Remya Chandran

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Executive Director, Brand Strategy at Keenova

Princeton Junction, New Jersey, United States

Overview

Remya Chandran serves as an Executive Director of Brand Strategy at Keenov, where she drives growth in Immunology and Rare Disease. A graduate of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, she specializes in building high-performing teams and developing impactful brand strategies, with prior leadership roles at Mallinckrodt and Otsuka Pharmaceuticals.

She holds a key strategy role within Keenova, an organization formed through the merger of Mallinckrodt and Endo.

Personality Overview

Fast-Paced

Vision Oriented

Challenger

They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles.  They respond well to confident salespeople. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.

Topics They Care About

Immunology & Rare Disease
Her executive roles and professional headline are explicitly focused on building brands and driving growth within these complex therapeutic areas.
Pharmaceutical Branding
Her career is centered on brand strategy within the pharmaceutical sector, with titles including Executive Director and Director of Brand Strategy.
Building Teams
Her headline highlights "Building Teams, Brands & Strategies that Stick, " and her recent public activity is heavily focused on hiring marketing professionals.

Media Appearances

Remya has no verified media appearances

Work History

11-2025
Executive Director, Brand Strategy at Keenova
11-2023 - 11-2025
Executive Director, Brand Strategy (Immunology) at Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals
10-2022 - 11-2023
Director, Brand Lead (Neurology) at Otsuka Pharmaceutical Companies (U.S.)
9-2021 - 10-2022
Chief of Staff to CCO | Director, Strategy and Ops at Otsuka Pharmaceutical Companies (U.S.)
10-2018 - 9-2021
Associate Director, Rare Disease/Nephrology Marketing at Otsuka Pharmaceutical Companies (U.S.)

Education

M.S from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
BTech from Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur

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Exp : 10 Location : Princeton Junction, New Jersey, United States Job Level : Senior Designation : Executive Director, Brand Strategy at Keenova
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Insights For Selling To Remya

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be crisp while making the pitch
  • Make sure that they have the necessary authority, they could present false stature sometimes
  • Refer to testimonials from others in similar positions

DONT's

  • Don’t try to be an alpha salesperson, give them equal space
  • Refrain from asking too many questions
  • Do not give up if they are not convinced, try again with a different approach

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Remya is

  • Conviction in the product matters to them, followed by proof points and strong testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Remya

  • They may not be very forthcoming, but they will say no if needed.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Remya move?

  • Their decision making speed is somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Remya take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks but after weighing up the pros and cons.

You And Remya

Personality Compatibility


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