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Tim has more than 18 years of experience providing advisory and audit services to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry. He specializes in assisting pharmaceutical manufacturers in all aspects of government and commercial contracting and administration. Tim regularly works with internal counsel corporate compliance officers senior operations professionals and outside legal counsel that support these professionals.
Professional Experience
Prior to joining Huron Tim spent eight years at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as a director in the firm's Life Sciences practice. He was a leader of the firm's national Government and Commercial Contracting Services practice.
Previously Tim held various roles in assisting clients as a trusted advisor in all areas of operations and finance for the healthcare industry. His ability to provide hands-on industry experience to all levels of executives from senior management to operations brings a distinct and unique client experience.
Representative examples of Tim's business advisory services within the healthcare industry include:
Identified and implemented compliance and operational enhancements during the negotiation execution and administration phases of commercial contracting to all major pharmaceutical business sectors of the distribution supply chain which include:
Wholesaler and specialty distributors
Managed Care (including Medicare Part D)
Specialty pharmacies
Group purchasing organizations
Hospitals
Assisted pharmaceutical manufacturers in developing and implementing contract compliance programs designed to assess through internal process and/or on-site customer reviews contract compliance for all major pharmaceutical business sectors.
Worked closely with internal/external counsel under attorney-client privilege to assist pharmaceutical manufacturers in all aspects of government price reporting required under Medicare Medicaid Public Health Services Veterans Administration and other government agencies such as:
Preliminary gap analysis between policy practice government legislation and industry better practices.
Implementing operational enhancements to address gaps identified including short term long term and technology solutions.
Developing policy processes formal standard operating procedures (SOPs) and providing staff training for all levels of executives.
Providing all levels of assistance to clients when voluntarily re-filing to all government agencies due to a change in methodology or discrepancies discovered.
Assisting clients in preparing for and/or negotiating a Corporate Integrity Agreement ("CIA") as well as performing the required role of the Independent Review Organization.
Assisted 404 client teams in reviewing and evaluating control documentation performing control design walkthroughs and developing and implementing controls testing in the managed care contracting wholesaler distribution and inventory management chargeback administration and government price reporting practices.
Assisted clients in assessing and implementing industry better practices concerning the policies practices and procedures in place to financial report on a monthly/quarterly/annual basis the accruals for all government and commercial chargebacks rebates and other price concessions.
Education & Certifications
Bachelor of Science in Accounting Kean College of New Jersey Union NJ
Certified Public Accountant (New Jersey)
Professional Associations
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants
Healthcare Financial Management Association
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