Mike Roach

My path to pharmacy wasn't linear. I started in chemical engineering at Iowa State, where I learned to think about problems at a systems level. Following that, I first began working in a pharmacy and gained a passion for it. These experiences all led me to medical school, where I completed preclinical coursework followed by clinical rotations in Family Medicine, Pediatrics, and OB-GYN before health challenges required me to step away.

What I bring into pharmacy is a way of seeing operations that most technicians don't have—understanding not just the task in front of me, but how workflows connect, where friction accumulates, and what could be improved. I've become someone who can step into any store, any volume, and contribute immediately because I understand pharmacy at an architectural level.

I don't just execute processes. I improve them. When I see inefficiencies that affect my colleagues and our patients, I document them, analyze them, and propose solutions. The projects below represent that approach in action.