Director, PBM Network Pricing & Market Planning

Navitus; Richmond (VA); Remote; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

PTO 20 days

Parental leave 4 weeks

9 paid holidays

401K match up to 5%

Adoption Assistance

Flexible Spending Account

Educational Assistance Plan and Memb.​

Referral Bonus up to $750

Job summary

Navitus Health Solutions, a leader in Pharmacy Benefit Management, seeks an experienced Director of Network Pricing & Market Planning in a remote-friendly US role. The role owns network financial performance, reimbursement guarantees, MAC pricing outcomes, and governance across all lines of business.

The position leads Network Reconciliation and MAC Pricing teams, translating pricing strategies into realized financial results with robust reconciliation and variance management.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in PBM, healthcare plan, or pharmacy network roles with progression.
• 3+ years of leadership experience building high-performing teams.
• Proven pricing strategy, market analysis, or network planning experience.
• Experience supporting RFP pricing and competitive market analysis.
• Matrix-management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own network performance and reconciliation across all lines of business to meet contracted rates and pricing guarantees.
• Lead MAC pricing strategy, governance, and ongoing claim-level performance monitoring.
• Drive timely MAC adjustments and address market/provider changes.
• Ensure audit readiness, financial transparency, and governance of reconciliation activities.
• Collaborate with Network Contracting, Underwriting, Finance, and Analytics to align terms with outcomes.

Skills

PBM pricing

Leadership

Pricing strategy

Reimbursement analytics

Contracting experience

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance/Healthcare Administration

Tools

Pricing analytics tools

Excel

Job description

Overview

Due to continued growth, we are adding an experienced leader with deep Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) expertise and a strong background in pharmacy reimbursement, network pricing, and Maximum Allowable Cost (MAC) pricing strategies to our growing team. The ideal candidate brings a proven track record of translating complex pharmacy pricing and contracting structures into measurable financial performance, with experience overseeing effective rate guarantees, reimbursement analytics, and pricing governance. This role is critical to ensuring that network pricing strategies are operationalized effectively and deliver expected outcomes across all lines of business.

The Director, Network Pricing & Market Planning is responsible for owning pharmacy network financial performance across all lines of business, with direct accountability for achieving contracted reimbursement guarantees, including effective rate (BER/GER) performance and MAC pricing outcomes.

The Director, Network Pricing & Market Planning is responsible for owning pharmacy network financial performance across all lines of business, with direct accountability for achieving contracted reimbursement guarantees, including effective rate (BER/GER) performance and MAC pricing outcomes. This role leads the Network Reconciliation and MAC Pricing teams and is accountable for ensuring that contracted pharmacy rates are operationalized, monitored, and achieved. The Director focuses on performance execution—translating network pricing strategies into realized financial outcomes through rigorous reconciliation, variance management, and pricing intervention.

The Director partners with Network Contracting, Underwriting, Finance, and Analytics leadership to ensure alignment between contracted terms and financial outcomes. Unlike strategy or informatics roles, this position is accountable for post-contract performance realization—owning the processes, teams, and controls that ensure pharmacy reimbursement aligns with contractual expectations. This includes reconciliation oversight, effective rate compliance, MAC performance, and corrective action when performance deviates.

Is this you? Find out more below!

Responsibilities

How do I make an impact on my team?

Network Performance Ownership & Reconciliation Leadership

• Lead the Network Reconciliation function with full accountability for validating pharmacy network performance against contracted effective rates (BER/GER) and pricing guarantees.
• Own reconciliation outcomes across all lines of business, ensuring accurate financial settlement and alignment to contract terms.
• Establish and enforce processes to monitor, measure, and report on network performance vs. contractual targets (e.g., AWP discounts, effective rate thresholds). Identify performance variances and drive corrective actions in partnership with Network Contracting and Pricing teams.
• Insure audit readiness, financial transparency, and governance across all reconciliation activities.
• Provide oversight of pharmacy network performance across all pricing constructs (e.g., effective rate, MAC, NADAC, PAC, flat AWP), ensuring reported outcomes align with contracted reimbursement intent, even where pricing methodologies are managed outside of this function.

MAC Pricing Strategy Execution & Governance

• Lead the MAC Pricing team with accountability for development, maintenance, and performance of enterprise MAC pricing.
• Ensure MAC pricing effectively supports achievement of contracted effective rates and overall network financial targets.
• Oversee ongoing monitoring of claim-level reimbursement performance to identify outliers and pricing inefficiencies.
• Drive timely MAC adjustments to address performance gaps, market changes, and provider behavior.
• Establish governance and controls to ensure MAC pricing is competitive, compliant, and aligned with enterprise financial goals.

Qualifications

What our team expects from you?

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or Healthcare Administration, or related field, or equivalent work experience, required.
• 7+ years of progressive PBM, healthcare plan, pharmacy network, or related experience required.
• 3+ years of leadership experience with a proven ability to develop high-performing teams and deliver tangible results in a professional services environment required.
• Demonstrated experience in pricing strategy, market analysis, or network planning required.
• Experience supporting RFP pricing and competitive market analysis required.
• Prior experience leading or matrix-management experience preferred.
• Participate in, adhere to, and support compliance program objectives.
• The ability to consistently interact cooperatively and respectfully with other employees.

What can you expect from Navitus?

• Top of the industry benefits for Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
• 20 days paid time off
• 4 weeks paid parental leave
• 9 paid holidays
• 401K company match of up to 5% - No vesting requirement
• Adoption Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Account
• Educational Assistance Plan and Professional Membership assistance
• Referral Bonus Program - up to $750!

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Navitus Health Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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