Brian Taylor | Novo Nordisk

Brian Taylor serves as a Senior Manager for Field Force Execution at the Princeton, New Jersey, office of Novo Nordisk A/S, a major innovator in the field of diabetes care. A talented sales professional, Brian Taylor has won a number of awards for his work and currently leads several national, regional, and district initiatives at Novo Nordisk. Brian Taylor attended Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science in Marketing in 1993. While at Hampton University, Brian Taylor also played on the varsity basketball team, winning the 1991 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) tournament. Following graduation, Brian Taylor enrolled at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, where he completed a Master of Science in Sport Management. Upon the completion his studies, Brian Taylor held the position of Sports Director at Nike/Streetball Partners, Inc. before entering the pharmaceutical sales industry. Subsequently, Brian Taylor served as a Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist at Astrazeneca, from 1997 until 2000. At this Swedish pharmaceutical company, Brian Taylor worked in the promotion of anti-hypertensive medication and regularly exceeded his sales goals. Brian Taylor received a National Sales Directors Award for the successful launch of this product, exceeding sales goals by 56 percent, while continuing to increase the overall market share for this product. In 2000, Brian Taylor accepted a position at Bristol-Myers Squibb, where he worked until 2007. Serving first as a Territory Business Manager and District Sales Trainer, Brian Taylor was eventually promoted to Associate Manager for Delivery Solutions and then District Business Manager. The winner of several awards during his tenure at Bristol-Myers Squibb, including the Bristol-Myers Squibb National DBM Vision Award in 2006, Brian Taylor ranked within the top 16 percent of the company’s primary care sales force for 10 quarters consecutively. In 2009, Brian Taylor accepted his current position at Novo Nordisk. Reporting to the Vice President of Sales, Brian Taylor ensures that his sales force adheres to strategic goals set by various departments, ranging from Marketing and Human Resources to Finance and Training. Brian Taylor works in the Novo Nordisk’s Princeton, New Jersey, office.