Brian Kraft

Brian Kraft has a strong background in the pharmaceutical industry, with experience in various roles related to contracts, pricing, and government reporting. Brian is currently working at Tolmar as the Senior Director of Contracts, Pricing, and Government Reporting. Prior to joining Tolmar, they were the Head of Contracts and Pricing at Athenex Oncology.

Brian also has extensive experience at Takeda Pharmaceuticals, where they held multiple roles. Brian was the Associate Director of Government Pricing and Reporting, leading a team responsible for calculating and submitting government pricing and reporting requirements. Brian also served as the Senior Manager of Sales and Managed Markets Operations, overseeing sample operations and successfully transitioning them to an outside vendor. Additionally, they worked as the Senior Reimbursement and Federal Policy Manager, where they were responsible for understanding healthcare reform policies and their impact on business strategy. In their earlier years at Takeda, they served as an Account Strategy Manager, implementing new contract databases and evaluation tools to support contracting and pricing strategies.

Before joining Takeda, Brian worked at Sepracor as a Regional Business Manager and at Merck as a Hospital Business Manager.

Overall, Brian Kraft has a wealth of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, particularly in contracts, pricing, and government reporting, and has held various leadership positions throughout their career.

Brian Kraft completed their Bachelor of Arts degree in Finance & Marketing at the University of Iowa, where they studied from 1986 to 1991. Brian then pursued a Master's in Business Administration (MBA) at St. Ambrose University from 1994 to 1997.