forecasting and consulting firm for the pharmaceutical industry.

There he led the company’s integration of secondary data sources, demand forecasting, and the development of a global physician panel. Allen began his career as a reporter for The Pink Sheet, covering pharmaceutical industry issues at the FDA and Capitol Hill, and also previously worked at Decision Resources managing multiple publications. He received his bachelor’s degree from Brandeis University.