Marianne Laouri, PhD

Director, Health Economics & Outcomes

Marianne Laouri joins us from Genentech where she led the health economics and outcomes research work in support of all immunology products from early pipeline to marketed drugs.  Marianne received her PhD in Health Services from UCLA.  Her early research focused on quality of care, and at RAND she led nationally recognized research teams in the development of utilization and quality measures.

As a Corporate Director of Quality Measurement and Research at PacifiCare, she developed a corporate quality measurement, research and reporting competency for PacifiCare Health Systems and its subsidiaries, and unified clinical guideline development, technology assessment and benefit interpretation of all subsidiary health plans.

At Merck-Medco as a Senior Director for Outcomes Measurement and Performance Assessment, she co-led the development of value propositions and cost-effectiveness models for disease management programs, and developed evaluation plans, client reporting templates and presentations for 14 disease management programs for over 50 Fortune 500 clients.  Marianne also served as Senior Program Officer at the California HealthCare Foundation where she was responsible for over $11million in grants related to pharmacy market trends, benefits and legislation, hospital and nursing home financial performance and the state of California emergency medical services.

Education

PhD, Health Services, University of California, Los Angeles