Mike Quist Email & Phone Number

Lake Forest, IL, US

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Schaumburg, IL

• OptumRx, Schaumburg, ILSenior Director, Underwriting- Payer July 2015-PresentDirector, Underwriting (Catamaran Rx) Aug 2013 – July 2015Sr. Manager, Underwriting (Catamaran Rx) Oct 2010 – Aug 2013Currently the Senior.
• Responsible for managing staff of underwriters that model and price the largest PBM managed care accounts under the OptumRx umbrella.
• Coordinate all aspects of the RFP and renewal process to ensure timely responses and accurate modeling. Review all contract verbiage and financial exhibits.
• Present all of the financial modeling and pricing aspects to CFO and CEO as needed. Effectively trained staff to communicate to all levels of management.
• Train staff to work with sales and account management teams to develop the most competitive pricing strategy while maintaining internal profit margin goals.
• Developed and implemented the PBM pricing model in 2011 that is still in use today despite the acquisition or merger of 4 other underwriting departments (Catalyst, Healthtrans, Restat, OptumRx). This model is used to.

• Walgreens Health Initiatives, Inc. Deerfield, IL Senior Underwriting Manager March 2010-October 2010Underwriting Manager May 2005-March 2010
• Provided critical leadership in the process of establishing an Underwriting/Pricing Department by creating the appropriate profitability models and establishing procedures involving various business units.
• Responsible for developing all PBM/Mail/Specialty pricing offered to PBM clients as well as providing sales with key insights in how to negotiate and strategize the offering.
• Accountable for maintaining and meeting profit guidelines while balancing market influences and expectations.
• Reduced the risk of implementing incorrect pricing by establishing a procedure that involved the review of approved pricing terms with the contract as well as the pricing that is loaded into WHI’s prescription.
• Implemented a procedure that involved underwriting becoming the sole communicator of pricing information to the various business units within WHI. This process was previously handled by the Sales Department.

Northbrook, IL