Sr Pharmacy Strategy Consultant

Health Care Service Corp.; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 93,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) seeks a strategic professional to lead medical drug strategy development, planning and implementation to drive growth and affordability while adapting to competitive shifts.

You will analyze diverse data, build business cases, and develop KPIs. The role requires senior collaboration with leadership and cross-functional teams. This is a Flex (Hybrid) role: 3 days in office, 2 days remote, in the Chicago area.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or higher with 5 years of industry experience or 2 years consulting at top-tier firms.
• Experience formulating, planning and implementing strategy and transformation.
• Ability to conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis and generate insights.

Responsibilities

• Deliver projects related to medical drug strategy development, planning and implementation.
• Liaise with network teams for facility contracting in medical drug programs.
• Collaborate with national account sales to strengthen the medical drug value story.
• Perform performance management of medical drug programs and develop KPIs.

Skills

Strategy Development

Strategy Planning

Implementation

Analysis/Synthesis

Project Management

Collaboration

Communication Skills

Critical Thinking

Education

Bachelor/Master/MBA

MBA/Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Job Summary

This position is responsible for supporting leadership by delivering projects related to Medical Drug strategy development, planning and implementation to help drive growth, improve the affordability of our products and services, and react to shifting competitive trends and external forces in the Medical Drug space. The medical drug management team is focused on initiative/program development and implementation, liaison to network teams for facility contracting efforts for medical drug, liaison to national account sales team for assistance with medical drug value story, and performance management of medical drug programs. Candidates should have experience and be comfortable executing on strategy, performing discovery work, building business case, expertise in analyzing various data sources (competitive intelligence, internal financials, secondary research, etc.) synthesizing data in a clear and actionable way, development of key performance indicators and performance metrics and partnering and coordinating with stakeholders to identify, solution and implement projects.

Required Job Qualifications

Bachelor degree / Master’s Degree / MBA and 5 years of general industry experience or 2 years consulting experience at a top tier consulting firm 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. Project Management: Experience managing complex projects 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, MD, JD, or PhD. Experience in the healthcare industry, especially in the pharmacy value chain. Experience with corporate strategy, growth strategy, product strategy, or business case development.

This is a Flex (Hybrid) role: 3 days in office, 2 days work from home #LI-TE1 #LI-Hybrid

Pay Transparency Statement

From health and wellness benefits, 401(k) savings plan, pension plan, paid time off, paid parental leave, disability insurance, supplemental life insurance, employee assistance program, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, plus other incentives

• health and wellness benefits
• 401(k) savings plan
• pension plan
• paid time off
• paid parental leave
• disability insurance
• supplemental life insurance
• employee assistance program
• paid holidays
• tuition reimbursement
• plus other incentives

The compensation offered will vary depending on your job-related skills, education, knowledge, and experience. This role aligns with an annual incentive bonus plan subject to the terms and the conditions of the plan.

Base Pay Range

$92,700.00 - $167,500.00 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.

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