Loreen M. Brown
SVP
Summary
Senior Executive with deep strategic, operational, employee engagement, conflict resolution and analytics experience including functional expertise in healthcare, training customer experience, public policy and non-profits. Strengths include leading and developing effective/diverse teams, navigating change and uncertainty, creating and driving strategic vision, organizational development, staff retention and succession planning, communicating well through oral and written channels, and maximizing cross-functional relationships. Proven track record of building teams of creative and highly-motivated individuals to positively impact clients through innovative, relevant and collaborative customer experience strategies. Core competencies include:
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Experience
Senior Vice President
Lash Group, an AmerisourceBergen Company / Fort Mill
Reporting to the President, responsible for creating and bringing patient-first strategic vision to life on time and on budget through innovative practices and cross-functional collaboration to deliver value, enhance quality and stakeholder satisfaction and drive increased revenue and profitability.
• Achieved significant operational cost reductions ($2M Q416), team productivity gains.
• Cultivated new and enhanced service revenue opportunities; created and operationalized two new BUs.
• Improved customer satisfaction across key products.
• Fostered innovation and growth through mentoring top-talent, resulting in an 88% retention rate with almost half receiving promotions and guiding 3 direct reports to achieve the company's highest awards.
• Led large strategic initiatives at Fortune 14 company to under-stand the evolving marketplace and determine strategic direction for patient engagement oncology-focused services.
• Provided thought leadership regarding patient support services through podium presentations, panel participation, white papers, interviews and pod-casts.
• Partnered with Performance Excellence and Learning Development to create a QA Center of Excellence, which increased consistency and quality across all clients.
• Developed, managed and implemented the company's strategic roadmap to increase profit, productivity, quality, innovation and improve employee engagement.
• Provided support, guidance and expertise for $20M trans-formation project, working collaboratively with EIT, Finance, Operations, PMO, HR, Marketing.
• Developed Strategy Ambassador program to more clearly understand the voice of the customer through careful listening and integrating feedback into strategic efforts.
Vice President
Xcenda, an AmerisourceBergen Company Tampa, FL
On an annual basis, accountable for securing and delivering half of the company's revenue managing a team of 30+ consultants focused on reimbursement, payer, training and health policy projects.
• Championed cultural transformation focused on creating an enjoyable environment to promote cooperative, cohesive engagement across newly merged companies.
• Managed diverse team in 5 sites throughout the US, plus remote associates.
• Partnered with the HEOR BU to create new global patient support offerings increasing reach and partnership opportunities.
• Expanded FRM team to 150 managers in 2 years, growing revenue by 200%.
• Transformed health policy team from cost center to revenue-generating BU in 8 months.
• Grew internal training dept, providing external, revenue-generating services.
• Created a new offering to close a gap in the marketplace by repurposing an existing service into an off the shelf, more efficient, profitable product.
• Brought in new customers, producing 20% increase in revenue in the first year.
• Ensured BUs' projects were on-time and on-budget, resulting in write-ups and renewed business.
Senior Director
Bayer West Haven Wayne, CT and NJ
Responsible for reimbursement and patient support services, including SPP management for the first kidney cancer product FDA-approved in 13 years, which was successfully brought to market 9 days before Medicare Part D launched; implemented first Oncology BU Customer Marketing division, focused on improving relationships with healthcare professions, payers, patients, GPOs and advocates.
Director, Oncology Health Policy Reimbursement
Aventis, Rhône Poulenc Rorer
Managed regional oncology FRMs, patient support programs, associated vendors, 501(c) 3 donations, advocacy partnerships, health policy issues, pricing, coding ensured coverage of new products.
Director
Parexel State Federal Associates / Alexandria
Managed patient and reimb. services, supporting 12 programs, 25 products 8 clients.
Health Policy Fellow
The Office of the Honorable Senator Paul Sarbanes WDC / Baltimore
Provided support and relevant information to the Senator and his staff on various health and education related issues, eg PPCA, HIPAA, abortion, mental health, HEW funding, AmeriCorps, Head Start/Pell Grant Scholarships.
Clinical Social Worker
Southeast Public Health Clinic / Washington
Assisted patients in locating/utilizing social health services; performed individual, family and family, group therapy for medically fragile patients children.
Education
University of Illinois
BS, Biology
BS, Biology, Minor: German, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL
The Catholic University
MSW, Social Policy
MSW, Social Policy, Planning & Administration, The Catholic University, Washington, DC
LMSW in Connecticut