Mark Duman MRPharmS

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DISC Type : Dc

Advisor at PharmStars

Salford, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Mark Duman is a Patient Engagement Pioneer and Digital Health Advisor with over 30 years of experience as a pharmacist and consultant. As the Founder of MD Healthcare Consultants, he helps life sciences companies embed the patient perspective. People who have worked with him often describe him as articulate, engaging, and compassionate.

Mark is also a patient advocate himself, living with Type 2 Diabetes since 2010. This personal experience fuels his passion for improving healthcare systems and ensuring the patients voice is heard. He is a member of the International Diabetes Federations Blue Circle Voices network, where he shares his story to inspire change.

He co-founded the Patient Information Forum (PIF), an organization dedicated to improving the quality of patient health information.

Personality Overview

Features Driven

Objective Thinker

Generally Skeptic

They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms.  They take a lot of pride in personal achievements. They like to move fast and expect the same from others.

Topics They Care About

Patient Engagement
A core focus of his 30-year career, he founded a consultancy to help companies co-create products and services by harnessing patients' lived experiences.
Digital Health
Advises companies on harnessing digital health to improve market access and patient outcomes. His experience in this area dates back to the early 1990s.
Diabetes Advocacy
Living with Type 2 Diabetes since 2010, he is a passionate advocate for better care and a member of the International Diabetes Federation's Blue Circle Voices.

Media Appearances

Mark has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2025
Advisor at PharmStars
5-2024
Non Executive Director at Advancing Quality Alliance (Aqua)
3-2024
Expert - Hypergrowth Program at Startup Genome
3-2024 - 3-2025
Entrepreneur in Residence at Capital Enterprise
1-2023
Corporate Partnerships Advisor - Life Sciences (Voluntary) at Maggie's Centres

Education

1986 - 1990
BSc (Hons) from Robert Gordon University
2004 - 2005
Jurisprudence; Ethics; Philosophy from Machon Shlomo - The Heiden Institute

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Insights For Selling To Mark

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk
  • Be respectful but crisp
  • Refer to testimonials from well-known industry leaders

DONT's

  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority
  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Mark is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Mark

  • If they decide not to go ahead, they will say no without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Mark move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Mark take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Mark

Personality Compatibility


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