Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Affiliations
Awards
Timeline
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Megan E. Marchal, PharmD

Dublin

Summary

Dedicated and accomplished leader with extensive experience in supporting specialty pharmacy operations and improving patient access to life-saving medications. Demonstrated expertise through eight years of service on the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy, mentoring employees to achieve their professional goals. Passionate about enhancing specialty pharmacy practices and ensuring patients receive the specialty medications they need for healthy and fulfilling lives. Adept at collaborating with stakeholders to drive patient-centered solutions and elevate pharmacy services.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sr. Director, Product Management

CoverMyMeds
09.2023 - Current
  • Cultivated a culture of innovation by promoting creative thinking and encouraging employees to take calculated risks in pursuit of value-driven products.
  • Led a Specialty Pharmacy task group comprised of specialty pharmacy experts to define different specialty pharmacy cohorts in the industry
  • Created Rx Rescue to inform providers about the highly restricted distribution network of specialty medicine and to identify the pharmacies authorized to dispense it
  • Managed a team of product managers, providing guidance and drive their professional goals as future people leaders and product management leaders
  • Led the Strategic Initiatives team with focus on specialty pharmacy, patient engagement, and cross-collaboration of Hub Solutions products across CoverMyMeds and McKesson

Director, Specialty Pharmacy Strategy

CoverMyMeds
01.2022 - 09.2023
  • Collaborated and partnered with the Specialty Product team to support workflows that included specialty pharmacy
  • Created Express Lane workflow and worked with legal, privacy, and engineering team to ensure the workflows and triggers in the CMM platform were feasible
  • Supported Hub Solutions Implementations on conversations with external Specialty Pharmacies and facilitated conversation on the transfer of patient care



Digital Pharmacy Solutions, Pharmacist in Charge

CoverMyMeds
01.2020 - 01.2022
  • Created, led, and implemented the project plan to open CoverMyMeds Specialty Pharmacy
  • Worked with McKesson Licensing stakeholders to complete licensure and implemented a licensing structure plan for the Digital Pharmacies
  • Collaborated with CMM Environments to secure pharmacy space that followed State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy rules and regulations
  • Support Access for More Patients (AMP) Implementation Managers during client onboarding as the specialty pharmacy subject matter expert
  • Support AMP Account Managers to resolve workflows barriers and provide innovative processes to expedite turnaround time of specialty medicine dispensing
  • Lead external specialty pharmacy meetings to ensure the transition of care of AMP patients is seamless
  • Serve as the point of contact for specialty pharmacies support
  • Collaborate with other CoverMyMeds business units to provide transparency on strategic initiatives of CoverMyMeds Specialty Pharmacy and AMP
  • Consult and approve clients’ paper enrollment forms and electronic enrollment forms to ensure validity of patients’ prescription information is permissible at the point of submission
  • Created and implementing the innovative workflows to support the creation of CoverMyMeds Specialty Pharmacy to Kentucky
  • Collaborate with AMP Operations to improve and expedite communication between the daily operations’ teams

Strategic Initiatives, Clinical Pharmacist

ScriptHero Pharmacy
07.2019 - 01.2020
  • Supported the initiative to launch pharmacy operations and the ScriptHero Marketplace
  • Created and oversaw daily pharmacy operations workflow
  • Innovated processes to expedite prescription processing and provided training to pharmacy employees
  • Collaborated with Network Services to design a patient support call center to assist ScriptHero patients on claiming digital pharmacy rebates and discount cards
  • Managed three digital pharmacy technicians to promotion and provided guidance on individual strategic projects

Board Member

The State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy
12.2013 - 08.2021

Board Appointments

  • Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee President
  • Rules Review Committee Co-Chair
  • Board of Nursing Committee on Prescriptive Governance
  • Board of Medicine Physician Assistant Policy Committee
  • Regularly attended National Association of Boards of Pharmacy Annual and District Meetings

Board Member Responsibilities

  • Collaborated with fellow healthcare professional boards to coordinate prescribing limits for acute and chronic pain prescriptions
  • Reviewed and discussed rule changes suggested by Rules Review committee
  • Oversaw the licensing and regulation of pharmacies, pharmacists, interns, and technicians

Clinical and Educational Outreach Coordinator, Outpatient Pharmacy

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
06.2015 - 07.2019
  • Responsible for creating the advanced pharmacy practice experience rotation for pharmacy students in their last year of pharmacy school
  • Collaborate with fellow healthcare professionals to create a “Meds to Beds” program ensuring patients are delivered outpatient prescriptions at the time of discharge from the Ross Heart Hospital, University Hospital, and The James Cancer Center
  • Created workflows to collaborate with OSU Physicians outpatient clinics in Endocrinology, Pulmonary, Allergy, Dermatology, Rheumatology, and Cardiology to improve the patient experience for specialty and limited distribution medications

