The Team
Ralph leads the media agency group with the industry’s most advanced retail and commerce media, audience intelligence, optimization, automated operations capabilities, and best innovation roadmap – in other words, the organization defining the future of media.
For the past two decades, he has helped many of the world’s best-known brands harness the winds of change to fuel business growth across industries.
What will you bring to the Amgen Team?
I will ensure a service model for Amgen that delivers both the highest level of consultative expertise and fully leverages the range of OMG’s industry-leading talent, tools, and technology.
Matt has dedicated his entire career to the healthcare industry and is now leading Omnicom Health Group, the largest healthcare marketing and communications network in the world. Matt has a proven track record of helping companies and brands transform their businesses to better meet the needs of consumers, patients, caregivers and providers.
What will you bring to the Amgen Team?
I will architect an integrated team for Amgen to deliver solutions across Patients and HCPs, maximizing outcomes and ROI.
With a career spanning nearly 20 years in the industry, Melissa has deep experience in data, technology, and media alike, giving her a unique and future-forward perspective to the media space. Data and performance focused by trade, but a brand storyteller at heart, Melissa is known for creating new possibilities using data and technology to make creative and media dollars go further and have greater impact.
What will you bring to the Amgen Team?
I will ensure we are delivering on all aspects of our relationship across the entire Amgen portfolio – unifying talent and capabilities to fuel growth.
With 20+ years of experience in verticals such as Life Science & Pharma, Lea is equipped with the critical knowledge and skillsets essential for her clients success. She is a proven entrepreneur building innovative, first-to market services and capabilities, focused on driving long-term success and maximizing business outcomes.
What will you bring to the Amgen Team?
I will work with Team Catalyst to unify all capabilities and ensure our healthcare expertise is woven throughout.
Mike Solomon is currently the Chief Executive Officer of PHD, US. Over the course of his career, Mike held various positions across Omnicom providing him vast experience and rich media knowledge. With a strong track record for pioneering marketing transformation for numerous Fortune 500 businesses, Mike continues to drive new thinking and innovation into the core of our clients’ brands.
What will you bring to the Amgen Team: I will ensure your team has the diverse talent, and first-to-market tools and technology needed to connect ideas to culture and context, respectfully capture consumer attention and drive responsible growth.
In her role, Katie has created an integrated team that provides clients with holistic expertise across all media channels in an increasingly fragmented media landscape. Katie prioritizes cross-training and platform skill development for the IAT group, ensuring that our employees have the tools, skill sets, and curiosity to service our clients’ ever-changing business needs. Leveraging the clout of Omnicom Media Group, our teams deliver both commercial and strategic value for our clients.
What will you bring to the Amgen Team?
I will help you navigate the complex media environment and negotiate on behalf of Amgen, to ensure you have a competitive advantage in the highly saturated marketplace.
Nadalie is a media leader with over 15 years of experiencing spanning across every part of the media journey on both the agency and brand side. Her deep expertise in precision and activation, helps her collaborate with clients to leverage media as a growth accelerator and bridge the communication gap across the pharmaceutical space.
What will you bring to the Amgen Team?
I will use my technical expertise to draw a clear narrative that allows us to protect the base, while growing audiences across patient categories and HCPs.
Sebastien is a leader in data and technology, who has contributed to the transformation of OMG into a data-first media agency by delivering high value engagements in data, analytics, and technology, rooted in driving incremental outcomes for clients. During his time at Omnicom, he has helped unlock the power of Omni for clients across industries and currently leads a team of 200+ data and technology specialists across 5 disciplines: audience analytics, measurement and business analytics, data operations, data science and technology consulting.
What will you bring to the Amgen Team: I will unlock the power of your martech stack to deliver high value engraftments in data, analytics, and technology, all rooted in driving the best outcomes for Amgen.
Christina is responsible for advancing digital and data products that help clients communicate, manage digital, and innovate smarter. Christina has partnered with global pharmaceutical companies helping guide data strategy, channel optimization, operational efficiencies, and analytics solutions. She has deep experience in healthcare, having worked with many clients across the provider and life sciences verticals, including launching brands in the cardiovascular, oncology, women’s health, and diagnostics.
What will you bring to the Amgen Team?
I will bring my deep expertise in marketing science and digital health to keep Amgen ahead of the curve in the rapidly evolving landscape of business and technology.
Kristen is passionate about leading brands and agencies on their journeys to digital transformation. By collaborating and strategizing with multi-disciplinary teams (creative, strategy, media, data/analytics, and programmatic buying teams), Kristen has orchestrated full-funnel personalization paths and delivered some of the best omni-channel consumer experiences brands can provide their customers.
What will you bring to the Amgen Team?
I will collaborate with all teams to ensure we’re aligning content with consumers to drive personalization and addressability across your portfolio.
Katie leads Business Operations and has over 14 years of experience within Omnicom Media Group. She works across all departments to improve the productivity of the business and oversees operational management nationally. Katie has the experience and expertise to spearhead business transitions, focusing on talent operations to ensure the team is structured to the needs of the client and can seamlessly partner across departments to ensure a smooth transition.
What will you bring to the Amgen Team?
I will define the conditions and ways of working across the Amgen portfolio, consistently innovating and iterating the ways we work to meet the evolving needs of your team. My goal is to eradicate redundancies in workflow, increasing the strategic value between every touch point.