SARATOGA SPRINGS — Peregrine Market Access, a full-service life science commercialization partner, has promoted Kathryn “Kat” Evans to Director of Client Engagement. The new position elevates Evans to Peregrine’s senior leadership team at the fastest-growing company.
In her new role, Evans will manage the account services group, which is the client-facing arm of Peregrine Market Access. She will manage and mentor account team members, cultivate strong partnerships with clients as a senior agency liaison, and provide strategic recommendations for driving business growth. Evans joined Peregrine in 2020 as a Senior Vice President of Account Services.
“Kat is a very talented leader who possesses all of the necessary attributes to be successful in her new role,” explained John Guarino, President and Managing Partner of Peregrine Market Access. “She’s an effective communicator, a trusted team builder, and a creative problem solver who has a strong work ethic and deep knowledge of the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.”
Evans has more than 10 years of healthcare marketing experience in both traditional pharmaceutical advertising and medical communications for patient, physician, and managed market audiences. Among her notable accomplishments during that time include spearheading nearly 20 new indication and product launches for pharmaceutical clients in a variety of therapeutic categories, including oncology/hematology, neurology, dermatology, cardiology, and pain management. She earned a bachelor’s degree, summa cum laude, in magazine journalism from Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.