About Us
Committed to Performance
The marketplace is ever-evolving and more competitive than ever. With our creative and disciplined team’s combination of tenure and diverse backgrounds, we deliver innovative, measurable, and results-driven outcomes that prioritize the needs of your organization and customers.
Committed to Excellence
Leadership Team
Javan Collins
Chief Executive Officer
Javan is the Chief Executive Officer of VANIGENT BioPharm and Chairman of the VANIGENT Corporation Board of Directors.
Javan brings unique executive expertise in leading commercial operations and clinical drug development at Eli Lilly and Company. He also has been a successful entrepreneur that has consistently demonstrated top business performance as a business owner and across marketing, sales, commercial operations, strategic planning, clinical drug development and business development. Javan has successfully launched products, turned around product performance, and led drug development through FDA Advisory Committee and global product approval.
Javan earned a B.S. in Pharmacy from University of Connecticut, and a M.B.A. from Columbia University.
Javan is married with two children and currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia.
Grady Grant, III
Executive Vice President / Partner
Grady has over 30 years experience in major pharmaceutical sales, sales operations, and marketing. He served as VP of sales for Eli Lilly and Company leading sales teams through multiple therapeutic markets, business reorganizations and key strategic partnerships. Following his tenure at Eli Lilly, he was VP of sales for Mead Johnson Nutrition, whose business model is a unique blend of strategy for medical and the consumer marketplace. Grady currently serves on the public board of Aptevo Therapeutics.
Grady is a graduate of Temple University School of Pharmacy, and has a General Management certification from Duke University’s Executive Education Program. He has completed training on Corporate Governance at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and has his NACD Directorship Certification.
Grady is married with two children and currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia.
Jim Seeds
Sr. Director of Sales Operations
From inception to sunsetting a sales organization Jim brings the experience needed to successfully scale, implement, and drive organizational performance.
Jim graduated from Butler University with a BS in Pharmacy. He is co-founder and serves as Board Chair of Circle City Fellows, a 501c3 non-profit in Indianapolis focused on helping young and older adults find their next right step to help Indianapolis flourish. Jim is married with 8 children and currently resides in Carmel, Indiana.
Sharon Slayback
Sr. Director of Human Resources
After leaving Novo Nordisk, she was an independent HR Consultant where she partnered with expanding and start-up pharma and biotech companies to build out their sales organizations, and coached individuals on their career journeys. Prior to joining Vanigent, Sharon served as the strategic HR Business Partner for Charles River Laboratories’ newly acquired Cell Solutions business unit.
Sharon obtained both her Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources Management and Master’s Degree in Management and Leadership from Western Governor’s University. She currently resides in Port St. Lucie, Florida.
Troy Stribling Sr.
National Business Director
Troy brings over 25 years experience in senior leadership roles, leading sales organizations, as well as broad cross-functional experience in sales operations, market access and sales planning. He served in various roles at Merck & Co., promoting many commercially successful pharma brands across key strategic functions and therapeutic areas. He was Head of Sales for Teva Pharmaceuticals, leading their CNS/Specialty sales division. Troy was also Vice President, Commercial Sales for Aimmune Therapeutics. During his tenure he led the re-design, restructure, and corporate reorganization strategy for the commercial organization.
Troy is a graduate of Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA earning a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Troy continued his studies, receiving his MBA from the University of Phoenix, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Certificate of Professional Leadership from University of Pennsylvania – Wharton School of Business.
Troy is married with three children and currently resides in Florida.
Solutions You Can Trust
Committed to Our Values
Customer-centered signature solutions
With every decision we make, we seek to understand patient and caregiver needs and deliver executable, profitable solutions.
Accountable to our measurable outcomes
Results-oriented & integrated strategies
Our integrated approach prioritizes execution, customer service, and sales performance. Your success is our success!
Ethics, excellence, & integrity
How We’re Giving Back
Committed to Community
VANIGENT extends our core objective – be an excellent partner – to volunteerism and giving in our communities.
As a team, we regularly work together to choose causes to support. We’ve recently contributed to organizations including American Diabetes Association, American Cancer Society, Atlanta Food Bank, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Give Kids the World, UNCF, and Eight Days of Hope.