Cassaundra Johnson, MSHA, RN, CMCN

Cassaundra Johnson is a pharmaceutical and biotech executive with more than two decades of healthcare experience, the last fifteen years of which have been concentrated in market access. She began her career as a registered nurse, working in psychiatric care and home health before transitioning into management and eventually pharmaceutical sales. Her academic foundation includes a nursing diploma from Mercy College of Health Sciences, a Bachelor of Arts in Human Behavior from Grand View University, and a Master's degree in Healthcare Administration from the University of St. Francis, which she completed with a 3.89 GPA. She has since built on this foundation with a Certified Managed Care Nurse credential from the American Board of Managed Care Nursing, a Management Accelerator Program certificate from McKinsey & Company, and most recently a Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) certification from the Tufts University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, where her capstone project examined comparative cardiovascular outcomes between two leading obesity treatments.

Currently serving as Regional Payer Account Director while also participating in a Global Market Access and Pricing rotation at Organon, Johnson works across payers, health plans, PBMs, and state Medicaid programs to secure favorable formulary positioning for her company's biosimilar portfolio. Her rotation has expanded her expertise into international markets such as Canada, the EU5, Brazil, and Japan, where she leads the development of global value dossiers and payer-focused strategy tools. Earlier in her career, she was recognized with Sanofi's Distinguished Account Director of the Year award in 2018, a reflection of the account management philosophy she credits for her ongoing success: identifying each client's specific goals, understanding their internal decision-making structure, and crafting tailored rather than generic solutions.

Beyond her professional accomplishments, Johnson is guided by a strong commitment to honesty and integrity, striving to be transparent with clients about what can realistically be delivered. She is a member of the American Association of Managed Care Nurses and volunteers as a childcare worker at Lutheran Church of Hope. Outside of her career, she finds fulfillment in traveling, spending time with family and friends, and performing in community theater productions. Johnson often advises those entering the industry to remain open to continuous learning and to view lateral career moves as valuable opportunities rather than limiting themselves to a strictly upward trajectory.