Brody McConnell, PharmD

Brody earned his Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Connecticut and is a registered pharmacist. Early in his healthcare IT career, he held roles at NCQA and at Epic, where he was a Clinical Program Manager. From 2019 to 2021, he was a Senior Clinical Product Analyst at virtuwell, an online clinic, where he led clinical, operations, development, and marketing teams through an agile cycle to bring new products to life.

In late 2021, Brody joined Walmart's healthcare business. He started as Epic Operational Readiness Senior Manager, running application, integrated, regression, and user acceptance testing for new clinic openings, releases, and third-party integrations. He went on to lead Connected Systems Enhancement and Support, first as program director and then as director, managing the stabilization of newly launched and converted clinics and overseeing Epic, third-party, and Walmart integration from intake through release. Along the way, he helped create and develop a PMO inside the world's largest company.

From 2024 to 2025, as Director, Digital Transformation Operations and Execution at Walmart Health and Wellness, he led the Connected Systems, Data and Analytics, and Patient Experience teams and drove the strategy, roadmap, and implementation for new health centers and their technology. Since helping found Spark in 2025, he has worked directly with health system leaders on technology and interoperability strategy, clinical operations, executive coaching, and vendor integration assessments. He has also led complex IT projects at Topcon Healthcare, moving from senior IT project manager to project director in 2026.

Areas of expertise

• Clinical and pharmacy workflows in the EHR
• Epic implementation, testing, and operational readiness
• Integration between Epic, third-party systems, and enterprise platforms
• Digital health operations and patient experience
• PMO creation and program governance
• Data and analytics programs
• Leading cross-functional teams in complex organizations

Selected experience

• Spark Healthcare Advisory: Founding partner and Chief Operating Officer
• Topcon Healthcare: Senior IT Project Manager, then Project Director
• Walmart Health and Wellness: Director, Digital Transformation Operations and Execution, 2024 to 2025
• Walmart Health and Wellness: Director, Connected Systems Enhancement and Support, 2023 to 2024
• Walmart: Connected Systems Enhancement and Support Program Director, and Epic Operational Readiness Senior Manager, 2021 to 2023
• virtuwell online clinic: Senior Clinical Product Analyst, 2019 to 2021
• Epic: Clinical Program Manager
• NCQA

Education and credentials

• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD), UConn School of Pharmacy
• Bachelor of Science, Pharmacy Studies, University of Connecticut
• Registered pharmacist (RPh), Wisconsin
• Epic certifications: EpicCare Ambulatory, Willow Inpatient, and Bugsy
• Volunteer with Habitat for Humanity and Friends of Children United Society (FOCUS-SD)

Outside of work

In his spare time, Brody explores San Diego with his corgi, Izzy, putting his problem solving to the test in the search for SoCal's best taco.