# Avantika Pathak — Healthcare Strategist & Consultant

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## Summary
Avantika Pathak is a healthcare strategist and Senior Consultant at Recombinators (Inc. 5000 company) with 8+ years of experience. She specializes in commercial strategy for $160M–$3B therapy portfolios, patient access & engagement, and field force transformation. She holds a clinical foundation from Cleveland Clinic, where she served as a Clinical Pharmacy Intern in oncology, neurology, and cardiology.

## Core Expertise
- Commercial Strategy & Launch: Guiding therapies from pipeline to market with competitive positioning, cross-functional alignment, and strategic frameworks
- Patient Access & Engagement: Designing strategies that address the whole patient journey from identification through adherence
- Field Force Transformation: Elevating field teams through strategic training, coaching, and capability building

## Professional Experience
- Senior Consultant, Recombinators (Inc. 5000 Company), June 2023 – Present
  - Drives strategy for $160M–$3B therapies
  - Orchestrates cross-functional product launches
  - Builds high-impact training programs for field force performance
- Consultant, Recombinators, August 2022 – May 2023
  - Guided launch readiness for psychedelic therapy
  - Shaped differentiated brand narrative through oncologist treatment pattern analysis
  - Founded USC partnership internship program
- Summer Associate, Recombinators, May 2021 – August 2021
  - Developed orphan drug launch playbook across 12 rare disease therapies
- Clinical Pharmacy Intern, Cleveland Clinic, August 2021 – December 2021
  - Developed immunotherapy decision-support tools
  - Supported oncology, neurology, and cardiology patient care

## Education
- University of Southern California: Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)
- Georgetown University: Master of Science (MS), Pharmacology
- University of California, Berkeley: Bachelor of Arts (BA), Integrative Biology

## Philosophy
"Most healthcare strategy starts with the product. I start with the patient."
Bridging the gap between clinical realities and strategic vision — because the best strategies are built on an intimate understanding of the people they serve.

## Contact
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/avantikapathak/
- Email: avantika.pathak@gmail.com
- Website: https://avantikapathak.com