Howard has been employed in the pharma industry for over 25 years in various roles within Medical Affairs, including 5 years in sales as a clinical science consultant for BI.   His experience includes roles as National Director of Medical Science Liaisons, Regional Medial Science Liaison Manager, and several years as a Medical Science Liaison.  His therapeutic areas include CV, Respiratory (Asthma, COPD, and Sinus diseases), Allergy/Atopy, Mood disorders & related psychiatric illnesses, Pain and inflammation, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, HIV/AIDs, and thromboembolic disorders.  A key component to his experience is the involvement in several product /indication launches over the years, including 3 alone within the past 19 months.
  Prior to industry, Howard spent 10+ years in institutional pharmacy, running clinical services, pharmacy school clerkships in various managerial capacities.  He also got his feet wet for a short while in two specialty pharmacy companies in similar capacities.
Howard holds a B.A. Degree in Biology from Boston University, and a PharmD degree from the University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA, graduating with honors. Howard then went on to do an ASHP Accredited Resident in Clinical Pharmacy at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island.