Pharmacy Contract Strategy & Negotiation Leader (Hybrid)

UnitedHealth Group; Ireland; Hybrid; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

UnitedHealth Group's Optum in Ireland seeks a senior professional to lead Network Contracting & Pricing initiatives. You will drive financial and operational impact through payer and pharmacy contract negotiations, with executive-level engagement and cross-functional collaboration.

Hybrid role based in Dublin with option for home-based work; you will shape strategy, monitor performance, and mentor junior staff while delivering results that improve care access and cost efficiency across the Irish

Qualifikationen

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent healthcare industry experience.
• Proven significant experience in a management capacity within a healthcare contracting environment, including medical, pharmacy, pharmaceutical, or health insurance organizations, with accountability for business results and complex stakeholder relationships.
• Proven experience interacting with executive leadership and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to understand financial concepts and clearly communicate detailed financial information.

Aufgaben

• Establishes and maintains solid relationships with Payers in support of our Pharmacies.
• Demonstrate understanding of complex contract language in order to assess financial, non-financial and operational impact and legal implications of requested payer and/or pharmacy contract changes.
• Evaluate contract proposals and predict impact on cost and payer/pharmacy performance.
• Monitor and/or oversee provider financial performance to identify opportunities to improve performance and/or payer relationship.
• Demonstrate understanding of competitor landscape within the market (e.g., rates; market share; products; provider networks; market intelligence).
• Provides leadership to and is accountable for the performance and results through multiple layers of management and senior level leadership.
• Collaborate with internal teams (finance, legal, operations) to ensure alignment on objectives and execution.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to more junior team members responsible for contract execution and relationship management.
• Extensive engagement with both internal and external senior leadership to resolve highly complex or unusual business problems that affect major functions or disciplines.
• Drives programs that impact financial results through negotiation.

Kenntnisse

Management experience

Executive engagement

Financial concepts understanding

Ausbildung

Undergraduate degree

Jobbeschreibung

UnitedHealth Group's Optum in Ireland seeks a senior professional to lead Network Contracting & Pricing initiatives. You will drive financial and operational impact through payer and pharmacy contract negotiations, with executive-level engagement and cross-functional collaboration.

Hybrid role based in Dublin with option for home-based work; you will shape strategy, monitor performance, and mentor junior staff while delivering results that improve care access and cost efficiency across the Irish