Michael Awad Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

Newark, New Jersey, United States

TEAM LEADERSHIP | BUSINESS OPERATIONS | AUDIT & ASSURANCE | HR MANAGEMENTPRODUCT MANAGEMENT | REGULATORY COMPLIANCE | CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS• Thrive in a highly-visible Pharmacy Director position, overseeing (6) pharmacists, (15) technicians, and (20) drivers for a large-scale, high-volume, and centralized pharmacy business operation.• Increased business volume and capacity 100% within one month via turning around underperforming operations and mobilizing personnel while meeting critical requirements for new business agreements.• Operate as a main contributor, completing pharmacy audits spanning 20 years, thus realizing 95% high recovery rate to achieve robust solutions and competitive advantages across the industry.• Deliver best-in-class services to patients by ensuring easy access to quality healthcare amenities across the continuum of care, thus elevating overall satisfaction.• Earned increased responsibilities and promotions based on performance excellence.• Streamline ‘Specialty Pharmacy’ operations in alignment with standards, requirements, and protocols.• Employ advanced healthcare management acumen, delivering patient consultation and advisory services regarding medication therapy management (MTM) and pharmaceutical drug interaction.• Implement business management best practices, designing and executing captivating marketing campaigns to increase brand awareness, optimize client base, and achieve business growth on a year-over-year basis.• Serve as a conduit between business operational domains and ownership; provide financial oversight and craft best-in-class staffing and clinical strategies to meet pharmaceutical objectives.• Administer executive leadership, address employee issues regarding payroll and logistics, and manage pharmacists/department heads using HR management best practices.• Negotiate mutually beneficial contracts with wholesalers for long-term care services, thus maximizing revenue growth on a yearly basis.

Newark, New Jersey, United States

PATIENT SERVICES | QUALITY ASSURANCE | MEDICATION COMPOUNDING & DISPENSINGINVENTORY MANAGEMENT | EXPENSE REDUCTION | HEALTH & WELLNESS SCREENING• Monitored and reviewed drug regimen effectiveness; orchestrated medical research reports; maintained documents/facility records; and advised personnel on healthcare issues.• Exceeded pharmacy operational requirements, including verifying order entries, maintaining controlled substances’ records, and removing expired/damaged drugs from pharmacy inventory.• Performed an integral role, maintaining quality, safety, and proper pharmaceutical disposal processes by formulating and deploying procedures for mixing, packaging, and labeling drugs.• Steered health/wellness screenings while providing immunizations and medical services, encompassing blood pressure analysis, temperature measurements, and checking blood sugar levels.• Facilitated employee engagement while optimizing retention rate and elevating personnel morale via introducing an innovative reward system to accomplish peak performance levels.• Administered patient-centric health conditions via robust education and health promotion activities.• Delivered training sessions to elevate personnel capabilities and achieve performance metrics.• Adhered to legal rules, regulations, policies, and procedures governing pharmaceutical practices.• Employed loss prevention procedures to slash operating expenses.• Monitored drug therapies, advised interventions, and informed on potential side effects.• Negotiated pricing and oversaw third-party contracts while administering authorizations, reimbursement issues, inventories, and audits.• Supervised product management, business operations, compliance, marketing, commercial initiatives, and pharmacy operations.• Reduced overhead expenses and control costs by executing ground-breaking cost reduction initiatives.• Enriched patient’s medication outcomes by complying with evidence-based prescribing criteria.

Newark, New Jersey, United States

• Consulted with patients regarding proper use of medications, potential allergies, adverse drug reactions, and side effects to ensure optimal patient safety.• Advised patients on the purchase of over-the-counter medications to relieve symptoms of common ailments.

Glen Rock, New Jersey, United States

MEDICATION DEVELOPMENT | PATIENT SERVICES | DRUG THERAPY MONITORINGPHARMACY OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT | CLINICAL PROGRAM MANAGEMENT TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT | PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION & LABELING• Enhanced personnel pharmacological knowledge through participating in clinical programs and administering training and coaching to healthcare professionals while providing detailed pharmacological information to a multidisciplinary healthcare team.• Prepared various medications by reviewing/interpreting physician orders as well as detected therapeutic incompatibilities through revising physician’s prescriptions’ appropriateness and legality.• Verified pharmaceuticals’ preparation and labeling, as well as order entries, charges, and inspections.• Controlled medications, monitored drug therapies, and completed pharmacy operational requirements by organizing and directing technicians’ workflow.• Protected patients and technicians by adhering to infection-control protocols while maintaining a safe and clean pharmacy work environment.• Directed pharmaceutical supply chain while assessing outsourcing needs and devising reporting systems.• Orchestrated and implemented comprehensive business strategies to facilitate cost-effective operations.• Supervised administration and enhancement of medication management system and ensured strict compliance with regulatory and accreditation criteria.• Recruited, onboarded, directed, and inspired diverse personnel, along with creating a vision dedicated to customer excellence and team collaboration.

Mba Healthcare Economics & Management

Bachelor Of Pharmacy (B.Pharm.), Pharmaceutical Sciences