Jillian M. Janaczek

Jillian is a co-leads Cohn & Wolfe’s U.S. Healthcare practice responsible for overseeing communications strategies and U.S. and global programs for AstraZeneca, Merck, Colgate-Palmolive and Forest Pharmaceuticals, Inc and others. She brings over fourteen years public relations experience in consumer outreach, constituency relations and crisis communications.  Her work includes cultivation of key third-party relationships resulting in prominent partnerships and strategic promotional efforts, and issues management counsel to influence physicians, consumers and media misconceptions and perceptions.  

Jillian has extensive experience in product and new indication launches, disease awareness, and consumer/patient education.  Her areas of expertise include women’s health, mental health, pediatrics and infectious disease categories.  She has spearheaded numerous healthcare marketing programs that have won awards, including CIPRA and Big Apple Awards in 2000 and SABRE and Bulldog in 2003.   

Her past portfolio of clients has included Novartis, Ortho-McNeil, Pfizer, Eli Lilly, NutriSystem, and the Iams Company, and she expanded her role with Novartis Pharma AG by working in-house as Global Brand Communications Manager in 2001.  She has held other roles at Noonan/Russo Communications and Kovak-Thomas, both in New York City.