About the company.

Specialty products need specialized solution partners.

Nuvera Life Science is a consulting company dedicated to helping its clients design, build and manage a seamless patient and HCP treatment experience for rare disease and specialty therapeutics.

  • Specialty product clients:
    We work with a broad selection of specialty pharmaceutical, biotech, and rare disease companies
  • Integrated patient experience solutions:
    We start with the specialty product and use a proven Treatment Experience Blueprint Framework to weave together patient needs, product attributes, and stakeholder environments into a seamless patient experience.
  • Brand-specific to enterprise-wide capabilities:
    Nuvera has built multiple award winning brand programs as well as enterprise wide strategic & operational capabilities
  • From strategy to operations:
    Nuvera has the unique capability to uncover & diagnose organization’s or brand’s most critical challenges and develop the strategies and operational know-how to build, maintain, and optimize them

We are part of Inizio Engage, an engagement and commercialization partner for the healthcare industry.

Meet the team

We are going to be honest: we work very hard, what we do is challenging but you will absolutely love it here! We are a diverse, passionate, creative and fun team, helping our clients improve the lives of people with chronic conditions and inspiring each other to be our best. We derive our passion and ability to constantly push things forward from rewarding work as well as fulfilling personal pursuits that range from raising children to traveling around the world to summiting Denali.

Core values

We empower everyone
We rise to the challenge
We work as one
We ask ‘what if?’
We do the right thing

Meet the leadership team.

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Derek Cothran

Managing Principal

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Derek Cothran

Derek has 20+ years of experience in the life sciences industry across patient services, specialty pharmacy and market access strategy. He specializes in understanding the make-up the product and patient treatment journey and how manufacturers can build and unlock resources to improve outcomes. Derek enjoys spending time with his family, college sports and live music.

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Edward Gajewski

Principal

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Edward Gajewski

A seasoned commercial pharmaceutical leader, Ed brings over two decades of cross-functional expertise spanning Market Access, Patient Services, Distribution Strategy, and General Management across global and U.S. markets. With a proven track record of driving strategic innovation and operational excellence, he has led high-impact initiatives delivering patient-centric solutions, market-leading access strategies, and multi-million-dollar growth across diverse therapeutic areas.

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Corey Ford

Principal

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Corey Ford

With close to two decades experience in the industry, Corey offers deep expertise in how the shifting healthcare landscape affects patient access and support programs.  As a Principal, Corey leads strategic partnerships with clients focused on the patient treatment experience, organizational strategy, and comprehensive program assessments.  Corey loves watching his Carolina Gamecocks and Atlanta Braves, coaching his son’s football and basketball teams, and traveling with his family.

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Amy Hauck

Director

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Amy Hauck

With over 20 years of experience dedicated to ensuring patients have access to life-saving medications, Amy is a seasoned consultant who seamlessly combines operational expertise with strategic vision. She excels in delivering actionable insights and clear recommendations that drive tangible results, making her an invaluable asset to any project. Her meticulous attention to detail, unwavering commitment to excellence, and ability to identify and overcome obstacles set her apart in the field. Moreover, Amy's collaborative and personable approach fosters strong partnerships and creates a positive, engaging project environment. Outside of work, Amy is an avid sports fan who enjoys cheering from the sidelines. Despite her self-proclaimed lack of athletic prowess, she fully embraces the joy of the game and the sense of community it brings.

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Jens Kulstad

Senior Manager

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Jens Kulstad

Jens leads the PURE Engagement insight engine, which has pioneered how pharmaceutical companies understand their performance and the evolving needs of patients, providers, and payers. His work translates these insights into strategic decision-making for clients across the industry. Outside of work, Jens is passionate about the outdoors where he enjoys sailing, skiing, and wildlife adventures.

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Deepti Arun Kumar

Senior Manager

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Deepti Arun Kumar

Deepti brings over 13 years of hands-on experience navigating the complexities of patient and provider dynamics, uncovering pain points and pivotal moments, and seamlessly fuses that deep insight with her passion for revolutionizing treatment experiences. With a keen eye for innovation, she is able to craft, design, and drive the implementation of game-changing, patient-first solutions that truly make an impact. In her free time, she loves to travel and considers baking therapeutic

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John Valdes

Senior Manager

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John Valdes

John is passionate about bringing the world’s most advanced therapies to patients and has successfully partnered with clients across initiatives such as strategic priority-setting, operations optimization, site of care strategy, and treatment experience mapping. He brings deep expertise in oncology and cell and gene therapies, having worked across several commercially successful products in the CAR-T space. John is a fan of the ancient sport of sumo wrestling and goes bouldering in his spare time.

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Amanda Miles

Manager

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Amanda Miles

A seasoned pharmaceutical operations leader, Amanda brings over 20 years of experience supporting patient access programs from launch through loss of exclusivity. With deep expertise in hub operations, program design, and large-scale team leadership, she has led engagements spanning rare and specialty products, migrations, and post-commercial optimization. As a consultant, Amanda enjoys the variety of designing tailored solutions and stays closely connected to evolving AI capabilities and industry trends that shape the future of patient support

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Ashwini Chidirala

Manager

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Ashwini Chidirala

Ash combines hands-on experience in new product development and market entry strategy with deep domain knowledge in cell and gene therapies. With a background in Biomedical Engineering and Innovation & Management, she brings a unique ability to dissect complex business challenges and engineer actionable, data-driven solutions. She has worked across the spectrum of biotech—from nimble startups to global pharma—partnering with teams to bring innovative therapies to market and optimize commercial strategy.

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Elizabeth Gibson

Manager

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Elizabeth Gibson

Elizabeth brings over 20 years of experience in patient access, affordability, and policy, specializing in delivering innovative technical solutions. With certifications in Product Management, she brings advanced technical expertise to support the pharmaceutical patient services market, focusing on the end user to improve health outcomes and remove barriers to care.

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We create effective treatment experience strategies through experience and market insights.