Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy Hires, Plans Growth
Swartz Creek-based Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy, the nation's largest privately owned specialty pharmacy, announced the addition of Steven Miesowicz to its staff as senior director of human resources and government relations.
The company also gave more details on its plans to hire 1,000 people over the next few years and take over 340,000 square feet of vacant former General Motors office space in Flint.
Miesowicz previously served as the company's business management consultant, where he played a primary role in securing the Michigan Economic Growth Authority tax credit Diplomat received from the state of Michigan for $61.5 million, as well as the $14 million received from Career Alliance Inc. for work force training.
In addition to taking on the responsibilities of the human resources department, educational and employee training, regulatory affairs, compliance with labor laws and facilities management, Miesowicz will also act as Diplomat's government liaison. He will report directly to Jeff Rowe, senior vice president of operations.
"With Diplomat's projected growth of hiring over 1,000 employees in the next five years, Steven's broad based experience and communication skills will be instrumental to successfully Diplomat reaching its milestones of the company's business plan," Rowe said.
"It's an exciting time to join Diplomat as we continue to grow and move to our new headquarters," said Miesowicz, who holds a degree in engineering from the University of Michigan. "In my new role I will help attract and retain talent, and maximize the incentive package provided by the city, county and state of Michigan."
The hiring of Miesowicz comes at a time when specialty pharmacy, and Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy in particular, is experiencing explosive growth.
In April, the company announced plans to add 1,000 new jobs over the next five years and the imminent relocation of its headquarters office to a 340,000-square-foot former General Motors building in Flint. Diplomat anticipates making $12 million in investments over the next several years in its new headquarters, which is part of the Great Lake Technology Centre. Plans include a new, advanced distribution hub to control Diplomat's nationwide network, an advanced specialty pharmacy compounding laboratory to serve the nation, a new industry training and education center, a high technology software development and data center, and a national patient call center.
Said Diplomat president and CEO Phil Hagerman: "Steven's contagious enthusiasm and broad business and Human Resource experience will be a great asset to our growing company."
Miesowicz previously served the health care, aviation and automotive industries in a wide variety of leadership positions including human resources and facilities management, and has been a business management consultant for the past two years. He has also served on the board of trustees for the Michigan Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and taught mathematics at Schoolcraft College in Livonia.
Michigan-based Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy, founded in 1975, is the nation's largest privately held specialty pharmacy and focuses on complete medication management programs for patients with serious and chronic conditions. Key programs include oncology, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease, hemophilia, growth hormone disorders and psoriasis. Other specialty areas include transplant, fertility, dialysis medication management, bio-identical hormone therapy and specialty compounding. The company also specializes in disease management programs for chronic kidney disease patients. The company has locations in Michigan in Flint, Swartz Creek and Grand Rapids, as well as Cleveland, Ohio, Chicago, Ill., Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. and Los Angeles, Calif.
More at www.diplomatpharmacy.com.
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