L. Andre Melvin
Head of Payer Advocacy & Strategy at Lantheus
- Role
- Head of Payer Advocacy & Strategy at Lantheus
- Location
- Columbia, SC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About L. Andre Melvin
Award-winning leader of leaders offering extensive experience in the therapeutic and radio diagnostic sectors of the pharmaceutical industry. Demonstrated success in building consensus among cross-functional teams and increasing company value with channel distribution development. Collaborative leader that develops high-trust relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Provide hands-on support, training, and mentorship for Managed Markets Account Directors across all payer types in the Eastern U.S. Hired, trained, and deployed nationally-focused Market Access field team from the ground up. Possess a wealth of experience that includes traditional pharmaceutical buy and bill products, rare disease, Specialty Pharmacy management, payer leadership, field reimbursement leadership, and diagnostic radiopharmaceutical leadership.Core Strengths:Team Leadership | Contract Negotiations | Advanced Technology Integration | Training and DevelopmentBusiness Development | Specialty Pharmacy Account Management | Multiple Drug LaunchesCross-Functional Consensus Building | Strategic Planning | Tactical Planning | Team Building | Medicare ExpertiseOperational Achievements:• Spearheaded vendor integration of Humana Specialty Pharmacy into Boehringer Ingelheim’s limited distribution network through continual contract negotiations. •. Affymax Partnership Award for superior collaboration with Affymax field personnel and Takeda account managers.• Recipient of the Access, Reimbursement and Distribution Partnership Award for superior support and leadership to the Boehringer Ingelheim Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis sales team. • One of 32 participants selected for Boehringer Ingelheim’s emerging leaders’ program (ACCELERATION) across all business units in North America.• Built and led Lantheus\' first Market Access Field Team for the launch of PYLARIFY, the most successful diagnostic prostate cancer radiotracer launched in the U.S.
Experience
Head of Payer Advocacy & Strategy
Sep 2024 — Present · Columbia, SC, US
Education
University of South Carolina
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
University of Washington
Graduate Certificate
Troy University
Master of Business Administration - MBA
The Citadel
Bachelor of Arts - BA
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