Michelle is our Director of Operations and oversees our Prescription Optimization Program. Michelle J Gutierrez has been with CerpassRx now for 3 and a half years. Michelle came to CerpassRx with over 20 years of medical and Pharmacy Benefit Management experience and has worked with Employers and Health Plans in commercial lines of business. She brought experience and knowledge, along with exceptional leadership and strategic visions.
Prior to joining CerpassRx, Michelle worked as a Benefit Sr. Manager of Health plans with CVS Health. Before that, Michelle had over 14 plus years in Pharmacy Benefit Management and 9 years at Aetna, one of the nation’s largest insurance companies, as Manager of Pharmacy Subject Matter Experts, Pharmacy Business Project Manager. Michelle’s previous positions at Aetna also include Manager of Pharmacy Resolution Specialists, Manager of Aetna Pharmacy Management, and Sr. Pharmacy Account Manager.
Prior to her work at Aetna, Michelle served as Pharmacy Recruiting Manager/HR Manager/Staffing Coordinator of a national pharmacy recruiting company of Cameron and Company, Inc., “The Pharmacists’ Registry” for 7 years. Michelle was instrumental in helping Cameron and Company achieve one of the first national JACHO accreditations for a pharmacy staffing/recruiting company.
From 1997 to 2000, Michelle held numerous positions with the Pharmacy Benefit Management Company PCS Health Systems.
A California native, that now resides in Arizona, Michelle is a Nationally Certified Pharmacy Technician and Arizona state license Pharmacy Technician.