Harshit Jain
Harshit Jain is an Indian-American physician, entrepreneur, and business executive known as the founder and global CEO of Doceree, a healthcare technology company focused on programmatic advertising for healthcare professionals (HCPs).
Early life and education
Jain was born in India. He earned his MD from Northwestern University in Chicago in 2006 and an Executive MBA from The INDIAN Institute of Management, Lucknow in 2012. He practiced medicine for eight years before transitioning to the global healthcare marketing industry.
Career
Jain's career includes roles at Altruista Health, a company that used data from insurance companies to assess clients' health risks. In 2015, he sold Altruista Health to Capricorn Health Advisors. He also divested another venture in India to A.D.A.M. Ebix in 2016. Jain later joined McCann Health, where he held roles such as Vice President and Country Manager across Asia, Europe, and the Americas. In 2020, Jain founded Doceree, a platform focused on Programmatic marketing communications for HCPs. The company has since expanded its operations to 25 countries, including the United States, India, Europe, the UK, Australia, Southeast Asia, and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. Jain has been cited in industry publications such as Fierce Pharma and MobiHealthNews for his perspectives on digital healthcare marketing.
Publication and media
Jain authored a medical textbook and The Next Marketing: To Healthcare Professionals, that discusses POC strategies for engaging HCPs.
Jain also hosts a podcast series, The Next Marketing with HJ, which was launched on August 1, 2023, on Doceree's YouTube channel. The series focuses on healthcare marketing and features InterViews with industry professionals. Season 1 includes eight episodes discussing strategies, digital marketing practices, and challenges in the healthcare sector. In 2024, the podcast received recognition in the healthcare marketing podcast category at the Viddy Awards, organized by the Society Awards group.
Awards and recognition
Dr. Jain has received several industry recognitions, including the Cannes Lions Grand Prix for Good, India’s first Black Pencil at the D&AD Awards, and the One Show’s Best of Discipline Award in the Health, Wellness, and Pharma category. He was featured in the 40 Under 40 APAC marketing-communications achievers list and was recognized by the World Marketing Congress as one of the Most Influential Global Marketing Leaders in 2017. As the Founder and Global CEO of Doceree, Dr. Jain was included in PM360 Magazine’s Elite Disruptor Award in 2020, MM+M’s 40 Under 40 in 2021, and Entrepreneur India Magazine’s Top Tech 25 Class of 2024. In 2024, he also received the Globee Gold Technology Thought Leader Award and the Titan Business Awards' Gold Entrepreneur for Health Product & Services.