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Alice Swearingen
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Alice is currently a Principal Industry Consultant in the CHAI organization at SAS.
Alice has more than 20 years pharmaceutical experience at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), where she most recently served as Vice President, Channel Development and Sales. During her career at GSK she gained experience in finance, pricing, managed markets, global pricing & reimbursement, and US marketing. She has a bachelor of science degree in business administration / accounting from Auburn University. Alice currently resides in Raleigh, North Carolina
Recent Posts
Are health plan leaders establishing transformation deadlines?
We all have significant deadlines in our lives marked by a date on a calendar. Deadlines that come to mind for me this year include: ... Read More
What compelling event will move you?
I recently faced a tough decision- do I repair and revive my home air conditioning unit yet another year or do I replace it? As ... Read More
Changing the relationship requires new efforts from pharma and plans
Whether you believe a successful relationship is a 50/50 split or 100%/100% commitment, the market has yet to see either case when viewing the pharma/payer ... Read More
"Treat" patients with big data insights
In today’s retail age of deep customer insights, targeted customer communications, and honoring customer preference in nearly every market segment, why doesn't the healthcare value ... Read More
Consumer-friendly predictive analytics are the key to making CDHPs work
The new year, filled with New Year's resolutions and rolling your accumulated out of pocket health care expenses back to zero. In fourth quarter last year, most employees renewed ... Read More
Advanced analytics in commercial life science, the rewards offset the risks
Over the past ten years managed markets organizations have developed their own analytical capabilities to evaluate membership, portfolio and health coverage offerings. The results from these analytical ... Read More
Are your Account Managers equipped for the new healthcare?
I love watching college football! There is the ceremony and the rituals- both on and off the field. The mascots, a beautiful Fall day, and ... Read More
Innovation can get you noticed
Innovation can grab your attention- the length of attention varies by the audience, the level of interest, and the novelty. Innovation can occur on purpose, ... Read More
Managed markets' new smart car
Are you driving your managed markets business with the old family station wagon or a new smart car? You may think the answer is obvious, ... Read More
Top 5 reasons I am looking forward to the 10th Annual SAS Health & Life Sciences Executive Conference