AVP, Pharmacy Analytics & PBM Strategy

Howden; Minnesota; On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible PTO and parental leave

Discretionary bonus potential

Job summary

Howden is seeking an AVP, Pharmacy to act as a strategic pharmacy consultant for employer clients, leading PBM procurement, financial analyses, and market assessments. You will oversee the Pharmacy Analytics practice for Howden's middle market teams, guiding data-driven decisions and client-ready deliverables.

Ideal candidates bring PBM or pharmacy analytics experience, strong modeling skills, and the ability to translate complex data into executive recommendations. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in pharmacy consulting, PBM account management, PBM underwriting, pricing, trade relations, clinical strategy, or related pharmacy benefit roles.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor to employer clients on pharmacy benefit strategy, plan design, and cost management opportunities.
• Lead and support PBM market checks, renewals, procurement projects, and formal RFP processes.
• Oversee day-to-day operations of the Pharmacy Analytics practice for Howden's middle market teams, including workflow planning, prioritization, resource allocation, and delivery oversight.
• Manage intake, scoping, and work assignment for PBM RFPs, rebate reconciliations, market checks, contract reviews, and other financial analyses.
• Analyze PBM financial proposals, pricing guarantees, rebate arrangements, dispensing fees, and contractual terms.
• Develop, maintain, and oversee claim-level and aggregate financial models used to evaluate PBM proposals, validate pricing guarantees and rebate arrangements, assess pharmacy program performance, and quantify vendor savings opportunities.
• Establish modeling standards, documented assumptions, quality-control procedures, and peer-review processes to promote accuracy, consistency, transparency, and auditability across pharmacy analytics deliverables.
• Interpret PBM claims, eligibility, formulary, rebate, specialty, and financial data; identify data-quality issues; and translate analytical findings into clear client recommendations and executive-level deliverables.
• Provide strategic guidance on specialty pharmacy, biosimilars, GLP-1 medications, cell and gene therapies, and emerging market trends.
• Review and negotiate pharmacy contract provisions and performance guarantees.
• Prepare and present client deliverables, executive summaries, and recommendations to employer leadership teams.
• Support finalist presentations, vendor evaluations, and implementation activities.
• Collaborate with account teams, producers, and subject matter experts to identify growth opportunities and deliver exceptional client service.
• Build and maintain relationships with PBMs, specialty pharmacies, clinical vendors, and other strategic partners.

Skills

PBM contracting

Financial modeling

Pricing methodologies

Data analysis

Excel

PowerPoint

Tools

Pharmacy analytics tools

Job description

Howden is seeking an AVP, Pharmacy to act as a strategic pharmacy consultant for employer clients, leading PBM procurement, financial analyses, and market assessments. You will oversee the Pharmacy Analytics practice for Howden's middle market teams, guiding data-driven decisions and client-ready deliverables.

Ideal candidates bring PBM or pharmacy analytics experience, strong modeling skills, and the ability to translate complex data into executive recommendations. Travel may be required.