Erin L. Albert, MBA, PharmD, JD, DASPL 💊

Erin L. Albert, MBA, PharmD, JD, DASPL 💊 Erin L. Albert, MBA, PharmD, JD, DASPL 💊 is an influencer

Pharmacy & HealthTech Executive | Drug Pricing, PBMs & Transparency Expert | AI Strategy | Digital Health & Privacy | Chief of Pharmacy Relations & Pharmacy Network

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
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💊 Results-oriented healthcare executive with a unique blend of pharmacy, legal, and business expertise. Proven track record of driving significant cost savings in pharmacy benefits, improving patient access, and enhancing operational efficiency.

❤️ Passionate about leveraging innovative solutions, such as Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs, to transform the healthcare landscape. Adept at building and leading high-performing teams, fostering strong partnerships, and navigating complex regulatory environments.

💭 A highly regarded speaker and thought leader, regularly sharing insights on industry trends and best practices. Committed to ethical and sustainable healthcare solutions that improve patient outcomes, keep community practice pharmacy alive & thriving, and enhance the overall healthcare experience.

🍀 My mission throughout my career in pharmacy: no matter the setting or audience, is to help make healthcare & prescription drugs more affordable and easier to understand through edutainment.

🌸 Outside of executive leadership, I restore mid-century and vintage jewelry—especially 1960s enamel floral brooches—as a creative outlet.

🏆 Specialties:
• Pharmacy benefits - specialty drugs, orphan drugs, gene therapies, biosimilars - and patient advocacy
• Drug pricing accountability - AAC, NADAC, WAC, AWP, ASP, drug rebates
• PBM contracting - with pharmacy chains, independents, PSAOs
• Positive disruption in healthcare
• Pharmacy law & policy
• Building a pharmacy network from scratch

🎇 Prior Settings:
-Commercial Employer Self Funded & Fully Insured Pharmacy Benefits
-Community Practice Pharmacy (2 retail chains, PT with independent)
-Pharma & Biotech Industry (pharmacovigilance, clinical trials, medical marketing, field-based MSL)
-Pharmacy academia for over a decade
-Writing & publishing - books, mentoring books, mentoring publications
-Medicaid (medical drugs, NADAC, State AACs, CMS)
-Drug formulary management
-Continuing education director - ACPE-accredited programs (pharmacy, medicine, and law).

📚 I've published over a dozen books, which have been featured in the NY Times, BBC, NPR, HuffPo, Forbes, and Entrepreneur. List below and at my website, erinalbert.com. 🤘🏽 Punk Rock Pharmacy (2021) - Latest eBook: https://payhip.com/b/CdUi.

🦄 More: https://linktr.ee/erinalbert

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  • Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company, PBC Graphic

    Chief of Pharmacy Relations, Network and Privacy

    Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company, PBC

    - Present 2 months

    Dallas, Texas, United States

    Spearhead AI-powered network development to enhance pharmacy engagement, streamline operations, and expand patient access to affordable medications nationwide.

    Lead strategic growth initiatives for the Cost Plus Drugs Affiliate Pharmacy Network, focusing on innovative solutions to improve operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

    Foster cross-functional communication to integrate AI and digital tools, driving business development and new revenue streams in the evolving…

    Spearhead AI-powered network development to enhance pharmacy engagement, streamline operations, and expand patient access to affordable medications nationwide.

    Lead strategic growth initiatives for the Cost Plus Drugs Affiliate Pharmacy Network, focusing on innovative solutions to improve operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

    Foster cross-functional communication to integrate AI and digital tools, driving business development and new revenue streams in the evolving pharmacy landscape.

    Champion thought leadership on AI applications in healthcare, advocating for transparency, affordability, and industry disruption at key events and conferences.

    Ensure compliance with data privacy regulations while utilizing AI to safeguard patient information and optimize network performance.

    Develop and execute strategic partnerships to drive innovation, scalability, and cost reduction within the pharmacy network.

  • American Mensa Graphic

    Editorial Advisory Board Member - Mensa Research Journal - Remote

    American Mensa

    - Present 4 years

    Texas, United States

    Website: https://www.us.mensa.org/read/mrj/

    Pitching in and providing editorial guidance and article reviews for the Mensa Research Journal. Looking forward to learning as I go about the amazing world of intelligence and learning itself!

  • Author

    Pharm, LLC and Yuspie, LLC

    - Present 20 years 5 months

    Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

    Author site: https://about.me/erinalbert

    Books: Featured in the NY Times, BBC, NPR, HuffPo, Forbes, Entrepreneur:
    🟣 Punk Rock Pharmacy: DIY Your Healthcare Career (2020-2021)
    🔵 Blue Skies with a Side of Prickly: Essays on Pharmacy, Business and Life (2019)
    🔴 Single Women Entrepreneurs: 5 Years Later (2018)
    ⚫️ The S(He) Says Guide to Mentoring (2017)
    🟢 Indiana State Pharmacy Law Guide (2016)
    🟡 The Amazing Adventures of the Princesses from Planet STEM - trilogy…

    Author site: https://about.me/erinalbert

    Books: Featured in the NY Times, BBC, NPR, HuffPo, Forbes, Entrepreneur:
    🟣 Punk Rock Pharmacy: DIY Your Healthcare Career (2020-2021)
    🔵 Blue Skies with a Side of Prickly: Essays on Pharmacy, Business and Life (2019)
    🔴 Single Women Entrepreneurs: 5 Years Later (2018)
    ⚫️ The S(He) Says Guide to Mentoring (2017)
    🟢 Indiana State Pharmacy Law Guide (2016)
    🟡 The Amazing Adventures of the Princesses from Planet STEM - trilogy (2014, 2015, 2016)
    🟠 Multipationals: The Changing World of Work (2015)
    🟤 The New Pharmacist: 46 Doses of Advice (2014)
    ⚫️ Law School: A Few Short and Plain Statements (2013)
    🔴 Plan C: The Full-Time Employee and Part-Time Entrepreneur (2011)
    🟡 Single. Women. Entrepreneurs. (2011 -1st and 2nd editions)
    🟢 The Medical Science Liaison: An A to Z Guide (2007, 2011)
    🟤 Indianapolis: A Young Professional's Guide (2008, 2010)
    ⚪️ The Life Science Lawyer (2009)
    🔵 Prescription To My Younger Self: Lessons I Learned After Pharmacy School (2008)

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  • Indiana250 - 2024

    Indianapolis Business Journal

    https://www.indiana250.com

  • Indianapolis Business Journal Woman of Influence

    Indianapolis Business Journal

    IBJ's Women of Influence program recognizes women who have risen to the highest levels of business, the arts, and community & public service in central Indiana.

  • Innovations in Continuing Education - AACP

    American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy

    Winner of the inaugural Continuing Professional Development Section's Award for Innovations in CE for 21 Flavors: Ideas on How We Might Increase Medication Adherence

  • Women & Hi Tech - You Inspire Us - Leading Light Award

    Women & Hi Tech

  • JA Indy - Indy's Best and Brightest - Healthcare

    Junior Achievement - Indianapolis

    Early career professionals in Healthcare advancing in their fields

  • NAWBO Indy - Inaugural Avatar Award

    NAWBO Indy

    Honors an early career woman entrepreneur

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