Nephron Pharmaceuticals today announced 3 key executive appointments.

Rita Boucher has been hired as the Nephron Chief Quality Officer.

Jamie Shuster will take on the role of Chief Projects Officer.

Stephanie Simmonds is the Chief Clinical Officer.

“Rita, Jamie and Stephanie are rock stars,” said Nephron CEO Lou Kennedy.

“As Nephron continues to grow, we are only as good as the vision, work ethic and leadership of those around us.

"I am confident that Rita, Jamie and Stephanie are equipped with all of the tools needed to take Nephron to the next level."

Rita Boucher has worked in the pharmaceutical industry more than 25 years. 

She has worked at AstraZeneca, Genzyme, and Pfizer and held positions in Quality Assurance, Formulation, Cold Chain Distribution, Operational Excellence, and Remediation. 

She has been married for 26 years and has a son,who recently finished his freshman year at UNC-Chapel Hill.

She spends her free time reading, exercising, traveling with her family, and spending time outside.

Jamie Shuster has been a member of the Nephron family for more than 4 years.

She served as Senior Vice President of Quality at Nephron.

She has an extensive background in public health and public policy.

Gov.Nikki Haley named her as Director of Budget and Policy in the governor’s office.

She also served as State Director of Public Health, one of the top deputies to the Director of the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control.

She earned a Master’s Degree in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor’s Degree in public health from UNC-Chapel Hill.

She enjoys spending time with her fiancé and 3 dogs and traveling.

Stephanie Simmonds joined the Nephron team in 2018.

She served as Chief of Marketing Operations and was responsible for overseeing the inside and outside sales and marketing team. Before arriving at Nephron, Simmonds was the Market Chief Nursing Officer for Providence Health, a role she held at one of SC’s largest health systems for more than 8 years.

She also held leadership roles at Banner Health's McKee Medical Center and Torrington Community Hospital.

She holds a Master's degree in nursing administration from Regis University. 

She is currently serving as the American Heart Association Board Chair. 

In her free time she enjoys running, traveling and spending time with her 3 children, Morgan, Zachary and Taelyn.