BSN, RN, Hospital Business Regional Manager
Please provide a summary of your job or research. What is an average day like? What are some duties performed?
As a Hospital Business Regional Manager at Kedrion BioPharma, my role revolves around managing relationships with hospitals and healthcare institutions in my region. On an average day, I coordinate sales efforts of Kedrion products to the hospitals, analyze market trends, and develop strategies to ensure our products meet the needs of healthcare providers. I also collaborate with teams inside Kedrion to make sure our products are delivered efficiently and on time, and support healthcare professionals in achieving positive patient outcomes, in other words, making sure patient treatments work well, and as planned.
What is your educational background and what prompted you to go this direction?
I pursued a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) because I was deeply passionate about healthcare and wanted to make a tangible difference in people’s lives. While working as a nurse, I realized the potential to impact healthcare on a larger scale through roles in healthcare management and business. This led me to transition into my current role as a Hospital Business Regional Manager for a biopharmaceutical company.
What have you struggled with or overcome in your educational path or life path to get to this point?
Transitioning from a clinical role (treating patients) as a nurse to a managerial position also presented its own set of obstacles. Moving from providing direct patient care to working in a more administrative capacity required me to develop new skills and adapt to a different work environment. Learning how to navigate the complexities of healthcare management and business was a steep learning curve, but I embraced the challenge and sought out opportunities for growth and development.
Overall, overcoming these challenges has made me more resilient and adaptable. Each obstacle I faced along the way taught me valuable lessons and ultimately helped shape me into the professional I am today.
What is the best part of your job/research?
The most rewarding aspect of my job is knowing that the work I do contributes to improving patient care and outcomes. Building relationships with healthcare providers and seeing the positive impact of our products in hospitals is incredibly fulfilling.
What is the worst part?
From a broader perspective, one challenging aspect of the healthcare industry is navigating complex regulations and insurance systems. Ensuring patients have access to necessary treatments while managing financial constraints within the healthcare system can be daunting.
What’s the most exciting part of your job?
The most exciting part of my job is being at the forefront of healthcare innovation. Witnessing advancements in medical technology and contributing to the introduction of new treatments that enhance patient care is both inspiring and motivating.
What has changed about your profession in the past ten years?
Over the past decade, there has been a significant shift towards personalized medicine and precision healthcare. Technological advancements, such as genomics and data analytics, have revolutionized how we approach diagnosis and treatment, leading to more targeted and effective therapies.
What do you think will change in the next ten?
Looking ahead, I anticipate further integration of technology into healthcare delivery, including telemedicine (talking to a medical professional over a video call) and remote monitoring, which is using technology to track patients when they are not in the hospital or doctor’s office. Additionally, there will likely be continued emphasis on patient-centered care, which is focusing on what the specific patient’s needs and wants are, instead of treating everyone the same. I also think there will be emphasis on population health management to address growing healthcare challenges. Population health management refers to efforts across different medical fields to help a particular population, say people with diabetes or maybe children under the age of 5, address specific health issues. This includes public health messaging and patient/family education, treatment, follow-up to treatment, and record keeping to insure the treatments are working across the particular population.
