Experience

Commission for Nurse Reimbursement

• Health and Human Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Committee Member for The Commission for Nurse Reimbursement, New York City, NY

  • Sep 2023 - Present

  The Commission for Nurse Reimbursement addresses the lack of direct reimbursement for nurses in acute and post-acute care settings. The primary goal of the non-profit organization is to explore and propose changes to existing billing and reimbursement models to encourage hospitals and other healthcare facilities to provide optimum nursing care. The Commission for Nurse Reimbursement addresses the lack of direct reimbursement for nurses in acute and post-acute care settings. The primary goal of the non-profit organization is to explore and propose changes to existing billing and reimbursement models to encourage hospitals and other healthcare facilities to provide optimum nursing care.



Thomas Jefferson University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Jefferson College of Population Health Alumni Board

  • Aug 2023 - Present

  The mission of the JCPH Alumni Board is to leverage expertise, experience, and enthusiasum to raise awareness of the College locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally. The mission of the JCPH Alumni Board is to leverage expertise, experience, and enthusiasum to raise awareness of the College locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally.


Accreditation Council for Medical Affairs (ACMA)
• United States
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Independent Consultant

  • Jan 2023 - Present

Foundation for the National Institutes of Health
• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Independent Consultant

  • Jul 2022 - Present


Merck

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• VP Patient Innovation & Engagement, Merck

  • Jan 2018 - May 2022

  Created the company's first Patient Innovation & Engagement Center of Excellence (COE) that led the understanding of the patient into the company strategy and operations across the enterprise. Patient perspective incorporated into product packaging SOPs, achieved increased diversity of patients in clinical trials, improved health literacy of patient and consumer materials, enhanced recruitment and retention in clinical trials through early patient input, created global region networks that built the capabilities of patient groups to advocate for access to medicines. Show less

• Vice President, Patient Innovation & Enterprise Communications

  • 2020 - 2021

  Led corporate communications group which included support for employees, senior executives, media, including supporting employee communications through the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, crises management and CEO transition. • Co-led strategy of Global Communications function to “outside in” audience communication model.• Created communications content hub that increased speed of communications content along with cost efficiencies from lower agency spend.• Built and supported thought leader platforms for CEO and senior executives’ engagements.• Built larger and experienced media team given the importance of media as a channel and key audience. • Supported communications for the annual shareholder meeting, quarterly sales & earnings, ESG commitments and quarterly employee town halls. Show less

• Associate Vice President, Vaccines

  • Jul 2014 - Jan 2018

  Launched new customer engagement model that resulted in above plan performance for prioritized vaccines within the first year.• Utilized a call center customer engagement team to support lower priority geographies and customer segments that resulted in a more cost-efficient model for adult and pediatric vaccines.

• Associate VP Hospital & Oncology

  • Jun 2012 - Jul 2014

  Completed a landscape assessment of leading Oncology companies that resulted in a commercialization strategic plan for the company's US launch of a novel immunoncology product that ultimately became the leading product in its class within 12 months.

• Executive Director, Established Products Business Unit

  • 2010 - 2012

  Led a partnership with a 500-person contract sales organization that provided support to 4 established pharmaceutical brands.• Achieved positive return on investment within 6 months, and model remained in place for 6 subsequent years.

• Executive Director Of Operations

  • 2008 - 2010

• Cardiovascular Sales Leader

  • 2006 - 2008

• Director Sales Operations

  • 2003 - 2006