Takeda Pharmaceuticals (due to two corporate acquisitions - formerly Shire Pharmaceuticals and Viropharma, Inc.) – (12/8/2008 – Present)
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior, Patient Access Manager-Rare Disease
Takeda Pharmaceuticals
12.2008 - Current
Company Overview: due to two corporate acquisitions - formerly Shire Pharmaceuticals and Viropharma, Inc.
Current responsibilities include: field reimbursement and patient access management for the orphan disease, Hereditary Angioedema (HAE) and organ transplantation (solid organ and stem cell)
Specialty Pharmacy Operations Mentorship Program 3/1/25 – Present
U.S. Public Affairs Ambassadorship Program 3/1/24 to 3/31/25
Prior Authorization Certified Specialist (PACS) - credentialed on 5/7/23
2022 Mentorship Program with Kim Burns, VP Strategy, Innovation, Patient Services, and New Product Planning: 2/1/22 – 3/31/23
Promotion to Patient Access Manager-Associate Director position effective: 10/1/15. Responsibilities include: field reimbursement and patient access management for the orphan disease, Hereditary Angioedema (HAE)
Patient advocacy experience with Hereditary Angioedema Association (HAEA)
Optum Specialty Pharmacy Team Lead for HAE Patient Access Team 2019-2024
Patient Access/Patient Services Mentor 2019 to Present
Patient advocacy experience with Alpha-Net patient organization for Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency patients
Previous patient access responsibilities with Alpha 1 Anti-trypsin deficiency, Lysosomal Storage Diseases (Gaucher’s Disease and Hunter Syndrome), and Primary Immunodeficiency (PID)
Previous position: Senior Regional Business Manager – Rare Disease Business Unit (Denver, CO.) – December 2008 – October 1, 2015
Responsible for the sales, account management, and medical education of 4 HAE medications: Takhzyro, Firazyr, Cinryze, and Kalbitor.
President’s Club Award Winner 2014
Executive Key Account Manager
DEY, L.P. – a subsidiary of Mylan Labs
01.2000 - 12.2008
Institutional Sales
Exit national ranking: # 3 of 42 hospital sales representatives for the hospital sales of DuoNeb, Curosurf, Performist, Epi-Pen, and Cyanokit infusion therapy
Responsible for pharmaceutical sales in the hospital, military, government, regional home health, Indian Health, and regional long-term care markets
Hospital sales were focused upon: Cardio-Pulmonary, Respiratory, Neonatal, Critical Care, Allergy/Immunology, and Emergency Medicine disciplines
Professional progression from a Key Account Manager to a Senior Key Account Manager (Promoted 4/15/05) to an Executive Key Account Manager (Promoted 4/15/08)
Creative marketing abilities resulted from working with the DuoNeb and Performist Product Managers on pharmaceutical marketing strategy and advertising promotion to physician, hospital, and government target audiences
Sales territory included: West Tennessee and Northern Mississippi
Responsible for calling upon OB/GYNs in the clinical office setting
Clinical sales focused upon promoting and selling 6 different oral contraceptives, Intrauterine Devices (IUDs), and vaginal therapeutics
I was also responsible for the marketing of Ultram, a non-scheduled pain medication for mild-to-moderate, persistent pain
Surgical Assistant – Department of Surgery
Baptist Memorial Hospital – Memphis, Tennessee
01.1991 - 05.1994
I was employed as a Surgical Assistant while attempting to gain successful admission into Medical School. During this time, I also took additional upper-division biological courses at night to increase my chances of getting accepted into Medical School. I was unable to gain admission into Medical School, so I went to graduate school to study Business
Job responsibilities included: scrubbing and assisting physicians in general, cardiovascular, gynecologic, plastic, orthopedic, and neurological surgeries
Education
M.B.A. - concentration in Marketing
University of Colorado
08.1996
M.S. - Marketing
University of Colorado
08.1996
B.S. - Psychology and Pre-Medicine
University of Memphis
12.1990
Skills
29 years of specialty, hospital, institutional, and governmental sales experience
16 years of Orphan Drug experience
AOB/Buy-and-Bill experience
Regional Trainer and Mentor experience
Field Reimbursement and Patient Case Management experience
Project Manager, Digital Transformation at Takeda Pharmaceuticals (via Randstad)Project Manager, Digital Transformation at Takeda Pharmaceuticals (via Randstad)