Ryan Merrell Email & Phone Number

Columbus, OH, US

Columbus, OH, US

• Guide a product team responsible for a suite of products within the CoverMyMeds Prescription Dispensing & Automation business
• Lead cross-functional teams through influence to discover and deliver solutions that drive keyoutcomes for the organization
• Partner with innovation, engineering, and operations to routinely break down ideas into slices of valuable and deliverable work
• Collaborate with strategic finance and pricing to ensure product level P&Ls are maintained and tracked, while focusing on optimal, profitable pricing frameworks
• Create enterprise-first pricing models
• Actively monitor and improve key metrics on product performance and health

Columbus, OH, US

Columbus, OH, US

I am part of a team working to solve real problems in the healthcare industry to help patients receive the medications they need to live healthy lives. We are focused on maximizing the adoption, utilization and value of the existing product line while also working to launch innovative new solutions while collaborating with people across CoverMyMeds and.

Columbus, OH, US

Founding member of the Specialty Product Team within CoverMyMeds accountable for launching the Access for More Patients (AMP) product. Had ownership of the pharmacy operations and hub/pharmacy integration development area. Partnered with development to design an integration between AMP and our non-dispensing pharmacy. Drove a project in partnership with.

Irving, Texas, US

• Define and research business requirements, have frequent customer communication and collaboration with Domain Owners, Product Strategists and Business Analysts
• Engage in market analyses to understand current and future trends, market segmentation and customer needs
• Manage product area roadmaps and coordinate with other product managers and strategize on dependencies
• Maintain continued awareness of industry changes in software development and how it should impact our solution
• Lead customer feedback meetings to drive internal understanding of customer use cases
• Ensure internal and external business needs are identified, prioritized and communicated as part of release planning

• Designed and implemented a perpetual inventory system reducing annual inventory expenses by $150,000
• Integrated next-generation automation reducing employee workload by 30%
• Cut total inventory by more than 16% with restructured purchasing guidelines
• Launched a new private label vitamin line producing a 31% increase in over-the-counter sales
• Improved company reporting by creating quarterly and annual performance analysis and financial reporting using advanced Microsoft Excel functions
• Revamped the orientation and training processes for all employees

• Initiated a comprehensive marketing plan leading to a 15% increase in gross profit and a 12% increase in prescription volume
• Establish and maintain ongoing collaborative relationships with local medical providers
• Provide pharmacy education to physicians throughout Northern Utah
• Perform market research analysis identifying target segments leading to new corporate marketing strategies
• Lead new product launch efforts for the company
• Design all marketing materials for the company including: radio ads, newspaper ads, social media content, and physician education efforts

• Assisted the pharmacist in general operations of the pharmacy through dispensing medications to patients along with performing various administrative and customer service tasks
• Functioned as one of the pharmacy’s compounding technicians to provide prescription compounding services to prepare custom medications to meet the prescriber’s orders based upon the patient’s needs

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Master Of Business Administration

Bs, Business Administration - Marketing