SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Model N, Inc., the pioneer in Revenue Management solutions for life sciences, announced that Michael Pinto has joined the company in the role of vice president of sales. Mr. Pinto, who has more than 15 years of software sales and business development experience in the life sciences and related industries, will direct sales efforts for Model N’s suite of revenue management software solutions for life sciences.
“I am very pleased that Michael is joining the Model N management team,” said Zack Rinat, founder and CEO at Model N. “As Model N continues to gain significant new endorsements from pharmaceutical manufacturers, Michael’s history of working in and selling to this industry accelerates our ability to address the needs of our customers. Michael has both the experience and talent to help Model N expand our market leadership momentum.”
Mr. Pinto has a proven track record of solid growth at both entrepreneurial and Fortune 100 companies in the life sciences industry. He has developed and directed numerous sales organizations focused on delivering high value business solutions. Most recently, Mr. Pinto served as vice president of sales at Octagon Solutions, a leading software and services provider of business process management solutions. Prior to Octagon, he was the vice president of strategic sales and general manager of life sciences at iMany, an enterprise contract management software company. Mr. Pinto also has worked for Accenture, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and Wyeth, where he led teams developing advantage through the adoption of enabling technologies such as CRM and ERP systems. Mr. Pinto holds an MBA from New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business and a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Computer Science from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania.
“Michael has, through his professionalism and commitment, established extremely strong relationships with life sciences companies for whom he has provided business solutions,” added Rinat. “During his career, he has been responsible for building trusted business relationships with roughly fifty to sixty companies in life sciences, and I am convinced he can do the same and more here at Model N.”
“I have been watching the evolution of Model N for several years as they have emerged as the new leader in Revenue Management for life sciences,” said Mr. Pinto. “Adding twelve customers in the last year just in pharma, Model N’s momentum stems from a renewed focus and fresh commitment to the industry that is critical to addressing today’s increasingly competitive and complex regulatory environment. Model N’s integrated applications, unique technology platform and expertise in the current industry challenges are the keys to delivering extraordinary customer value for life sciences.”
About Model N
Model N is the pioneer in Revenue Management solutions, offering an integrated suite of applications for pricing, contracts, compliance, rebates, fees and chargebacks optimized for the industry practices of life sciences companies. Enabling the creation of a seamless, end-to-end process from pricing through settlements payment, Model N’s uniquely integrated approach eliminates revenue leakage and delivers the visibility and controls needed to avoid the risks of non-compliance to government pricing and Sarbanes-Oxley regulations. Model N customers include Actelion Biopharmaceuticals; Axcan Pharma; Boston Scientific Corporation; Bristol-Myers Squibb; Gilead Sciences; Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, a Johnson & Johnson company; Pfizer, Inc.; Medtronic, Inc.; and Novo Nordisk Inc. Model N is located in South San Francisco, California. For additional information, visit www.modeln.com.
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