Syed Ali, Senior Manager Business Development

Syed Ali

Senior Manager Business Development

Walgreens Boots Alliance

Location
United States - New York
Education
Master's degree, Strategic Management
Experience
19 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :19 years, 7 Months

Senior Manager Business Development at Walgreens Boots Alliance
  • United States - New York
  • My current job since October 2004

Responsible for providing pharmacy & retail services to 7 Districts (74 Stores) in NYC Urban Area.
• Responsible for establishing pharmacy operations, building external relationships within healthcare business units
including Pharmaceutical industries, Hospitals and Pharmacy Benefit Managers
• Supports District Managers, Store Managers and Pharmacy Managers to drive execution in pharmacy sales in 58 stores

Pharmacy Manager at Walgreens Boots Alliance
  • United States
  • August 2012 to April 2016

Pharmacy & Retail Operations
• Registered Pharmacist managing a high performing team of 19 members, in a Tier 5-­‐HIV Center of Excellence and
Diabetes Management Center, 24 hour pharmacy, averaging in excess of $24M annual store sales
• Successfully completed “EDGE with Success” Corporate Emerging Leaders Program 2014 at Deerfield, IL
• Provided specialized guidance and consultation services to local “HIV and Diabetic” patients in densely-­‐urban
community
• Appointed Area HIV Clinical Lead, responsible for clinical training and development of pharmacists at designated HIV
Center of Excellence in Area 73

Pharmacy Manager at Walgreens Company
  • United States
  • December 2005 to August 2012

Pharmacy & Retail Operations
• Initiated Medela Breast Pumps Rentals Program in Northern Tampa Bay Area in collaboration with Florida Health
Department. This resulted in over $4K sales in the first six months
• Collaborated with Well-­‐Care PBM team to promote Flu Shots in the Tampa Bay Area through direct mail-­‐flyers and
retention calls. This effort resulted in 13.7% increase in yearly Flu shot sales
• Worked closely as a lobbyist with congressmen, successfully promoted “FL House Bill 509” which granted access to
Pneumonia and Shingles shots to pharmacists in the state of FL

Registered Store Manager Executive at Walgreens Company
  • United States
  • December 2008 to December 2009

Store Operations
• Switched to Store Operations to gain better knowledge of multi-­‐unit operations of Walgreens Company and to continue
to challenge myself as an individual. Completed Applied Drug Store Management Certification
• Assisted peer store managers in developing pharmacy operational leaderships skills

Education

Master's degree, Strategic Management
  • at Kelley School of Business, Indiana UniversityUniversity of Karachi
  • December 2019

courses: Registered Pharmacist in State of NY, NJ, & VA

Bachelor's degree, Pharmacy
  • at University of Karachi
  • December 2001

Specialties & Skills

Immunology
HIV2FAIDS prevention
Pharmacy Operations
CONSULTING
DIRECT MAIL
MANAGEMENT
MICROSOFT ACCESS
PHOTOGRAPHY

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Punjabi
Expert
Urdu
Expert

Memberships

PSSNY
  • Member
  • June 2016

Training and Certifications

Registered Pharmacist (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2008
Valid Until:
August 2017

Hobbies

  • Chess