Jessica Larsen-Gallup, MS

Director, Pharmacy Business & Analytics at Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center

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Jessica Larsen-Gallup is the Director of Pharmacy Business and Analytics at Avera McKennan Hospital, part of Avera Health, a health system serving patients across South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, and North Dakota.

For more than 15 years, Jessica has helped rural hospitals optimize participation in the 340B Drug Pricing Program. While maintaining a strong focus on compliance, she supports 35 hospitals that use program savings to expand access to care, clinical programs, and innovative technologies to benefit patients and communities in the Upper Midwest.

Before joining Avera, Jessica worked in oncology research for Millennium Pharmaceuticals, a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical. She holds a bachelor's degree in Psychology from South Dakota State University and a master's degree in Health Services Administration from the University of South Dakota.