Jessica Larsen-Gallup

Director Pharmacy & Business Analytics at Avera Health

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Jessica Larsen-Gallup is the Director of Pharmacy Business and Analytics at Avera McKennan Hospital. Avera Health, based in Sioux Falls, S.D., includes over 300 locations across 72,000 square miles in South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska and North Dakota.

Since 2009, Jessica’s team has supported 35 upper mid-western hospitals in their participation in the 340B Drug Pricing Program. The impact of an integrated and compliant program keeps local hospitals financially viable and able to offer medical expertise and the latest technologies close to patients’ homes.

Prior to joining Avera, Jessica conducted research on multiple myeloma treatments and was employed by Millennium Pharmaceuticals, a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical.

Jessica earned her BS in Psychology from South Dakota State University where she conducted research on the effects of herbal supplements on rat behavior. In 2007 she earned an MS in Health Services Administration from the University of South Dakota.