Vice President, Qualitative Lead Consultant, Health & Life Sciences
Carla Essen leads Escalent's Health & Life Sciences moderators and qualitative team. She has more than 15 years of healthcare experience ranging from account management to strategic consulting in pharma, medical device, biotech, rare disease, payers and hospital systems. Carla is an empathic, engaging moderator who can easily pivot from sensitive conversations with patients to complex therapeutic decision-making with physicians. She is skilled at recognizing insightful “nuggets” and ensuring research is impactful for all members of a cross-functional team, enhancing client partnership and collaboration.
