Josh Johnson
Commercial Pharma Consultant · Data & Solutions Architect

Josh Johnson

Manager, Commercial Enablement · Client Facing Data Architect

Client-facing commercial pharma consultant and data architect with 15+ years building the ETL pipelines, reporting, and cloud data warehouses that commercial teams run on. At Beghou Consulting, I work directly with emerging and established pharma clients — translating business needs into Databricks and Snowflake systems that power reporting, analytics, and warehouse modernization. Launch readiness is my specialty; post-launch, I automate and enhance the services that keep the data flowing.

From raw feeds to the dashboards field teams trust on launch day — I build the data backbone commercial pharma runs on.

15+
Years Architecting Data
4
Product Launches
96%
Job Run Success
100s
AI Agents Orchestrated

01 — Experience

Professional Experience

Client-facing consulting · Commercial pharma data · ETL & cloud warehouses · Launch readiness

Beghou Consulting

Manager, Commercial Enablement · Client Facing Data Architect · Evanston, IL · 2021 – Present
  • Serve as a client-facing consultant and data architect for emerging and established pharma clients, translating commercial needs into ETL pipelines that ingest, consolidate, and modernize data on Databricks and Snowflake.
  • Launch readiness is my specialty: across four product launches, stood up fully scheduled reporting environments delivering daily data and 96% job run success that field and commercial teams relied on from day one.
  • Post-launch, advise client stakeholders on reporting services, documentation, and omnichannel data aggregation — demand, HCP CRM engagement, and marketing — into a single source commercial teams act on.

Medline Industries

Manager, IT Applications · Northfield, IL · 2019 – 2021
  • Managed 20-person engineering and PMO team supporting a $7B+ distribution business, achieving 98% project delivery on time and budget.
  • Delivered 25+ lightweight enterprise applications using SQL, .NET, and automation platforms, generating $2M+ in aggregate annual cost savings.

Medline Industries

Senior Buyer / Supervisor, Inventory · Northfield, IL · 2018 – 2019
  • Automated procurement operations for a 15-person purchasing team managing $75M+ weekly spend through SQL reporting and VBA macros, enabling the same headcount to absorb significantly greater volume.
  • Drove optimization of supply network planning, material requirements planning, and safety stock across high-velocity SKUs using SAP and SQL Server stored procedures, improving inventory positioning and reducing excess stock exposure.

Medline Industries

Supply Chain Analyst → Senior Analyst, Inventory · Northfield, IL · 2015 – 2018
  • Achieved $50M+ in annual cost avoidance through root-cause analytics and SAP-driven supply chain optimization across a $7B+ distribution operation.
  • Established master data governance framework for SAP MRP/SNP systems, improving forecast accuracy by 25% and reducing stockouts by 40%.
  • Built advanced reporting dashboards that improved demand-supply alignment and reduced inventory carrying costs by 15% through optimized safety stock rules.

02 — Outcomes

Key Achievements

Measured outcomes across pharma data, supply chain operations, and enterprise IT.

01

4 Pharma Product Launches

Architected the ETL pipelines and reporting environments behind four pharmaceutical product launches — purpose-built on Databricks and Snowflake and ready for commercial teams from day one.

02

Launch-Ready Reporting from Day One

Built fully scheduled commercial data reporting environments on Databricks and Snowflake — with daily deliveries, 96% job run success, and high-SLA infrastructure that field and commercial teams relied on from the moment a drug launched.

03

$50M+ Supply Chain Cost Avoidance

Delivered over $50M in annual cost avoidance at Medline Industries through root-cause analytics, SAP MRP/SNP governance, and demand-supply optimization across a $7B+ distribution operation.

04

$2M+ in Aggregate IT Savings

Led a 20-person engineering and PMO team at Medline delivering 25+ lightweight enterprise applications — generating $2M+ in aggregate annual savings through automation and SQL-driven process elimination.

05

Procurement Automation at Scale

Automated supply network planning, MRP, and safety stock operations for a 15-person purchasing team managing $75M+ weekly spend — enabling the same headcount to absorb significantly greater volume through SQL and VBA tooling.

03 — Capabilities

Technical Skills

Full-stack engineering strength layered with commercial data expertise.

AI Orchestration & Integration
LLMs (Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini) · AI Agents · Vector Search · Prompt Engineering · Automation APIs
Data Engineering & Cloud
Databricks · Snowflake · PySpark · Python · SQL · Delta Lake · GCP · dbt
Commercial & Pharma Analytics
HCP Targeting · Field Force Analytics · Omnichannel Strategy · Tableau · Go-to-Market Planning · Master Data Management
Development & DevOps
TypeScript · React.js · Node.js · Docker · REST APIs · Git · VS Code · Databricks CLI · GitHub CLI · Jira MCP

Preferred Toolbox

Anthropic
Claude / Anthropic
ChatGPT
Databricks
Databricks
MCP
MCP
Jira
Jira
GitHub
GitHub

04 — Builds

Side Projects

Personal builds exploring AI, developer tooling, and automation — built outside of work for fun and curiosity.

AURABLOX

AI application studio for enterprise-grade generative AI workflows, automation, and governed solution delivery.

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OpenTutor + Vibe

Parent-supervised AI homeschool system with Discord classrooms, GitHub portfolios, and Claude-backed tutoring support.

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OpenCrush

Firebase-hosted dating app experience built around metric-forward profiles, matching flows, and measurable attraction signals.

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05 — Foundation

Education & Certifications

Foundations in management, quantitative analysis, and process excellence.

2011

Bachelor of Science in Management

Purdue University · Krannert School of Management

2019

ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt

American Society for Quality · Credential ID: 16256

06 — Currently

Currently

What’s fueling the curiosity behind pharma innovation and the occasional side project.

Reading

Watching

Communities

  • North Shore Corvette Club

    NSCC Member

  • Home School Moms of America

    Member

07 — Off Hours

Interests & Hobbies

Off the keyboard — chess, watches, and web design.

Chess

1525+ ELO on Lichess · Rapid 1525 · Blitz 1480

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Watch Collecting

Vintage sports and dive watch enthusiast — Rolex, Tudor, Seiko.

r/Watchexchange

Web Design

Editorial interfaces, motion-led landing pages, and polished small web experiments.

Design Studio