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Michael Brancato

Carmel,IN

Summary

Achievement oriented healthcare professional with 16 years of experience in leading pharmacy and overall business operations. Proven history of developing talent and building team chemistry to deliver strong results. Experienced at delivering programs and initiatives using strong communication and change management skills in a fast paced environment.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Director of Pharmacy and Retail Operations

Walgreens
Carmel, IN
09.2016 - Current
  • Responsible for the performance of 83 retail pharmacies (currently)
  • Responsible for the performance of 83 retail pharmacies and 9 specialty clinics from September 2016 to March 2020
  • Responsible for operations and executing area strategies to integrate company businesses including retail self service, retail pharmacy, and specialty pharmacy.
  • Accountable for developing the area recruitment strategy and owns the talent pipeline
  • Accountable for training the district managers, healthcare supervisor, and healthcare specialty supervisors on core initiatives, pharmacy practice, pharmacy operations, quality assurance and providing ongoing coaching and development
  • Develops area business strategy in collaboration with regional vice president and regional healthcare director leveraging all area resources.
  • Drives team coordination with healthcare supervisor, asset protection manager, beauty area expert, and healthcare specialty supervisor to steer pharmacy outcomes and beauty strategy across the area.
  • Supports and develops local healthcare relationships with in area
  • Ensures compliance with all corporate policies, applicable employment and federal and local pharmacy laws
  • Accountable to ensuring all specialty locations are URAC accredited

Healthcare Supervisor

Walgreens
Phoneix , AZ
04.2015 - 09.2016
  • Responsible for the performance of 73 pharmacies and 2 specialty clinics
  • Lead clinical and compliance training of the District Managers and Pharmacy Managers in the Area
  • Develop and implement programs to maintain pharmacist licensure
  • Served as Key contact to Midwestern University in support of the Region recruiting strategy
  • Responsible for attending Arizona State Board of Pharmacy meetings

Pharmacy Supervisor

Walgreens
Phoenix, AZ
09.2007 - 04.2015
  • Accountable to ensuring policies and procedures for pharmacy management are executed flawlessly
  • Accountable for pharmacy talent pipeline

Pharmacy Manager

Walgreens
Phoenix, AZ
09.2004 - 08.2007
  • I served as Pharmacy Manager in 4 locations both in Ohio and Arizona

Education

Bachelor of Science - Pharmacy

University of Toledo
Toledo, OH
06.1994

Skills

  • Team development
  • Talent building
  • Business analysis
  • Strategic planning
  • Performance management
  • Process improvement
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Specialty pharmacy
  • Communication slills

Accomplishments

  • Champion the successful roll out of Frontier (Change leadership) in two areas
  • Supervised the integration of several Pilots (centralization, developing supervision visit guides, integration of an accountable care organization, roll out of a new beauty initiative and offering CLIA waived services)
  • Accountable for the integration of an Enterprise Partnership with a local hospital system
  • Completed EDGE leadership program in 2016 including supporting project management on a recycling program
  • Completed EDGE leadership program in 2019 including supporting project management on a central fill program

Timeline

Director of Pharmacy and Retail Operations

Walgreens
09.2016 - Current

Healthcare Supervisor

Walgreens
04.2015 - 09.2016

Pharmacy Supervisor

Walgreens
09.2007 - 04.2015

Pharmacy Manager

Walgreens
09.2004 - 08.2007

Bachelor of Science - Pharmacy

University of Toledo
Michael Brancato