Health Market Science Appoints Mark Cieplik as Senior Vice President of Life Science Sales

King of Prussia, PA  August 15, 2011 — Health Market Science (HMS) , leading supplier of provider data and data management solutions, announced today that it has appointed Mark Cieplik as senior vice president of Life Sciences Sales, leading the team responsible for revenue growth and client satisfaction in the company’s largest business segment.

Cieplik joins Health Market Science with a wealth of sales and executive management experience selling into the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. Most recently, he held sales, marketing and operations leadership positions at Dendrite, now Cegedim.  “During his nine-year tenure at Dendrite, Mark was a key member of the management team that grew the company to over $350 M. His expertise will help fuel his team’s vision and the aggressive goals we’ve set for client reach and revenue growth at Health Market Science,” said John Schultz, executive vice president of Sales. 

Cieplik will direct the segment strategy for Life Sciences, a market that continues to undergo substantial changes and increases in regulation, such as aggregate spend reporting.  "I’m excited to join the Health Market Science executive team and lead the Life Science sales organization," said Cieplik. “With the significant challenges this market faces, helping those organizations be successful will require all that Health Market Science has to offer. Our years of experience with provider information, rigorous methodologies for data management and validation along with analytical expertise combine to create complementary solutions that scale to meet specific business needs,” he added.

Prior to Dendrite, Cieplik held executive positions at IBM, Interleaf Corp and System Software Associates. He was graduated from Millikin University with a degree in Marketing.

About Health Market Science

Founded in 1999, Health Market Science (HMS) is dedicated to providing the most accurate and useful data solutions to pharmacy, pharmaceutical, medical device manufacturers, health care providers, hospital systems, pharmacy benefit managers, and other segments of the healthcare and life science markets. Our entire organization is focused on the quality of the solutions we deliver which starts with a relentless pursuit of acquiring, analyzing and cleansing more than 2,000 disparate data sources. HMS has the experience, technology, people, and processes to deliver the most accurate, timely healthcare provider MasterFile available in the market. With more than 140 employees, HMS uses innovative technology and domain expertise to help our clients comply with evolving federal and state based laws, reduce operational costs and maximize market opportunities. For more information, visit www.healthmarketscience.com.

Contacts:

Health Market Science
Stacey Levas
Director of Corporate Marketing
+1.484.804.2702
slevas@healthmarketscience.com