About Jonathan Szkotak, PharmD

Healthcare Strategist | Data Analytics Expert | Medical Writer | Program Architect

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Jonathan Szkotak is a nationally recognized expert in healthcare operations, data analytics, and medical communication. With over a decade of leadership experience in managed care and population health, Jonathan has led large-scale projects focused on optimizing access to care, reducing costs, and improving clinical outcomes. He brings a unique blend of analytical insight, systems thinking, and exceptional writing ability to every role he takes on—developing strategies that transform both patient experience and organizational performance.

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Experience in Healthcare Strategy and Systems Innovation

Jonathan has served in senior leadership roles across multiple healthcare organizations, directing complex projects and overseeing cross-functional teams. His roles have included:

• Leading cost-savings initiatives that identified $40 million in opportunities by integrating pharmacy and medical benefit management under a unified system.

• Managing vendor transitions through full RFP cycles, including contract negotiation and implementation for pharmacy benefit administrators and specialty pharmacy providers.

• Building internal systems, workflows, and decision-making infrastructure from the ground up—transforming fragmented services into high-functioning, compliant departments.

• Designing and launching programs targeting opioid misuse, high-risk patient stratification, and chronic disease management, all grounded in data and stakeholder collaboration.

 

Expertise in Data Analytics and Program Development

Jonathan is known for translating complex data into actionable insights that improve care delivery and reduce waste. His analytic work includes:

• Developing risk scoring algorithms based on claims data to identify high-cost, high-risk individuals for proactive intervention.

• Creating custom decision support platforms and performance dashboards using SQL, Excel, Access, and Tableau.

• Engineering reporting structures and KPIs that enabled continuous improvement in both internal operations and patient-facing programs.

These systems have supported compliance with Medicaid, Medicare, NCQA, and state-specific regulatory standards, while also enhancing team performance and care quality.

 

Medical and Scientific Writing

Jonathan is an experienced medical and scientific writer with a portfolio that spans clinical dossiers, medical education content, peer-reviewed publications, and provider-facing decision tools. His work includes:

• Writing comprehensive monographs, treatment class reviews, and guideline summaries for Pharmacy & Therapeutics committees.

• Authoring peer-reviewed journal articles including “An Evidence-Based Review of Treatment Options for Irritable Bowel Syndrome” and “Review of the Pharmacologic Arsenal for the War on Obesity.”

• Developing evidence-based dossiers comparing therapies such as semaglutide and tirzepatide for metabolic conditions, distilling complex clinical trial data into digestible formats for payors and providers.

• Creating training materials, presentation decks, and decision trees for clinical and operational use—translating policy, research, and practice guidelines into usable resources.

• Editing and annotating medical content for regulatory and educational platforms, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and adherence to scientific standards.

He has also served as a peer reviewer for professional journals and as a member of advisory boards shaping the future of managed care education and content strategy.

 

Leadership and Teaching

Jonathan has a long history of mentoring professionals and developing training programs focused on managed care principles, clinical decision-making, and data literacy. He has:

• Served as a faculty member and preceptor for students pursuing careers in healthcare leadership and population health.

• Designed onboarding programs and training modules that incorporate both technical instruction and interpersonal development, including the use of personality assessments to enhance team collaboration.

• Presented at conferences and academic settings on topics ranging from internal cost-benefit management to cognitive services program development.

 

Career Highlights

• Spearheaded a department expansion that internalized previously outsourced functions and tripled staffing, resulting in better service integration and quality control.

• Negotiated novel provider contracts that traded higher reimbursement for active participation in clinical programs—balancing fiscal discipline with patient access.

• Designed proactive systems to intercept and resolve rejected claims before they result in treatment gaps or adverse outcomes.

• Created decision trees, desktop procedures, and inter-rater reliability protocols to ensure consistency across case reviews and policy implementation.

 

Professional Approach

Jonathan’s philosophy centers on the belief that leadership is both a science and a craft. His approach combines technical expertise with emotional intelligence, balancing innovation with operational practicality. He thrives on solving hard problems, building consensus across stakeholders, and aligning strategy with measurable results.

He is particularly passionate about work that challenges the status quo in healthcare delivery, whether through system redesign, targeted interventions, or communication tools that bring clarity to complexity.