Michael Ellis, R.Ph.
Senior Vice President, Specialty Pharmacy Relations
As Senior Vice President of Specialty Pharmacy Relations, Michael Ellis is responsible primarily for oversight of the Specialty Pharmacy service offering to Caremark and TheraCom pharmaceutical manufacturer clients.
Mr. Ellis has more than 24 years of experience in the specialty pharmacy industry. He most recently served as a pharmacy consultant to pharmaceutical, biotech, and distribution companies that sought services related to the launch and acquisition of institutional relationships, as well as to the distribution of chronic, expensive specialty pharmaceuticals and biologics. In addition, he held senior positions with Olsten Health Services (Gentiva Health Services) and Quantum Health Resources and was president and co-founder of the I.V. Clinic Inc., a Texas-based company focused on specialty pharmacy.
Mr. Ellis earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy. A licensed pharmacist in Texas, Arkansas and Colorado, he holds memberships in the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, the Arkansas Society of Hospital Pharmacists, and the Texas Society of Hospital Pharmacists.
Mary Ann Zamula
Vice President and General Manager, TheraCom Operations
Since joining TheraCom in 1998, Mary Ann Zamula has been responsible for directing the reimbursement team, billing and collection efforts, and a number of product-specific reimbursement hot lines.
Ms. Zamula has been involved in solving reimbursement challenges since 1990. She served as Vice President of RESCON, Inc., a consulting firm that assisted pharmaceutical manufacturers with issues related to coverage and payment for new FDA-approved therapies. In that capacity, she worked to promote the addition of products to the formularies maintained by insurers. Ms. Zamula also designed and managed hotlines that offered providers and plan participants with reimbursement assistance. When RESCON was acquired by PAREXEL, Ms. Zamula became Director of Reimbursement Services at PAREXEL.
Ms. Zamula earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Emory University and her Master of Arts degree in Health Care Administration from George Washington University.
Mark Spotts
Assistant Vice President, Client Services
Mark Spotts is an experienced professional who has worked in the healthcare arena for over 17 years. Mr. Spotts began his healthcare career in the long-term care industry with Healthcare Services Group, Inc. While at Healthcare Services Group, he moved rapidly from an account manager to district manager of the middle-Atlantic region.
In 1993, Mr. Spotts joined Cystic Fibrosis Services, Inc. as an account manager. During this time he was involved in the launch of a breakthrough product to the cystic fibrosis community.
In 1995, Mr. Spotts moved to TheraCom, Inc. and has held several positions including account representative and purchasing manager. In 1997, he was assigned as a Project Manager to co-manage a major TheraCom client account. In November, 1999, Mr. Spotts was assigned to direct the Specialty Drugs Network program. As Program Director, he was responsible for all aspects of the Specialty Drugs Network program development and implementation, overseeing distribution, data collection and day-to-day management.
In 2002, Mr. Spotts was promoted to Assistant Vice President, Client Services, and currently oversees all aspects of several pharmaceutical manufacturer-sponsored service programs administered by TheraCom.
Mr. Spotts is a graduate of Delaware Valley College, Doylestown, PA with a degree in Business Administration specializing in marketing.
Bill
Lambros
Vice President, Operations
As Vice President of Operations for TheraCom, Bill Lambros is responsible for finance, accounting, human resources and administration functions at TheraCom. In addition, he plays a key role in many operational areas of the company as it continues to grow.
Mr. Lambros spent more than six years in public accounting, performing financial audits of various companies in the telecommunications, government contracting, real estate and non-profit industries. While working for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, he gained exposure to the pharmaceutical distribution and reimbursement arena, including the launch of Pulmozyme.
A Certified Public Accountant, Mr. Lambros graduated from the University of Maryland.
Nancy Pilcher, RN
Director, Program Development
As Director of Program Development, Nancy Pilcher is responsible primarily for program development in collaboration with manufacturer clients. Ms. Pilcher has more than 20 years of experience in nursing and the home infusion and specialty pharmacy industry in staff development, management and sales support.
Ms. Pilcher joined TheraCom in 1997 and has held various roles during the company’s rapid growth and expansion. Ms. Pilcher oversaw the development and operational implementation of various clinical programs offered by TheraCom as well as the quality and regulatory compliance efforts.
Ms. Pilcher attended Millersville State University and The Reading Hospital School of Nursing and is currently a member of the Infusion Nurses Society, Oncology Nurses Society and the Pulmonary Hypertension Resource Network.
