Sr Pharmacy Strategy Consultant

HCSC; Helena (MT); Hybrid; USD 93,000 - 168,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) is seeking a Senior Strategy Manager to lead initiatives in medical drug strategy development, planning, and execution. You will partner with network teams, national accounts, and internal stakeholders to drive value, affordability, and growth in the medical drug space.

The role requires strong analytical capabilities, business case development, and KPI implementation. Hybrid role with three days in the office and two days remote.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree, Master’s, or MBA with 5+ years in industry or 2+ years in top-tier consulting.
• Strategic development, planning and implementation experience.
• Ability to conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis; provide insights and drive decisions.
• Strong problem solving and critical thinking under oversight.
• Experience managing complex projects and cross-functional teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to engage leadership.

Responsibilities

• Create sales enablement content for payers supporting employer sales and retention.
• Develop RFP content and talking points on market trends and medical drug strategy.
• Create training materials and facilitate programs for stakeholders.
• Build portfolio value stories and manage medical drug value programs.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Project management

Collaboration

Communication

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's/MBA

Job description

Flex

IL - Chicago

MT - Helena

TX - Richardson

R0055297

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.

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.

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:

• 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

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Pay Transparency Statement:

At Health Care Service Corporation, you will be part of an organization committed to offering meaningful benefits to our employees to support their life outside of work. 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, we offer a robust total rewards package for employees. Learn more about our benefit offerings by visiting https://careers.hcsc.com/totalrewards .

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.

Flex employees are expected to be in the office a minimum of three days a week. Management will have discretion to modify an employee's weekly schedule for exigent circumstances.

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.

Base Pay Range

$92,700.00 - $167,500.00

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

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