ABOUT MYSELF
A healthcare innovator, Harshit Jain, MD has been driving health transformation across the globe, delivering life changing, creative and sustainable solutions since his days as a Healthcare Professional. An MD from Chicago’s Northwestern University, Harshit practiced Medicine for a few years, after which he decided to cut his teeth at big advertising agencies, including McCann, where he held a series of positions including Country Head, Marketing Director & Innovation Lead in Asia, Europe and America. In the 13+ years of his professional journey, Harshit has skillfully (and successfully) weaved together his medicine domain expertise and marketing acumen, to grace the world with some outside-the-box campaigns in the healthcare space. Making the best use of advertising media, Harshit has addressed some of the biggest health challenges over the course of his career– Immunization, Vitamin D deficiency, Diabetes, etc., by using data creatively and innovatively. For his pathbreaking work, he has been conferred with eminent industry awards and accolades.
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An accomplished storyteller and an inspirational leader, Harshit played a key role in making India win the first ever Black Pencil – the highest honor at D&AD Awards through the Immunity Charm campaign, a brainchild of his.
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Harshit kick-started his entrepreneurial journey in 2019, when he launched his own venture-Doceree. Recognized as the Elite 2020 Disrupter Award by premier global PM360 Magazine for his venture-Doceree, Harshit pledges to address the acute problem of rising cost of healthcare, by bringing efficiency and effectiveness in HCP communications.
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Supporting the cause, Harshit shares his learnings and experiences of POC marketing in his latest book- ‘The Next Marketing’. An MBA form from Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, Harshit has also published a textbook in medicine.
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A JOURNEY OF MANY FIRSTS
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2002: Organized First ever 24-hour blood donation drive in India
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2003: Partnered to create first bone marrow donor registry in India
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2006: Published the very first textbook book on liposuction - Principles & Practice of Liposuction
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2011: Conceptualized first ever virtual world for nutrition community – Nutritionists Republic
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2017: Co-created Immunity Charm-most awarded campaign in the history of healthcare advertising. First global campaign that won 13 Lions at Cannes International Festival, including Cannes Lions Grand Prix for Good.
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2018: Created a campaign that got India’s first Black Pencil at D&AD Awards
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2019: Launched Doceree- the first global network of HCP-only platforms for programmatic messaging
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2022: Published the first book on Point-of-care Marketing - ‘The Next Marketing-To Healthcare Professionals’
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NOTABLE WORK
THE IMMUNITY CHARM
The Immunity Charm: Increased immunization campaign in Kabul, Afghanistan
DOOR BLOUSE
Door Blouse – Spreading awareness about breast cancer
Noon assembly - Making Vitamin D part of school time-table
NOON ASSEMBLY
NUTRIMETER
Nutrimeter - An App which converts the smartphone into a Nutritionist
HEALTH EXPRESSIONS
Health Expressions – Introducing world’s first health emojis
AWARDS

Cannes Lions
1 Bronze (Noon Assembly) - 2018
1 Grand Prix for Good - 2017
4 Gold - 2017
6 Silver - 2017
2 Bronze (Immunity Charm) - 2017

D & AD Awards
1 Black Pencil (Immunity Charm) - 2017
2 Wood Pencil
2 Graphite Pencil (Immunity Charm) - 2017

Effies
1 Gold, 1 Bronze in Effies India (Noon Assembly) - 2019
2 Gold, 1 Silver in Effies India (Door Blouse) - 2018
1 Bronze in APAC Effies (Pay with your Voice) - 2016
1 Silver in Effies India (Your Voice Their World) - 2015

Globals
6 Finalists (Noon Assembly) - 2018
1 Grand Global, 2 Globals (Immunity Charm) - 2017
1 Global (Your Voice Their World) - 2016
1 Finalist Certificate (The Blue Dot) - 2016

Epica Awards
1 Gold (Immunity Charm)-2017
Clios

1 Grand CLIO
2 Gold
1 Silver (Immunity Charm) - 2017
1 Clio Health
1 Bronze (Noon Assembly) - 2018
3 Grand CLIO
3 Gold (Immunity Charm) -2017
1 Bronze (The Blue Dot) - 2016

Spikes
1 Grand Prix for Good
4 Gold
6 Silver
2 Bronze (Immunity Charm) - 2017

LIA
2 Grand LIA
9 Gold
1 Silver
1 Bronze (Immunity Charm) - 2017
Global Health & Wellness Agency of the year (MH India) -2017
Pharmaceutical Agency of the year (MH India) -2017

Dubai Lynx 2018
2 Gold
3 Silver
1 Bronze (Immunity Charm)

Fab Awards
1 Gold (Noon Assembly)-2018

40 under 40 by MM + M
40 under 40 by Medical Media and Marketing - 2021

PM360 Magazine
Elite 2020 Disrupter by PM360 Magazine - 2020
Ad Fest 2018

3 Grand Prix
4 Gold
1 Silver (Immunity Charm)

Warc Awards
1 Silver (Noon Assembly) -2018

Campaign Asia
40 under 40 List of Industry Leaders - 2017

MW Truth 2 Meaning Global Awards
Global Awards - 2018

World Federation of Marketing Professionals
The Greatest Marketing Influencer - 2018

MM+M Pinnacle
​MM+M Pinnacle Award 2021

The Drum
Highly Commended Marketer of the Year 2022

Doceree is the first global network of physicians-only platforms for programmatic marketing. Disrupting the Physician Marketing landscape, Doceree’s integrated and collaborative ecosystem enables pharmaceutical brands and digital platforms to mutually benefit from untapped opportunities present in Physician Marketing in the most ‘regulatory compliant and transparent manner’. Founded in the year 2019, Doceree aims to address the problem of rising cost of healthcare by bringing efficiency and effectiveness to physician engagement by using data and creativity in healthcare marketing.

ABOUT THE BOOK
​IN MY OPINION

Fundamental shift in healthcare delivery with big data becoming indispensable in times to come: Dr Harshit Jain

NPPA drug price reduction: Why digital is crucial in amplifying drug affordability messaging

NPPA drug price reduction: Why digital is crucial in amplifying drug affordability messaging

Transparency Is Vital For Digital Marketing To Evolve In The Healthcare And Pharmaceutical Industry

Digital players in pharmaceutical space can play pivotal role in bringing down healthcare cost

Adoption of digital technologies by pharma brands can bring down marketing costs: Dr Harshit Jain

5 Ways Pharma Marketers Can Enhance Physician Communications Without Call-to-Action Messages

Advertising in Pharma Trends: Specialists Engage More With Digital Advertising Than Generalists

Doceree boss felt things were back to normal after scribbling brainstorming ideas on office whiteboard