Caroline H. York, MBA
Director, Marketing and Business Planning
As Director of Marketing and Business Planning for TheraCom, Caroline York is responsible for developing all outbound marketing efforts (including direct mail, broadcast fax, teleconferencing/Webcasts, sales efforts, and business meetings) as well as educational support materials for each product program. She works closely with each client and program manager to develop timely and targeted solutions.
Ms. York joined Caremark in 2002. In her first year with the company, she worked with several business units including Strategic Marketing, Trade Relations, Account Management, and Specialty Benefit Management. In 2004, she joined the Marketing organization for Caremark Specialty Pharmacy Services, where her primary focus was the Medicare effort. Ms. York implemented and developed pull-through strategies for a demonstration of the new Part D drug benefit, a unique program offering Specialty patients access to Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage in advance of the launch of the Part D benefit program. She remains heavily involved in the developing Medicare Part D marketplace on behalf of TheraCom.
Prior to her tenure with Caremark, Ms. York served as a Manager with Accenture Consulting in the Health Services business unit, where she conducted due diligence for clients contemplating mergers and acquisitions in the healthcare arena. Prior to that, Ms. York spent many years in academic medicine, managing cutting-edge research programs and grant funding, and developing educational programming for post-graduate training.
Ms. York holds a Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH) degree in Health Policy and Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania.
Bob Landers
Vice President, Specialty Pharmacy Relations
As Vice President of Specialty Pharmacy Relations, Bob Landers is responsible for business development with biotechnology and Specialty Pharmaceutical clients. His role includes the oversight and the development of long-term relationships with the manufacturer client through product support services offered by TheraCom.
Mr. Landers has 26 years of experience in the medical field to include the device, lab, pharmaceutical and specialty pharmaceutical industry. He has held roles in sales training, strategic account management and development, sales to include, regional, area VP and VP responsibilities. He join the organization from the cardiac device business that included upper sales management roles at both Guidant and Novoste corporation.
Mr. Landers earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from Providence College.
Adina L. Safer, M.B.A., M.P.H.
Vice President, Business Development, Specialty
Pharma Relations
Adina Safer serves as a vice president in the Specialty Pharma Relations department at Caremark. She has been with the Company since 2001.
Ms. Safer serves in a business development capacity for Caremark, working with specialty pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies on the West Coast. She provides these companies with consulting services and solutions around navigating reimbursement and distribution challenges in the marketplace based on her expertise in pharmacy benefit management, specialty pharmacy and Medicare arenas.
Prior to this role, Ms. Safer served as the vice president of marketing for the Specialty Pharmacy department at Caremark. Ms. Safer’s responsibilities included aiding in development of the market offering for the specialty pharmacy division as well as managing a $500m Medicare Part D demonstration program for the Company. Previously, she served in a business development and marketing capacity with AdvancePCS, which merged with Caremark in March 2004. Since the merger, her responsibilities have covered a broad range of areas including managing key marketing efforts as well as working closely with the physician strategy and Medicare initiatives for the Company.
Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Safer was one of the founders of an Internet healthcare company called Consumer Health Interactive. The company was ultimately sold to AdvancePCS and currently remains part of the Caremark e-Business division.
Ms. Safer has more than 15 yrs of healthcare, technology and finance experience. She has worked as an investment banker for Lehman Brothers and Shattuck Hammond Partners, as well as a healthcare consultant with Arthur Andersen’s consulting division.
She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia University in New York and holds both a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Public Health from the University of California at Berkeley. Ms. Safer was a recipient of a Rotary scholarship for public health, which allowed her to spend one year in Senegal, West Africa where she studied public health at the Universite Cheikh Anta Diop and worked with the ministry of health in Dakar.
Scot Buchanan
Sales Director, Specialty Pharmacy Relations
Scot Buchanan is a Sales Director for Specialty Pharmacy Relations. His primary responsibility is business development with biotechnology and specialty pharmaceutical clients. His role includes developing long-term business to business partnerships within product support services) offered by TheraCom.
With 16 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, Mr. Buchanan has held position of varing responsibilities in Fortune 100 companies. He has held roles in sales, training, sales management, large account management, field operations, and sales leadership. He most recently was a Regional Sales Director with AstraZeneca, based in Dallas Texas.
Mr. Buchanan earned a BA from Baylor University with an emphasis in Business.