Who is RxThat?

Brian N. Cunningham, M.D. is RxThat’s Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of Board. Dr. Brian Cunningham is a serial entrepreneur with multiple successful exits. He is passionate about collaboratively building companies that transform healthcare delivery. Dr. Cunningham’s founding of RxThat is the culmination of 20+ years as a strategy consultant, investor, venture capitalist, philanthropist, and healthcare company operator. Prior to beginning his career as an entrepreneur, Dr. Cunningham completed his medical degree at NEOMED and was a research fellow in the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Dr. Cunningham is passionate about building an RxThat company culture that celebrates diversity and creates meaningful, life-time opportunities for those underrepresented who are purpose-driven to improve the wellness of patients and reduce physician burnout.

Scott Ousley is a seasoned leader with a demonstrated track record of building high growth business relationships within the pharmacy industry (most notably among independent, community pharmacies). Possessing over twenty years of healthcare sales experience in a multitude of specialties, including Allergan’s dermatology division, he leverages his exceptional interpersonal skills as the building blocks of communication for his success in sales training, coaching, mentoring, direct field sales and marketing.

Scott has held sales positions at Pfizer and Allergan with increasing roles and responsibilities commensurate with his dedicated service and performance. He began his career with Pfizer developing a broad network of physician relationships in southwest Missouri. Thereafter, advanced to Allergan’s Dermatology Division covering Oklahoma, Arkansas, southwest Missouri, and southern Kansas with a focus on territory sales growth of Allergan’s topical retinoid and Botox products. He subsequently helped launched Allergan’s Urology Division both as a field sales trainer and marketing liaison.

Most recently, he held the position of National Sales Manager for KloudScript, a specialty pharmacy services company, where he led the largest specialty pharmacy sales force in the United States; leading over seventy-five pharmacy sales reps and producing more than $250 million in annual specialty pharmacy revenue.

He received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Oklahoma where he was a three time Academic All-Big 12 on football scholarship.

Jason has spent the last 20 years helping software and technology startups achieve rapid, sustainable growth while creating excellent work environments. He has a passion for building high-performing teams and great software products and for lifting up the next generation of entrepreneurs.

Vishal has successfully owned and operated numerous independent pharmacies and brings a wealth of experience in pharmacy operations

A dermatologist by training, Dr. Allred has been involved in innovation and product development since medical school. He holds multiple patents for medical devices and has been a serial entrepreneur.

Dr. Mamelak is a board certified Mohs surgeon in Austin, Texas. Using best clinical practices and business partnerships, Dr. Mamelak grew from his first clinical site in 2012 to more than 10 offices across Texas and Louisiana.

Dr. Ju is a board-certified dermatologist with over 20 years of biopharmaceutical experience. He is president and a co-founding trustee of Advancing Innovation in Dermatology, Inc. Dr. Ju has been president and CEO of Follica, Inc. and COO at PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (PTCT). He has held executive positions at Pharmacia Corporation/Pfizer, Inc. Merck & Co., Inc., and Hoffmann La Roche, Inc. in a range of product development and leadership functions.

Shannon has vast experience working on the frontlines of healthcare innovation by providing visionary leadership to high-growth companies. She is skilled in strategic growth, iterative product development, navigating product-market fit, startup operations, and leading high-performance teams while orchestrating nimble pivots. Notable health-tech experience includes axialHealthcare, CareHere, AdhereHealth, and Breathe America. Shannon is active in the entrepreneurial community as a trusted adviser and has mentored numerous companies through innovation hubs and venture capital groups. Shannon holds a doctorate in pharmacy from Mercer University and completed an internal medicine residency with Ascension. Her early career work includes complex patient care and departmental director roles with Vanderbilt Medical Center, as well as pharmaceutical science work as a Medical Science Liaison with Pfizer.

José M. Padilla is an attorney who is passionate about being an agent for change in healthcare. He has been a reliable and responsive legal advisor to companies in a wide range of medical settings, from hospitals to nursing homes to pharmacies, and more. With his experience, José uses his grasp of the big picture to make the minutiae of U.S. healthcare regulations navigable to his clients.

Previously, he had worked as the general counsel for a fast-growing healthcare system with a hospital, freestanding emergency rooms and urgent care clinics, and a pharmaceutical healthcare software company, as well as an in-house attorney for the largest nursing home company in the U.S. with over 44,000 employees. In each company, he was known for immediately grasping company strategy and for negotiating well in the tough circumstances often found in U.S. healthcare companies.

José graduated with honors from Harvard University with an A.B. in Government and obtained his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

Amit Jai brings 15+ years of leadership experience in serving data science and analytics initiatives. His passion is in application of analytical methods and ai/ml models to drive business impact. His education background is in engineering with advanced degrees in operations research and analytics. Outside work, AJ’s interest is in the intersection of yoga, mindfulness, cooking, travel, community service and wellness.

Sharyn brings 25+ years of experience in accounting, sales and management. Her expertise is in implementing, personalizing and maintaining successful accounting systems for small businesses and startups. Prior to working at RxThat. Sharyn has held accounting positions in the consulting, payroll systems, pharmaceutical, and construction industries.

Beginning her career as a Pharmacy Technician, Chelsea has built a career through various positions in the healthcare, pharmaceutical and software (Saas) industries within early stage and established startups to Fortune 500 companies. Her proven ability to drive process improvements and lead-cross functional teams has allowed her to become an integral part of business development; leading RxThat in the oversight of RxThat’s strategic direction while assisting in business relations with key investors and stakeholders. Possessing an MBA with a concentration in Healthcare Administration and a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) she leverages her education, dynamic background as a Project and Implementation Manager, and her in-pharmacy experience to guide new pharmacy partners through successful pharmacy implementations.

Amy Bertken is a full stack engineer who has spent her career solving complex problems using software. She’s collaborated on products to streamline the delivery of medical records, assess property damage after natural disasters, and facilitate the multi-step mortgage process for borrowers and lenders. At RxThat she’s excited to bring her experience to creating greater transparency to prescription drug prices. Outside of software development, Amy enjoys reading fiction and spending time outdoors.

Jenny brings over 20 years of experience in software product development, with a particular focus on healthcare, human services, and eligibility systems. She prides herself on understanding the unique needs and pressures of each person or business who interacts with her products to find the right fit and balance for success. Jenny grew up in Alaska, loves learning languages, and currently lives in the mountains of Colorado with her family.

Nazim brings a combined 15 years of operational experience in both Healthcare Revenue Management and Specialty Pharmacy to the RxThat team. He leverages this experience to assist partners actively with situations ranging from workflow to escalation management, to prior authorization, and business strategy. He is well versed at navigating the often complex and occasionally counterintuitive nature of relationships between various stakeholders in the pharmacy space with an emphasis on speeding the patient to therapy with the lowest possible cost. He is an avowed “news junkie” and utterly bewildered by “sports ball”.

Neeka Armstrong is a marketing professional possessing over eight years of diverse experience in the healthcare and advertising industries. Utilizing her foundation in graphic and digital design, she has parlayed her career into creative services and marketing consultation; helping international and national clientele cultivate their dynamic brand and growth strategies. She specializes in the development and implementation of intuitive and analytics driven targeted go-to-market campaigns that sustain long-term business objectives while increasing brand awareness and lead generation.