1st Cost-Plus, Member Pharmacy in the United States , www.BlueberryPharmacy.com
Lead operations, finance, and marketing for the first cost-plus, member pharmacy in the United States
Managed expansion to year-over-year growth to $1,000,000 in recurring annual revenue
Provided care for 8,500+ patients, expansion into 6 states
Created and managed website for marketing and prescription management for 10,000+ visitors/yr.
Co-founder and Director of the Pharmacy Innovation Lab
Led research and projects that resulted in 3 innovative startups by fostering collaborative research initiatives, developing robust entrepreneurship curricula, and forging strategic alliances with interdisciplinary teams of data scientists, software engineers, and clinicians.
Prototyped 7 mobile applications, digital health solutions, and data science projects in collaboration with University partners and external industry stakeholders
Designed and delivered a comprehensive interdisciplinary curriculum in digital health, entrepreneurship, and data science, educating over 500 executives, clinicians, and technical professionals.
Providing strategic guidance on market entry, business development, and go-to-market strategies for collaborating start-ups across the fields of digital health, healthcare SaaS, and biotechnology
Supervisor - Randy Smith, PhD
Surgical Leadership Program
Mentor 15 business plans annually produced by international surgeon cohorts for projects in commercial innovation, quality improvement, and education in surgical practice
Provide guidance on market analysis, competitive positioning, financial modeling, and operational planning
Faculty Director - Jamie Robertson, PhD
Provided strategic guidance to the founding team across multiple phases of their entrepreneurial journey from product-market fit, Y-Combinator cohort, and business model pivots
Helped evolve the product capabilities, positioning, and sales strategy for the B2B market, enabling rapid user growth to over 40,000 across major healthcare and educational settings
Founder - Derek Borkowski, PharmD
Collaborate with research teams to design and execute a comparative study analyzing the effectiveness of explainable AI systems versus subject matter expert (SME) approaches in conducting systematic scoping reviews, ensuring methodological rigor and validity.
Founder - Joshua Morriss, PhD
University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy/UPMC Center for Connected Medicine
Demonstrated health information technology value for an integrated finance and delivery health system with tracked and reported benefits to board members and sponsors, annual support totaling $2 million
Fellowship Director - Ameer Ali, PharmD
Veterans Engineering Resources Center (VERC)
Conducted quality improvement and systems redesign projects across VAPHS hospitals
“Improving Endocrinologist Practice through Search in Electronic Health Record Queries”
Supervisor - Robert (Bob) Monte, RPh MBA
Advised on modified Delphi consensus study for prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs) in schizophrenia treatment.
Advised founding team through their development and commercialization of a novel extracellular vesicle drug delivery technology.
Evaluated grant proposals submitted to select innovative projects with high potential for commercialization and impact
Presented on emerging trends and best practices in digital health innovation to healthcare provider audiences as part of live and enduring continuing education medical education programs (PsychU).
Served on advisory board for strategic guidance on the development roadmap for digital health solution aimed at enhancing clinical outcomes and patient engagement in mental health.
Served as subject matter expert on the DTA Clinical Advisory Group, providing clinical feedback on evidence standards and incorporation of regulatory pathways for digital therapeutics.
Provide feedback on industry publications including "DTx Value Assessment & Integration Guide" and white papers on clinical process integration for product development.
Participated in cross-functional discussions with pharmaceutical industry and technology development stakeholders to establish best practices for DTx integration.
Masters of Business Administration
Certificate: Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
Masters of Science - Management Information Systems
Certificate: Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
Doctor of Pharmacy
Area of Concentration : Research
Bachelors of Science Pharmaceutical Science
Minor: Chemistry