1. YREN BERRY Program and Project leader
Email: rberry60@yahoo.com Transformational Manager
Business Analyst iMany/Revitas
7 Nottingham Rd, West Orange, NJ 07052 Business, IT Harmonization
(973) 332-8250 mobile Commercial-Government Operations Strategy
Successful 15 year track record creating and supporting the growth and health of Commercial and Government Contract
Operations. Vast knowledge and hand on experience establishing and managing commercial and government contracting
departments for leading global pharmaceutical companies. Broad experience building compliance organizations and managing
government pricing groups. Adept at creating system efficiencies by leveraging analytical and business architecture including
the entire (Imany) Revitas software portfolio. Strategic program and project leader able to manage multiple priorities while
harmonizing the requirements of both IT and business stakeholders.
May 2015 – Present VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS – Business Analyst/Subject Matter Expert
Business Lead supporting a Revitas upgrade from Contractsphere 7.5 to Flex 7.7
• Subject Matter Expert supporting IT with a two phase system and process upgrade
• Represented IT in all meetings with the Business Users
• Advised and guided IT regarding business process and industry knowledge
• Responsible or Document Management
• Developing baseline templates and documenting Current State landscape for Commercial and Government systems
Including interfaces, middleware and process flow
• Responsible for ensuring Compliance guidelines were met
• Developed and lead Testing training based on Valeant Compliance guidelines
• Subject Matter Expert supporting IT in the development and prioritization of the Phase Two activities
April 2010 – February 2014 ACCENTURE CONSULTING - SENIOR MANAGER
Bristol Myers Squibb < Business Analyst -Subject Matter Expert >
Subject Matter Expert for high-level assessment of Global Pricing and Market Access capabilities and strategic planning to
meet future goals.
• Lead interviews and workshops with key business leads to analyze current conditions and develop plans to
meet and exceed objectives ahead of schedule.
• Utilized industry expertise to develop roadmap that harmonized global and local requirements and aligned
organizational vision with industry best practices.
Sanofi < Portfolio Account Manager >
Managed and prioritized the IS portfolio of project work that supported the Contract Operations group
• Successfully supported the IS team to reduce reactivity by developing strategic methodologies.
• Adeptly organized and prioritized initiatives into a cohesive roadmap that met the needs and vision of the Contract
group and company guiding principals
• Expertly translated the business needs and goals into clearly defined value rich Statements of Work for projects
ranging from iMany/Revitas upgrades to full system rewrites of custom software.
• Successfully staffed projects with high performers that met all expectations and deliverables.
• Managed Issues/Risks log and was the Point of Contact for all escalation
2. Genentech < Project Manager / Business Analyst>
Lead the initiative to increase efficiency within the Commercial organization while maintaining the high standards of
excellence in an environment of expanded workload and additional responsibility
• Determined underperforming environment gaps and identified priorities, and goals to lead ‘Future’ state
transformation and expanding business and company vision with an exceedingly more efficient structure
• Consolidated activities and responsibilities to be more aligned and efficient to meet internal and external customer
needs.
• Reorganized the reporting structure to be broader with more attainable advancement mechanism.
• Lead the creation and delivery of requirements gathering, detailed roadmaps, Visio chart, Communication, and
Change Management plans to support the transition.
• Developed and managed activities and budget through MS Project
• Responsible for all Issues/Risks logs, status reports, and point of contact for client and all escalation.
Genentech < Project Manager /Business Analyst >
Responsible for restructuring and aligning the Government Pricing organization to achieve increased efficiency and corporate
alignment
• Determined ‘As Is’ state and guided the organization to arrive at a ‘Future’ state that harmonized efficiency with
expansion while successfully incorporating company vision and directives, documented with Visio
• Realigned fragmented organizational structure into a top performing department that had single point of contact for
key activities and customers.
• Refocused priorities and activities to be more customer-centric while maintaining their high-level of administrative
capabilities
• Reorganized management structure to be deeper creating more desirable career paths and engaged staff.
• Created and delivered detailed roadmap, communication plan, change management plan, and implementation plan to
support the transition
• Developed and managed activities and budget through MS Project
• Responsible for all Issues/Risks logs, status reports, and point of contact for client and all escalation.
Pfizer < Project Manager/Business Analyst >
Led the initiative to determine the financial impact of the Healthcare Reform for the Gross to Net group
• Gathered extensive internal and external data to expertly analyze the changing government rebate landscape created
by the Healthcare Reform
• Created four new complex models and multiple reports that allowed for quantitative and qualitative analyses,
business insights, and improved decision-making exceeding divisional goals.
• Oversaw the creation and execution of UAT scripts for all models which included client training.