Clinic Manager, On-Site – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Walgreens Pharmacy
04.2014 - 06.2015
  • Increased monthly sales from $3.2 million to $4.4 by cultivating relationships with specialists within the medical center and surrounding practices in Ohio and Northern Kentucky
  • Created standard operating procedures for newly approved limited distribution medications dispensed and managed by the pharmacy
  • Increased overall customer satisfaction to86% from79% as tracked by customer receipt survey
  • Responsible for pharmacy student experiences, both introductory and advanced rotations, ensuring student development and introduction to specialty pharmacy services

Pharmacy Manager, On-Site – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Walgreens Pharmacy
02.2012 - 04.2014
  • Managed drug regimens for Infectious Disease patients
  • Oversaw closing procedures and transfer of inventory to pharmacy within the medical center

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy -

The University of Toledo
Toledo, OH
05.2008

Bachelor of Science - Pharmaceutical Sciences

The University of Toledo
Toledo, OH
05.2006

Skills

  • Collaborative and charismatic leader
  • Team management
  • Policy and procedural development
  • Strategic planning
  • Verbal and written communication
  • Legal and regulatory compliance
  • Practice operations management

Certification

  • Ohio State Board of Pharmacy: Pharmacist, June ‘08 – present
  • West Virginia State Board of Pharmacy: Pharmacist, June ‘15 – present
  • Kentucky Board of Pharmacy: Pharmacist, June ‘15 – present
  • Texas State Board of Pharmacy: Pharmacist, May ‘21 – present
  • American Heart Association: HeartSaver AED and CPR
  • Ohio State Board of Pharmacy: Immunization Certification
  • American Pharmacist Association Certifications
  • Immunization Certification, ‘09, Medication Therapy Management Certification, ‘09

Affiliations

  • State of Ohio State Board of Pharmacy ‘13 – ‘21
  • Board Member, ‘13 – ‘21
  • President, ‘17-‘18
  • Ad Hoc Rules Review Committee, ‘11
  • Physicians’ Assistant Policy Committee Delegate, ‘15-‘16, ‘18
  • Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee Chairperson, ‘19 – ‘21
  • National Council for Pharmacy Drug Programs (NCPDP) ‘22 – present
  • Task Group45: Medication Identification leader
  • American Pharmacists Association (APhA) ‘03 - present
  • New Practitioner Mentor, The Ohio State University Chapter, ‘10 –‘13
  • House of Delegate representative, Ohio, ‘11
  • Ohio Pharmacists Association (OPA) ‘03 - present
  • District9 Trustee, ‘12-‘14
  • Resolutions and Bylaws Committee Member, ‘08 – ‘17
  • Disease State Management/Medication Therapy Management Task Force Member, ‘08 – ‘18
  • Legal and Regulatory Committee Member, ‘09 –‘17
  • Academy of Pharmacists of Central Ohio (APCO) ‘09 – ‘14
  • President, ‘11 – ‘13
  • Scholarship Committee Chair, ‘13 - ‘15
  • National Association of Chain Drugstores (NACDS)
  • Pharmacy Education Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience Extern, ‘07
  • RxImpact Legislative Day, ‘10 – ‘13

Awards

2011 Preceptor of the Year – The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy, 2010 Walgreens Pharmacy Manager of the Year – District304, Columbus

Timeline

Sr. Director, Product Management

CoverMyMeds
09.2023 - Current

Director, Specialty Pharmacy Strategy

CoverMyMeds
01.2022 - 09.2023

Digital Pharmacy Solutions, Pharmacist in Charge

CoverMyMeds
01.2020 - 01.2022

Strategic Initiatives, Clinical Pharmacist

ScriptHero Pharmacy
07.2019 - 01.2020

Clinical and Educational Outreach Coordinator, Outpatient Pharmacy

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
06.2015 - 07.2019

Clinic Manager, On-Site – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Walgreens Pharmacy
04.2014 - 06.2015

Board Member

The State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy
12.2013 - 08.2021

Pharmacy Manager, On-Site – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Walgreens Pharmacy
02.2012 - 04.2014

Bachelor of Science - Pharmaceutical Sciences

The University of Toledo

Doctor of Pharmacy -

The University of Toledo
Megan E. Marchal, PharmD