Patient Impact Strategies
Helping Healthcare Organizations Grow, Align, and Scale Impact
Patient Impact Strategies
Helping Healthcare Organizations Grow, Align, and Scale Impact
Unique Expertise that drives results
Cross-Sector Business Acumen: Strategy, finance, and operational expertise that bridges healthcare companies and the nonprofit sector
Thought Partnership: Helping with complex challenges, asking the right questions, and bringing fresh perspectives
Strategic insight: Understanding the big picture to connect the dots and clarify what really matters
Deep Patient Focus: Applying a patient-lens to every aspect of our work
Services
Patient-Centered Strategy Design
Patient-Centered Strategy Design
Patient-Centered Strategy Design
- Develop patient engagement strategies that support business objectives
- Integrate an authentic patient voice into organizational strategy
- Create patient journey mapping and stakeholder analysis
- Design programs that balance mission impact with operational sustainability
Strategic Partnerships
Patient-Centered Strategy Design
Patient-Centered Strategy Design
- Identify and evaluate high-impact partnership opportunities
- Structure collaboration agreements that create mutual value
- Negotiate terms that align stakeholder interests with measurable outcomes
- Design sustainable partnership frameworks for long-term success
Funding and Business Development
Funding and Business Development
Funding and Business Development
- Craft compelling, patient-centered business plans and proposals
- Integrate patient perspectives into grant applications to strengthen funding appeal
- Develop revenue diversification strategies that drive mission-aligned growth
- Create investor presentations that highlight patient impact and business opportunity
Program Portfolio Optimization
Funding and Business Development
Funding and Business Development
- Align teams, priorities, and resources through integrated budgeting and strategic planning
- Enhance program visibility and alignment with program portfolio planning and management tools
- Measure outcomes through using performance measurement frameworks and KPIs
- Redesign processes to improve cross-departmental collaboration
About Rachel Joseph
Rachel Joseph is the Founder and Principal of Patient Impact Strategies, a consultancy that extends healthcare and life sciences leaders' capacity to achieve critical business objectives, optimize financial and operational performance, and advance mission impact. Rachel has 25 years of business development, finance, and strategy experience with organizations including the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Lifebridge Health, and Eli Lilly.
Throughout her career, Rachel has structured strategic partnerships that generated millions in revenue, guided cross-functional teams in developing successful business cases that led to the approval and launch of new products and services, and led strategic planning that informed key investment decisions and improved organizational alignment.
A two-time breast cancer survivor, Rachel brings the patient perspective to the forefront of her work. She is a trained research advocate and collaborates with national organizations including Susan G. Komen’s Advocates in Science, Friends of Cancer Research, and the Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program. Her advocacy also contributed to the passage of legislation in Maryland that prohibits step therapy for patients with metastatic cancer.
Rachel holds an MBA from Columbia Business School, an MA in Russian from Stanford University, and a BA in Russian Literature from the University of Pennsylvania. She resides in Bethesda, Maryland.
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