Data is my Middle Name
Welcome!
Thanks for stopping by! My name is Jane Urban and I am a self-described data geek and technophile, working to bring business strategy and data, digital and technology together! I have a passion for biotech and pharmaceutical product commercialization as a pathway to better outcomes for patients in need. I build incredible solutions through my servant leadership approach, forming high-performing teams and developing the leaders of the future!
Looking to develop a new role, new team, new department? I leverage a unique combination of skills to innovate and deliver impactful results with diverse, trusting, high-functioning teams.
I have worked in industry and consulting, always focused on biopharma, from start-up to top 10. I can find the root causes for business challenges, frame the problem, drive toward alignment, get the resources needed, solve it, and make it sustainable. I have 10+ years people management experience and have hired 50+ employees who are still growing and rising in their careers
I was recently named the Top 40 Under 40 Data Leaders by CDO Magazine in 2023 and again in 2024! and Reuters Trailblazers in Pharma 2024!
To find out more about me, check out some of the content below
Check out new-ish content where I am featured!
CDO Magazine Global Data Leaders Forum in Cincinnati October 1-2 with a Boardroom Discussion Format
Pharma Marketing Summit September 2024
CDO Magazine Global Data Power Women List 2024
Pharmageddon USA June 2024 Conference Speaker
Klick Prize Council Judge for $1M Prize from Klick May, September and December 2024
Impatient Health Webinar, Beyond the AI Hype, November 2023
LSX World Summit in Boston, Keynote Panelist, "Is Data Pharma's Next Blockbuster?," September 2023
CDO Magazine Webinar: Getting Started on Data Products April 2023
Reuters Pharma USA in Philadelphia, live keynote address, March 2023
Reuters Total Pharma Webinar, "How can Pharma find a competitive advantage by reshaping the product, the company, and the market" February 2023 and Catalytic Agency provided a nice post meeting summary here
Catalog and Cocktails Podcast and taping, January 2023
Chief Data Officer Magazine Forum Lunch and Learn December 2022
Reuters Webcast: End-to-End Insight Generation November 2022
Data People Summit in Boston, October 2022
Reuters Pharma Panel: Prime your Data for Next Best Action Insights, Live November 2022Datavant Interview August 2022
Some older (but still pretty awesome) early days speaking, certificates and proficiency:
Speaker at Microstrategy Symposium in Chicago June 2019, Boston August 2019, World Feb. 2020
Conference chair for the CBI Commercial Data Insights Conference November 2018, Speaker Nov. 2019
Speaker, Panelist and Track Chair for the CBI Specialty Data Conference in December 2017, December 2018
Lectured at Brown University in “Competition, Markets, and Not-For-Profit Organizations” course April 2016
Presented at the 3rd Annual Life Sciences Market Research Conference June 2012
Certificate of Proficiency in Market Research Methodology and Applications, Burke Institute for Market Research in 2009 (6 courses totaling over 128 hours of instruction time)
Certificate of Completion of SPSS Statistics, SPSS Text Analysis for Surveys, SPSS (now IBM) in 2008
Advanced skills in MS Office, SAS, SPSS, Balsamiq, MapPoint and Maptitude, learning Tableau & Power BI