About me
Mary Beth Lang is a visionary transformation leader, who supports the engineering, application, and modernization of advanced technology capabilities to improve clinical excellence, virtual healthcare delivery, purchasing and contracting decisions, operations, and efficiency. Conceived, launched and sold three start-up healthcare SaaS companies. Contributed to 35+ articles in pharmacy and supply chain management publications.
Mary Beth joined Kaiser Permanente in 2019 as VP and Chief Supply Chain and Procurement Officer and led KP through product selection and logistics through the COVID pandemic. She was promoted to SVP and Chief Pharmacy Officer in 2021.
As the National Pharmacy leader, Dr. Lang is responsible for the implementation of a national pharmacy strategy that provides our members with high-quality, accessible, and affordable pharmacy care. She provides oversight to pharmacy services throughout 8 regions which includes 240,000 patient encounters daily, 100 million prescriptions dispensed annually, $17B in pharmaceutical spend and more than 70 million inpatient and ambulatory care doses administered per year.
Lang obtained her Doctor of Science in Information Systems and Communications from Robert Morris University, where she researched physicians’ perceptions of changes to provide care delivery under healthcare payment reform. She holds a Master of Public Policy and Management in Healthcare from Carnegie Mellon University and a BS in Pharmacy from the University of Pittsburgh.
HONORS & AWARDS
2023 Bellwether League Honoree, Healthcare Supply Chain Hall of Fame
#3 in Top 100 Women in Supply Chain, Supply Chain Digital, 2022
100 Most Influential Women in Global Supply Chain, 2021
10 Women to Watch in Procurement, 2021
Distinguished Alumna of the Year, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, 2017
Leadership Excellence Award, National Diversity Council, 2015
Contracting Top 10 to Watch List, Journal of Healthcare, 2013