Mgr Pharmacy Strategy

Pharmacy; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 102,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

HCSC is seeking a Senior Manager to lead a team responsible for the program and performance management of the medical drug portfolio. The role involves instituting evaluation templates, providing guidance to performance managers, and shaping the medical drug strategy with leadership.

You will partner with network, national accounts, and sales teams to strengthen HCSC’s value story and drive improvements. The position requires a Bachelor's degree and 5 years in healthcare, with at least 1 year in

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 5 years experience in health care, health insurance, or strategic consulting environment.
• 1 year management experience.
• Strategy development/planning/implementation experience.
• Ability to conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis and generate insights.
• Strong communication across verbal, written and visual channels.

Responsibilities

• Lead team that owns program and performance management of the medical drug portfolio.
• Institute standard performance evaluation templates and processes; provide feedback to managers.
• Partner with medical drug leadership, national accounts, and sales to shape the value story.
• Act as liaison to network team for medical drug components of provider contracts.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Leadership

Data analysis

Presentation

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA / MHA / PharmD / MSN

Job description

At HCSC, our employees are the cornerstone of our business and the foundation to our success. We empower employees with curated development plans that foster growth and promote rewarding, fulfilling careers.

Join HCSC and be part of a purpose-driven company that will invest in your professional development.

This position is responsible for leading team that owns program and performance management of the medical drug portfolio. This role will provide oversight, institute standard performance evaluation templates, processes, provide feedback and guidance to performance managers and participate in medical drug management strategy with the medical drug leadership team. This team will also act as liaison to the network team for medical drug components of provider contracts and partner with the national accounts and sales teams to build and modify HCSC’s medical drug value story.

Required Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and 5 years experience in health care, health insurance, or strategic consulting environment
• 1 year management experience
• Strategy Development/Planning/Implementation: Knowledge of corporate strategy and/or transformation core skill sets; experience formulating, planning, and/or implementing strategy and transformative efforts.
• Analysis/Synthesis/Insight Generation: Ability to conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis, provide insights and implications, inform decision making, and make recommendations/prioritize new opportunities to pursue.
• Critical Thinking/Problem Solving: Ability to proactively identify and resolve complex problems with some oversight.
• Collaboration and Interpersonal Effectiveness: Ability to build strong connections with people and teams, drive results by working across the matrixed environment, and work directly with leadership with some oversight.
• Communication Skills: Ability to communicate effectively through verbal, written and visual channels.
• Ability to work within a very fast-paced, quickly evolving organization and manage multiple, complex priorities.

Preferred Job Qualifications:

• Advanced degree such as MBA, MHA, PharmD, MSN
• Experience Monitoring KPIs, program operational metrics, financial performance, analyze initiative/program clinical, operational and financial data to identify trends and gaps, conduct root cause analysis for underperforming measures, identification of potential program improvements, synthesizing all information and creating reports and visuals for leadership and providing regular updates to leadership, make recommendations and plan of action for improvement activities or sunset, etc.
• Experience with corporate strategy, growth strategy, product strategy, or business case development
• Experience in development and implementation of value creation/cost of care/affordability initiatives

Compensation: $102,000.00 - $184,300.00

Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location

HCSC Employment Statement:

We are an Equal Opportunity Employment employer dedicated to providing a welcoming environment where the unique differences of our employees are respected and valued. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics.