John Cadwalader
Seattle,WA
Summary
A transformative healthcare leader with over a decade of experience in pharmacy operations and administration. Demonstrated success at Seattle Children's Hospital in building a high-functioning, adaptable leadership team. Spearheaded cost-savings initiatives, created new revenue streams, and eliminated unnecessary waste. Consistently provide data-driven ideas and solutions to contemporary pharmacy business challenges. Committed to delivering the best possible pharmacy services to patients and families in a sustainable manner.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief Pharmacy Officer
Seattle Children’s Hospital
06.2019 - Current
- Lead transformative initiatives across the pharmacy division encompassing retail and hospital pharmacy services and comprehensive clinical programs
- Manage a $231 million annual budget across five licensed pharmacies with over 220 FTEs
- 92% GPO compliance
- 88% biosimilar appropriate use in partnership with Amerisource Bergen resulting in $3.3 million in savings
- $15.8 million in additional charges generated with updated JW modifier project in FY24
- 8.6% under hospital pharmacy budget FY24 for a $10 million dollar aggregate savings.
- Retail prescription capture from 32% to 52%, adding over $1 million in revenue, annually
- Leading high-impact specialty pharmacy projected to add over $8 million in revenue in the next two years
- Oversee a high-cost drugs medication pipeline for improved patient access and revenue generation of $4.2 million in additional net revenue in FY24
Pharmacy Operations Manager
UPMC Mercy Hospital
04.2017 - 06.2019
- Provided leadership for all Inpatient Pharmacy Services, the Mercy Health Center Retail Pharmacy, and the hospital's 340B Program
- Managed a $17 million drug budget through shortage mitigation, product utilization, and 340B savings.
Pharmacy Operations Manager
UPMC Presbyterian Hospital
10.2016 - 04.2017
- Managed personnel and services for various pharmacy service lines including transplant medicine, cardiology, neurology, and trauma
- Enhanced service line quality performance measures and services through staff engagement and quality improvement.
Pharmacy Operations Supervisor
UPMC Presbyterian Hospital
07.2015 - 10.2016
- Supervised daylight pharmacy operations for medicine, abdominal transplant, and cardiothoracic transplant service lines
- Managed inventory procurement, shortages, and emergency preparedness operations.
Education
Master of Health Administration (MHA) -
University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health
Pittsburgh, PA05.2015
Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) -
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS)
Worcester, MA05.2012
Bachelor of Arts in Organic Chemistry -
Niagara University
Niagara Falls, NY05.2008
Skills
Pharmacy Business Management
Transformative Leadership
Operational Excellence
Medication Safety
Affiliations
- Children’s Hospital Association
- American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Researchendeavors
- Comparison of Vancomycin Kinetics in Spinal Cord Injury Patients vs. Non-Spinal Cord Injury Patients, UPMC Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, 09/12, 07/13
- Saint Vincent Hospital Prospective Vancomycin Protocol Evaluation, Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA, 01/09, 05/12
Professionallicensure
Washington Department of State Pharmacy License, 05/30/20, 08/04/24
Postgraduateexperience
- PGY2 Pharmacy Health-System Administration Residency, UPMC – Presbyterian Shadyside, Pittsburgh, PA, 07/13, 07/15
- PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, UPMC Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, 07/13, 07/15
Publications
- Recreating the wheel: redeploying pharmacy services to improve efficiency and patient safety, Cadwalader JC, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, 2015
- Synthesis of poly(4-vinylphenol) derivatives of multilayered films from aqueous media, Carroll VM, Baumler MA, Cadwalader JC, et al., Polym Mater Sci Eng, 2007, 96: 486
Timeline
Chief Pharmacy Officer
Seattle Children’s Hospital
06.2019 - Current
Pharmacy Operations Manager
UPMC Mercy Hospital
04.2017 - 06.2019
Pharmacy Operations Manager
UPMC Presbyterian Hospital
10.2016 - 04.2017
Pharmacy Operations Supervisor
UPMC Presbyterian Hospital
07.2015 - 10.2016
Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) -
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS)
Bachelor of Arts in Organic Chemistry -
Niagara University
Master of Health Administration (MHA) -
University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health
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