Pfizer < Project Manager/ Business Analyst >
Led and coordinated Healthcare Reform implementation for cross-functional teams during a major software
implementation
• Developed and managed activities and budget through MS Project
• Successfully managed massive coordination effort of cross-functional teams and activities to ensure no redundancies
or bugs were created during implementation and upgrade of iMany/Revitas Commercial and Government systems.
• Lead weekly cross-functional team meetings to report on progress and transparency managing milestones and go no-
go criteria to project delivery ahead of schedule and under budget.
• Supported and reviewed all UAT scripts to ensure compliance.
• Developed and managed activities and budget through MS Project
• Responsible for all Issues/Risks logs, status reports, and point of contact for client and all escalation.
August 2009 - March 2010 INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT
3. Pfizer < Contract and Finance Analyst/ Business Analyst >
Supported and implemented process enhancements across the organization to decrease cost and cycle time as well as
increase efficiency for the Customer Experience Management (CEM) department
• Managed in-depth analysis and requirements gathering of the current contractual obligations of the Branded teams
professional marketing efforts to determine the value of a vendor unification and consolidation initiative.
• Analysis of pricing, performance and strength of contract language to determine Cost per Contact and effectiveness.
• Uncovered and delivered over one million in savings.
• Tracked, managed, analyzed, updated, and negotiated vendor contracts consistently brokering favorable company
deals.
• Conducted numerous productive vendor financial analysis and comparisons for vendor selection for new and on-
going initiatives.
• Supported the harmonization of Wyeth contracts and venders to be aligned with Pfizer’s guiding directives
April 2006 - July 2009 ALLIANCE CONSULTING – SENIOR CONSULTANT
Daiichi-Sankyo < Business Analyst /Subject Matter Expert>
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Business and System Assessment Process Developer
• Developed and managed activities and budget through MS Project
• Phased Cross functional assessment of Managed Care, Government Pricing and contract agreement processes
including gap analyses to create an “As Is” comparative state to map towards management’s “To Be” directive.
• Created vendor assessment of commercial contract operational system e.g. iMany, Model N etc. based on the
gathered requirements and created Use Cases and Test models for conference room pilot.
• Developed Feasibility and Business Case documents presented to upper management for budget justification with
100% accepted rate.
• Co-Authored implementation plan which included Implementation Plans, Project Plans, Communication Plans,
System and User Acceptance Test scripts, and training manuals.
Astra-Zeneca < Medicaid Lead/Government Subject Matter Expert>
Medimmune Government Contracting Merger Chief Analyst
• Supported merger of the Government Contracting Departments of MedImmune and AstraZeneca
• Led of the claims processing assessment and gap analysis of Medimmune’s systems, processes, and past
submissions.
• Created solutions to analyze and rationalize data, determining “As Is” and “To Be” states of final merger to
determine optimal approach to merge processes, systems, data and development of interfaces and customizations.
Sepracor < Project Lead/ Business Analyst>
Reconfiguration of iMany/Revitas Managed Care module to resolve and process a year’s back log of Part B contracts
• Determined the extent of the back log and requirements for processing the Part B contracts
• Determined process solution and conducted extensive testing on multiple contracts
• Set up new Part B contracts with the work-around
• Reconfigured mappings for file imports
• Developed Excel scripts for updated iMany/Revitas import mapping
• Created UAT scripts and oversaw testing
• Processed the entire back log of Part B contracts
• Supported the Managed Care group in processing additional Managed Care submissions
4. Organon < Business Analyst /Subject Matter Expert>
Contract and Process Assessment Leader
• Conducted in-depth analyses of business processes and requirements, system configuration, and desired “To Be”
state across multiple towers including Managed Care and Government Pricing to determine gaps and improvements.
• Regularly met with various stakeholders to assess level of commitment and prioritization.
• Consistently ensured alignment with company’s mission statement and guiding principles by harmonizing progress
with management.
• Successfully delivered high level organizational design, system recommendation, roadmaps, and implantation plan
which included a high level Project Plan, Communication Plan and System and User Acceptance Test scripts.
Wyeth < Business Analyst/ Subject Matter Expert>
Membership Assessment/Clean-Up Manager
• Developed and advised Wyeth Pharmaceuticals in their membership clean-up process.
• Worked with the off-shore IT team to translate, complete and correct requirements for a membership tool to be
compatible with Imany CARS/IS.
• Drew upon vast experience to advise on rationalization of data and best practices and Membership Match system
design ensuring success of project and exceeding project expectations.
Solvay < Project Manager /Business Analyst>
System, technology and business process analysis
• Managed enterprise systems and process modeling for the Government and Commercial contracting life cycle
• Lead in-depth analyses of requirements, short and long term strategy, resource availability, and cross functional
demands to create a realistic and scalable model reducing overall spend.
