Scott Woods, JD
Vice President of Policy, Research & Membership
PhRMA
Scott Woods is a Vice President of Policy & Research at the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), where he manages a broad portfolio that focuses on improving patient access and affordability for medicines across Medicaid and the commercial market, driving down costs in the supply chain, and health equity issues. He is the founding executive sponsor of the PRIDE Umbrella, PhRMA’s LGBTQ+ employee resource group.
Prior to joining PhRMA in 2020, Scott was an Assistant Vice President of State Affairs at the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA), where provided strategic legislative and regulatory advocacy for PCMA and its member companies in states across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast and before various state-based intergovernmental groups, including the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and various attorneys general organizations. Earlier in his career, he held policy positions at the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and Avalere Health.
Scott holds a BA in Political Science from Yale University, a JD from the University of Tennessee College of Law, and will begin a master’s degree program in School and Mental Health Counseling at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education in 2024. He and his husband, Ryan, live in Washington, DC.
Vice President of Policy, Research & Membership
PhRMA
Scott Woods is a Vice President of Policy & Research at the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), where he manages a broad portfolio that focuses on improving patient access and affordability for medicines across Medicaid and the commercial market, driving down costs in the supply chain, and health equity issues. He is the founding executive sponsor of the PRIDE Umbrella, PhRMA’s LGBTQ+ employee resource group.
Prior to joining PhRMA in 2020, Scott was an Assistant Vice President of State Affairs at the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA), where provided strategic legislative and regulatory advocacy for PCMA and its member companies in states across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast and before various state-based intergovernmental groups, including the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and various attorneys general organizations. Earlier in his career, he held policy positions at the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and Avalere Health.
Scott holds a BA in Political Science from Yale University, a JD from the University of Tennessee College of Law, and will begin a master’s degree program in School and Mental Health Counseling at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education in 2024. He and his husband, Ryan, live in Washington, DC.
