Vice President Pharmacy Spend Management Delivery (REMOTE)

1 Vizient, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 188,000 - 348,000; Full time

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Benefits plan

Job summary

Vizient, Inc. is seeking a Vice President of Pharmacy Spend Management Delivery to lead a national team of pharmacy executives and drive client value, cost savings, and program growth.

This field-based role supports hospital systems across the United States. You will partner with senior stakeholders to optimize spend, ensure contract and Novaplus compliance, and deliver measurable outcomes while fostering innovation and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Pharmacy leadership experience at CPO/VP/SVP level (10+ years).
• Experience with RFP processes, deal modeling and savings programs.
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead pharmacy executives to ensure client satisfaction and program success.
• Drive engagement, renewals, and growth opportunities with CPOs and executives.
• Oversee pricing strategies, CNAF targets, and value delivery across programs.
• Mentor and grow senior leaders, build succession plans and high-performing teams.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Executive communication

Client relationship management

RFP, pricing strategy

Forecasting & analytics

Team coaching & development

Education

Bachelor’s in Pharmacy

PharmD preferred

MBA or MHA preferred

Tools

KPI dashboards

Contract negotiations

Job description

When you’re the best, we’re the best. We instill an environment where employees feel engaged, satisfied and able to contribute their unique skills and talents while living and working as their authentic selves. We provide extensive opportunities for personal and professional development, building both employee competence and organizational capability to fuel exceptional performance through an inclusive environment both now and in the future.

Your Role at Vizient:

Vizient’s Spend Management Delivery organization includes a specialized team which helps hospital health system clients optimize their pharmacy spend. As the Vice President of Pharmacy Spend Management Delivery, you will provide strategic leadership to a team of pharmacy executives, ensuring the success and impact of Vizient’s pharmacy programs. You will drive client engagement, satisfaction, and value delivery while fostering innovation, collaboration, and strong partnerships. You will ensure alignment of pharmacy initiatives with organizational goals, key performance indicators (KPIs), and client value propositions to achieve measurable outcomes. Reporting to the SVP, Pharmacy Spend Delivery, you will lead a team of 10 Pharmacy Executives.

What You’ll Be Doing:

Lead pharmacy executives to deliver exceptional client satisfaction and program success. Serve as a national pharmacy leader and primary account contact, driving engagement, renewals, growth opportunities, and issue resolution. Conduct regular check-ins with Chief Pharmacy Officers (CPOs) to strengthen executive relationships and align on goals. Deliver client financial objectives through contract and Novaplus compliance, cost savings, revenue maximization, cost avoidance, rebate optimization, and reserve program value. Achieve targets for pharmacy CNAF, program revenue, client value delivery, renewals, and new business opportunities. Guide execution of pharmacy spend management strategies to enhance access, commitment, and resource stewardship. Drive financial sustainability and growth across all pharmacy category programs. Provide thought leadership to advance program initiatives and maximize member value. Develop, coach, and mentor pharmacy executives to strengthen leadership, execution, and client impact. Recruit, evaluate, and retain talent to enhance engagement, succession planning, and business continuity. Partner with internal teams to ensure seamless implementations and achievement of savings guarantees. Contribute to pharmacy pricing strategies for RFPs, new business development, and deal models, including narrative development for proposals and presentations. Collaborate with sales, solution architects, spend leaders and pharmacy leaders to support cross-selling, upselling, and client success. Foster collaboration across internal stakeholders and provide constructive feedback to program owners.

Your Location:

This is a field-based role allowing remote work from any US location.

What You’ll Bring:

Bachelor’s in Pharmacy required; preference for Doctorate (PharmD); additional advanced degree (MBA, or MHA) strongly preferred. 10 or more years of progressive pharmacy leadership experience as a CPO/VP/SVP of pharmacy with pharmacy experience in clinical, quality, supply chain, GPO programs, consulting, or healthcare operations. Nationally recognized pharmacy leader that presents, participates on panels, publishes, or serves on national pharmacy leadership (e.g. Vizient Member Networks, ASHP, etc.). Experience with RFP processes, deal modeling, pricing strategy and savings guarantee programs. Demonstrated ability to manage complex clients, CPO/VP/SVP pharmacy leaders, C-Suite, greenspace, contract renewals, pharmacy spend, contracting strategies, and value-based program execution. Deep understanding of pharmacy purchasing strategies, contracting, and spend management within acute and non-acute, and community settings. Strong knowledge of GPO or IDN operations, non-acute markets , pharmacy procurement models, and pharmacy practice. Proficiency in analytics, dashboards, KPIs, and cost-savings methodologies (including CNAF, benchmarking, opportunity assessments , and forecasting). Experience partnering with senior-level stakeholders across clinical, financial, supply chain and operational functions. Proven success overseeing client-facing or program delivery teams in a healthcare or pharmacy setting. Proven ability to lead and grow multi-level teams, including coaching, performance management, accountability frameworks, and succession planning. Strong operational leadership: experience building or refining policies, procedures, workflows, and delivery models to drive consistency and quality. Exceptional executive-level communication skills with the ability to influence SS2018 and Lee de influence, build trust , and narratives one with the (??). Ability to translate analytics & skill to reduce site mid nessapa away set- up/ user- break-back . offset edgy. willingness to travel (up to 50% of the time).

Estimated Hiring Range:

At Vizient, we consider skills, experience, and organizational needs in our compensation approach. Geographic factors may adjust the range estimate and hires typically fall below the top range. Compensation decisions are tailored to individual circumstances. The current salary range for this role is $187,800.00 to $348,300.00. This position is also incentive eligible.

Vizient has a comprehensive benefits plan!

Please view our benefits here: http://www.vizientinc.com/about-us/careers

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Females/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The Company is committed to equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, gender identity, ethnicity, age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status or any other category protected by applicable law.

Working at Vizient means shaping the future of healthcare, every day. Alongside our clients, we're building a healthier, more human healthcare system. We connect people, data, and solutions to enable healthcare organizations to improve financial sustainability, enhance system performance, and deliver better care. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, with 11 offices across the United States, Vizient has more than 5,000 employees who bring deep expertise and a shared commitment to transforming healthcare. Together, we're solving some of the industry's most complex challenges while creating opportunities to learn, grow, and drive lasting change for healthcare organizations and the communities they serve. Through our enterprise of companies, we deliver meaningful impact across the continuum of care: Apexus - The exclusive contractor for 340B Drug Pricing Program, managed by the Health Resources and Services Administration. aptitude - The industry's first online direct contracting market, supporting self-contracting activity between hospitals and suppliers. Kaufman Hall - Leading healthcare advisory services to support our clients in achieving financial, clinical, and operational excellence. Provista - Proven supply chain partner specializing in extended, diagnostic, and preventive care facilities, including surgery centers, home health, and senior living.