• Created high level organizational design, redefined job description, gap analysis, communication plan, system and
UAT scripts, and implementation plan as part of the roadmap.
• Lead workshops with staff and internal and external partners.
• Conducted regular checkpoint reviews with management to ensure alignment
• Determined ‘As Is’ state and guided the organization to arrive at a ‘Future’ state documented using Visio
• Author of government pricing system RFP and managed a vendor analysis and conference room pilot between iMany
and Model N.
• Developed and managed activities and budget through MS Project
• Responsible for all Issues/Risks logs, status reports, and point of contact for client and all escalation.
Merck < Business Analyst /Subject Matter Expert>
Global Contract System and Process Assessment Lead
• Conducted thorough analysis to determine potential alignment for global unification that employs a single system
platform.
• Developed and managed activities and budget through MS Project
• Performed a six global market top down workshops, requirements gathering, and interviews to discover potential
continuity and determine where process upgrades may be implemented
• In charge of analysis focused on scalability, configurability, adaptability and platform architecture to ensure that the
solution would accommodate increasing transaction volumes, support varying contract management processes
worldwide, respond to future strategy changes and comply with the client's technical and security requirements.
• Determined ‘As Is’ state and created ‘To Be’ landscape. Created high-level implementation plan including Visio
charts and Communication Plan
5. August 2005 - March 2006 BUSINESS EDGE CONSULTING – SENIOR CONSULTANT
Project lead for a system upgrade for a Chargeback module
• Conducted analysis of current chargeback and membership maintenance procedures and created measurable
efficiencies, procedural and configuration improvements.
• Supported the chargeback module upgrade for CARS/IS which required , requirements gathering and created
Standard Operating Procedures
• Created and oversaw User Acceptance testing
• Updated SOP’s and created work flow charts with Visio
• Liaised with IT on interface upgrades and trained staff on upgraded functionality and procedures,
• Responsible for successful Post Go Live support including training of staff and knowledge transfer to IT.
August 2004 - July 2005 ABLE LABORATORIES – DIRECTOR GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS & PRICING
• Reorganized the Government contract and pricing group
• Developed breakthrough documented processes and procedures
• Reduced company exposure by
o Establishing and trained staff on new ‘Best Practices’
o Decreasing rebate cycle time
o Bringing company current on all contract and pricing compliance
o Resolving Medicaid Disputed claims
• Responsible for processing and maintaining all government contracts, rebates, and prices
• Conducted an analysis of the past 10 years of AMP/RPU, rebate payments and unresolved State issues which
realized a significant savings.
• Conducted on-going Medicaid resolutions which continued to realize significant savings.
January 2003 - June 2004 DR. REDDYS LABORATORIES – CONTRACT & PRICING MANAGER
• Created and established new commercial and government contract and pricing department.
• Configured complex Managed Care and contract rebate structures and the successful management of on-going
maintenance.
• Implemented full suite software which included global interfaces and trained staff on all aspects.
• Created and executed all system and user acceptance sripts
• Developed and documented all departmental processes and procedures.
• Educated global partners on US contract and customer concession practices.
• Managed all commercial and government rebates and concession processing, customer and state dispute resolutions,
membership maintenance, and customer interactions
• Responsible for calculating and submitting all government pricing and data analysis and reports for finance and sales
teams consistently met all SLAs.
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February 1999 - December 2002 IMANY/REVITAS – BUSINESS ANALYST
• Managed functional aspects of software implementations and upgrades, software configuration, data cleansing for
mergers, business analysis of client needs, requirements gathering for customizations, writing test scripts, managing
user acceptance testing and training clients.
• Developed contract modeling of complex strategies for managed care contracts which allowed paper contracts to be
successfully migrated into the software system. On average this would result in a 30%-50% increase in
productivity with a significant cost savings.
• Managed the project, timeline and users on the client site for the duration of the implement or upgrade. The projects
were completed within budget and to the clients' satisfaction, and received corporate recognition for exemplary
performance and customer satisfaction.
• Wrote the functional designs for Managed Care processing, Medicaid recalculation and reporting customizations for
both CARS/IS and Medicaid software that automated various manufacturers business process increasing
productivity up to 75%.
6. • Successfully trained, implemented, upgraded or wrote functional requirements for customizations for CARS/IS as
well as Medicaid, for at a total of 17 manufacturers including Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Bayer, Tap, Abbott,
Watson, Teva, Sanofi, Astra-Zeneca and Aventis. Boehringer Ingelheim
7. • Successfully trained, implemented, upgraded or wrote functional requirements for customizations for CARS/IS as
well as Medicaid, for at a total of 17 manufacturers including Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Bayer, Tap, Abbott,
Watson, Teva, Sanofi, Astra-Zeneca and Aventis. Boehringer Ingelheim