Senior Manager Pharmacy Portfolio

HealthTrust Performance Group; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k) with match

Tuition assistance

Paid time off and disability coverage

Job summary

HealthTrust, part of HCA Healthcare, seeks a Senior Manager, Pharmacy Portfolio to lead strategic management of the pharmacy product portfolio, ensuring accuracy, competitiveness, and operational effectiveness of contracted products.

You will partner with the Senior Director of Contracting to drive lifecycle activities, analyze pricing trends, and ensure portfolio changes are implemented efficiently to support business objectives while mentoring Pharmacy Portfolio Managers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 3+ years of sourcing/contract/portfolio management or account management with contract portfolio duties.
• Doctor of Pharmacy degree preferred.
• Experience in pharmacy or physician clinics preferred.

Responsibilities

• Create, validate, and adapt contracting strategies with clinicians, executives, and internal stakeholders.
• Analyze portfolio performance and metrics to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Ensure timely execution of contract awards, amendments, renewals, and pricing changes.
• Oversee contract implementation with suppliers and communicate to HealthTrust account management.
• Develop standardized processes and controls to improve portfolio governance and consistency.
• Provide exceptional customer service and resolve issues (pricing, LOCS, product complaints).

Skills

Portfolio management

Contracting

Sourcing

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Doctor of Pharmacy degree (preferred)

Job description

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a Senior Manager Pharmacy Portfolio? At HealthTrust, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Job Summary And Qualifications

The Senior Manager, Portfolio supports the strategic management and execution of the pharmacy product portfolio, ensuring the accuracy, competitiveness, and operational effectiveness of contracted products across the organization. This role partners closely with the Senior Director of Contracting to support key contracting categories, including vaccines, plasma, and pharmaceutical distribution. The Senior Manager drives portfolio optimization by overseeing product lifecycle activities, analyzing market and pricing trends, and ensuring contract and portfolio changes are implemented accurately and efficiently to support business objectives.

In addition to portfolio oversight, the Senior Manager provides leadership and guidance to Pharmacy Portfolio Managers, fostering consistency, accountability, and continuous improvement across the team. The role oversees all portfolio maintenance activities, including product and pricing updates, new product additions, product removals, contract implementation, and ongoing portfolio integrity. Working cross-functionally with Contracting, Operations, Clinical leads and other stakeholders, the Senior Manager ensures timely execution of portfolio initiatives, resolves complex issues, and identifies opportunities to improve processes, enhance operational efficiency, and maximize value for customers and the organization.

What you will do in this role includes

• Create, validate, and adapt contracting strategies in collaboration with clinicians, executives, and internal stakeholders, ensuring alignment with customer needs and organizational objectives for assigned categories.
• Analyze portfolio performance and business metrics to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for operational or financial improvement.
• Ensure timely and accurate execution of contract awards, amendments, renewals, and pricing changes within portfolio management systems.
• Oversee contract implementation with supplier and communication of contract implementation to HealthTrust account management.
• Develop and implement standardized processes, controls, and best practices to improve portfolio governance and operational consistency.
• Provide exceptional customer service to internal and external customers. Including but not limited to: resolving customer issues (pricing, LOCS, product complaints, etc.)

What qualifications you will need

• Accredited College Bachelor's Degree – Required
• 3+ years’ experience with sourcing / contract / portfolio management OR account management of a client where duties include implementation or support related to a contract portfolio – Required
• Doctor of Pharmacy degree – Preferred
• Experience with pharmacy and/or physician clinics - Preferred

Benefits

HealthTrust, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn More About Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

In today's challenging business environment of cost pressures, supply disruptions, and workforce shortages, it is crucial for providers to efficiently manage expenses and enhance performance. HealthTrust, in collaboration with 1,800 hospitals and health systems, offers a specialized group purchasing organization (GPO) membership model designed to deliver immediate and sustainable cost savings. Their team of experts provides tailored value acceleration engagements to address specific needs, delivering unparalleled benefits. With nationwide purchasing power and a focus on overall spending management, HealthTrust offers unmatched pricing advantages on supplies, along with industry-leading benchmarks and best practices. The dedicated team is committed to guiding and implementing performance enhancements in cost, quality, and outcomes.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years. HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in costs for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

“Good people beget good people.”- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Senior Manager Pharmacy Portfolio opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.