WSCollaborative, LLC
Connecting today's health nonprofits
with industry and government

WSCollaborative fills an important space in today’s complex healthcare landscape: the nexus between 21st century nonprofit health organizations, industry, and government agencies.

Since launching our innovative model in 2015, WSCollaborative has served nonprofit and for-profit clients with customized expert strategic guidance to advance progress for patients.

Our impact has led to:

launch of multi-stakeholder engagement models for a variety of therapeutic areas, catalyzing opportunities for patients, advocates, industry leaders and regulators to streamline clinical trials and advance development of promising new treatments,
conceptualization, planning and expert facilitation for dozens of expert roundtable meetings leading to consensus approaches for accelerating therapy development,
leadership of working groups to identify challenges and develop actionable solutions for key scientific, clinical and care delivery issues,
writing and publishing of multiple papers in influential journals, and
service as trusted strategic advisor for CEO’s of leading non-profits, patient advocacy organizations and companies.

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Services

WSCollaborative advises health sector clients in defining and implementing strategies for developing and leveraging winning collaborations.

WSCollaborative places special emphasis on oncology and other disease communities, leveraging its founder's longstanding expertise in research, mission delivery, patient engagement, and policy.

Core Services

Landscape analysis
Strategic counsel
Relationship building
Virtual and in-person meeting planning and facilitation
Project design and implementation
Collaboration development and management
Manuscript development and technical writing

These challenging times create uncertainty and force changes in how organizations collaborate. WSCollaborative works to ensure that its clients can thrive in this new reality by creating and embracing opportunities to build lasting relationships – through and beyond the COVID-19 crisis.

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Wendy Selig

Founder & CEO

Wendy Selig brings more than 25 years of experience in defining and implementing winning collaborative strategies, working at the top levels of government and within the leadership of the nonprofit health sector.

She excels at identifying and advancing innovative approaches to solving problems and achieving mission goals, including:

Providing expert counsel, guidance and project leadership to more than two dozen non-profit and for-profit clients seeking to advance better outcomes for patients
Building a field-leading oncology nonprofit organization that has transformed the treatment and policy landscape for patients during her tenure as President & CEO of the Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA)
Implementing innovative, successful, cross-sector collaborations built around long-term relationships and an effective value proposition for all stakeholders
Launching and leading multiple highly effective coalitions in support of cancer policy initiatives and medical research funding
Engaging in constructive regulatory efforts working with senior nonprofit, for-profit, and government officials to find novel ways to advance progress for patients
Developing and implementing successful advocacy campaigns and alliances as a senior executive for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACSCAN)
Designing and implementing complex legislative strategies as a top staffer in the US House of Representatives

Selig is known for connecting the dots for multiple stakeholders toward win-win collaborations that deliver tangible results. She fosters lasting relationships with senior federal government officials, industry executives and healthcare nonprofit leaders. Selig brings deep strategic understanding and the practical experience to get things done.