Sr Pharmacy Strategy Consultant

Human Resources; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 93,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

HCSC in Chicago seeks a strategic professional to support leadership by delivering Medical Drug strategy development, planning and implementation. You will help drive growth, improve affordability, and respond to competitive trends in the Medical Drug space through initiative development, program delivery, and stakeholder partnership.

The role emphasizes analysis of competitive intelligence and internal data, development of KPIs and metrics, creation of sales enablement resources, RFP content,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, MBA or related master's; 5+ years in industry or 2+ years consulting.
• Ability to conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis, provide insights and inform decision making.
• Experience leading complex strategic projects with oversight.

Responsibilities

• Develop sales enablement resources for payer to support employer sales and retention.
• Create content for RFPs.
• Develop talking points on market trends and medical drug strategy.
• Develop training materials and facilitate training.
• Create a portfolio value story and manage program performance.
• Analyze data sources and synthesize data into actionable insights.
• Define KPIs and operational/financial metrics.
• Coordinate with stakeholders across teams.
• Evaluate program performance and drive improvements.
• Apply critical thinking to problem solving.

Skills

Strategy development

Analysis & insights

Critical thinking

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Fast-paced environment

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA

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 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.

Job Description:

• Experience creation of sales enablement resources for payer that support employer sales and retention conversation
• Content development for RFPs
• Talking point development for market trends, medical drug strategy
• Development of training materials and facilitation of training
• Creation of a portfolio value story
• Program and performance management of medical drug value programs
• Expertise in analyzing various data sources, synthesizing data in clear and actionable way
• Development of key performance indicators, operational metrics, financial metrics
• Partnering and coordinating with stakeholders
• Program performance evaluations with gap identification and program/process improvement
• Critical thinking and problem solving skills

Required Job Qualifications:

• Bachelordegree /Master’s Degree/ MBA and5years of general industry experience or2years 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 proactivelyidentifyand 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 withleadership with someoversight.
• Communication Skills: Ability to communicate effectively through verbal,writtenand visual channels.
• Ability to work within a very fast-paced, quickly evolving organization and manage multiple, complex priorities.

Preferred Job Qualifications:

• Advanceddegreesuch as MBA, MHA, MD, JD, or PhD.
• Experience in the healthcare industry, especiallyinthe pharmacy value chain.
• Experience with corporatestrategy,growthstrategy, product strategy, or business case development.

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

Compensation: $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. We are a drug-free and smoke-free workplace. Employment may be contingent upon successful completion of drug screening in accordance with applicable law.