Janet Hart
Director, Government Affairs @Rite Aid
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WORK HISTORY
Director, Government Affairs @Rite Aid
Deliver insight, expertise and leadership vital to support growth and compliance while minimizing the cost of doing business for an operator of 4,615 drugstores in 30+ states generating yearly. Analyze impacts of proposed regulations and changes to existing law, and oversee all government reporting of required prescription drug data to state Prescription Monitoring Programs. Act as contact for federal, state and local agencies. Identify and respond to problems; by working with operations to formulate and execute strategies that include employee communications and advocacy campaigns. Responsible for policies, procedures, training, auditing, analysis and compliance with federal mandates for the Drug Enforcement Administration and Controlled Substances Act (C.S.A.).*Sparked industry change; authored comments that persuaded the US DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) to issue new guidelines on theft or significant loss of controlled substances.*Rewrote the Maryland Pharmacy Practice Act for the Maryland State Board of Pharmacy*Provide testimony at federal and state level on all aspects of pharmacy and business issues relating to operating 4,718 pharmacy chain drug stores*Ran effective grassroots / employee e-mail, letter and phone efforts: targeted legislators; crafted messages, instructions, talking points and comments for executive officers and line employees.*Managed reporting of controlled substance prescription data to 28 state governments (PMP and PDMP programs).*Coordinated with managers of pharmacy operations, IT development and security; maintained current knowledge of industry protocols including HIPAA and (ASAP) automation standards.*Optimized sales and profits as Pharmacy Division Manager; directed operations, human resources and compliance monitoring across 165 units in Maryland, Delaware and Virginia.
EDUCATION
Duquesne University
B.S.
ABOUT JANET HART
Dynamic, confident and results-driven, registered pharmacist and business leader with 15 years of experience driving legislative advocacy for a multibillion-dollar chain of retail pharmacies and 8 years pharmacy operations experience. astute analyst and strategic thinker with demonstrated acumen. charismatic, articulate and persuasive; inspire trust and confidence. write with clarity and strength. engaging speaker, savvy negotiator and polished relationship builder. superb manager; allocated resources, led high-performing teams, and orchestrated complex demands to consistently exceed expectations.
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