Joseph Russo

Joe leads the US Commercial Contracting Team responsible for establishing innovative solutions that support operational excellence in Contract Negotiation, Administration and Pricing Management. Joe brings extensive contracting and pricing experience within the pharmaceutical industry. He joins us from IQVIA, where he was responsible for oversight of the teams providing outsourcing services to Pharma manufacturers including Government Pricing, Managed Care Rebates, Medicaid rebates, Chargebacks, and PMB/Wholesaler audits. Prior to joining IQVIA, Joe spent 16 years working at Novartis in roles of increasing responsibilities managing pharmaceutical contracts covering all aspects of Market Access contract administration. He has built and led teams in the areas of Managed Care and Medicaid rebates, Chargebacks and Membership, Contract negotiation, Federal and State compliance, GTN forecasting, and Strategic Planning.