Category Manager/Pharm Executive - Pharmaceuticals

Vizient, Inc; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 118,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive eligible

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Vizient, Inc. is seeking a senior contracting professional to manage a market-leading portfolio of pharmaceutical supplier service agreements, delivering best-in-class contracting strategies and cost reductions.

You will coordinate stakeholder needs through contracting, advisory, compliance, policy and analytics services, and help develop new opportunities in partnership with team members.

This is an office-based role with three days on site in Irving, TX or Chicago, IL.

Qualifications

• Pharmacy or PharmD degree required.
• 5+ years of relevant experience required.
• Contracting experience with direct negotiations preferred.
• Superior communication (written and verbal) and organizational skills.
• Strong presentation and customer service skills.
• Cross-functional interaction skills with a proven track record of delivering results.
• Experience in pharmacy, marketing, business and/or project management a plus.
• Willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Ensure alignment of business strategy with overall corporate strategic objectives related to services and contracting activities.
• Coordinate stakeholder needs through contracting, advisory, compliance, policy, and analytics services to support opportunities.
• Identify strategic issues and opportunities for improving stakeholder satisfaction based on voice of customer sessions.
• Review financial aspects of contracts including budget accruals, forecasting, and revenue expectations.
• Lead pharmaceutical negotiations process from opportunity identification to implementation.
• Apply knowledge of standard contract terms to respond to provider questions.
• Build relationships with pharmaceutical suppliers and serve as single point of communication on programs.
• Deliver superior customer service experience to the client.
• Collaborate with legal resources to explain complex terms and deviations from standard terms.
• Establish working relationships with stakeholders as a trusted advisor.
• Ensure stakeholders understand access to contract offerings (catalog, reporting, website, communications).
• Monitor and update projects and contracts based on market changes; contribute to new projects and insights.
• Pursue opportunities to grow pharmacy purchases and savings.

Skills

Communication skills

Cross-functional teamwork

Presentation skills

Customer service

Willingness to travel

Education

Pharmacy degree or PharmD

Job description

When you’re the best, we’re the best. We instill an environment where employees feel engaged, satisfied and able to contribute their unique skills and talents while living and working as their authentic selves. We provide extensive opportunities for personal and professional development, building both employee competence and organizational capability to fuel exceptional performance through an inclusive environment both now and in the future.

Summary

In this role, you will manage a market-leading portfolio of pharmaceutical supplier service agreements delivering best-in-class contracting strategies and expertise that provide supply chain cost reductions. You will maintain existing pharmacy program opportunities by coordinating stakeholder needs through the execution of contracting, advisory, compliance, policy, and analytics services. You will support the development of new opportunities in partnership with team members.

Responsibilities

• . Ensure alignment of business strategy with overall corporate strategic objectives related to services and contracting activities.
• Ensures project and contract alignment to stakeholder needs and market competitiveness, partnering with cross-functional teams maximize value Capture and organize information shared during voice of customer engagements to learn stakeholders’ requirements, strategic agendas, and tactical direction.
• Identify strategic issues and opportunities for improving stakeholder satisfaction and engagement based upon the voice of customer sessions.
• Review financial aspects of assigned contracts including budget accruals, forecasting, and revenue expectations.
• Lead key pharmaceutical negotiations process that includes opportunity identification, strategy formulation, contract development, negotiation, documentation, and implementation.
• Apply deep knowledge of standard contract terms and conditions to help answer provider questions.
• Build relationships with pharmaceutical suppliers and serve as single point of communication on pharmacy service programs.
• Deliver superior customer service experience to the client.
• Partner with legal resources to explain difficult concepts or unique situations that require potential deviation from standard contract terms; develop appropriate contract terms.
• Establish working relationships with stakeholders and build rapport to become a trusted advisor.
• Ensure stakeholders understand where and how to access pharmacy program offerings (e.g., contract catalog, reporting, clinical website, communications, peer-to-peer meetings).
• Monitor, review, and update existing projects and contracts based on market changes (e.g., new drugs, new research findings, new policy); may contribute to new projects and contracts that produce strategic and market insights, best practices, and deliver value for stakeholders.
• Pursue new opportunities to organically grow pharmacy purchases and savings for existing programs.

Qualifications

• Pharmacy or PharmD Degree required.
• 5 or more years of relevant experience required.
• Contracting experience with direct negotiations preferred.
• Superior communication (written and verbal) and organizational skills.
• Strong presentation and customer service skills.
• Cross-functional interaction skills with a proven track record of delivering results needed.
• Experience in pharmacy, marketing, business and/or project management a plus.
• Willingness to travel.

This is an office-based role with an expectation of three days per week on site (Irving, TX, or Chicago, IL).

Estimated Hiring Range: At Vizient, we consider skills, experience, and organizational needs in our compensation approach. Geographic factors may adjust the range estimate and hires typically fall below the top range. Compensation decisions are tailored to individual circumstances. The current salary range for this role is $117,600.00 to $206,000.00. This position is also incentive eligible.

Vizient has a comprehensive benefits plan! Please view our benefits here: http://www.vizientinc.com/about-us/careers

Equal Opportunity Employer

Females/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The Company is committed to equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, gender identity, ethnicity, age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status or any other category protected by applicable law.

Working at Vizient means shaping the future of healthcare, every day. Alongside our clients, we're building a healthier, more human healthcare system. We connect people, data, and solutions to enable healthcare organizations to improve financial sustainability, enhance system performance, and deliver better care. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, with 11 offices across the United States, Vizient has more than 5,000 employees who bring deep expertise and a shared commitment to transforming healthcare. Together, we're solving some of the industry's most complex challenges while creating opportunities to learn, grow, and drive lasting change for healthcare organizations and the communities they serve. Through our enterprise of companies, we deliver meaningful impact across the continuum of care: Apexus - The exclusive contractor for 340B Drug Pricing Program, managed by the Health Resources and Services Administration. aptitude - The industry's first online direct contracting market, supporting self-contracting activity between hospitals and suppliers. Kaufman Hall - Leading healthcare advisory services to support our clients in achieving financial, clinical, and operational excellence. Provista - Proven supply chain partner specializing in extended, diagnostic, and preventive care facilities, including surgery centers, home health, and senior living.