Assistant Director Product Owner - Pharmacy

Cambia Health Solutions • Fargo, ND

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Every day, Cambia's dedicated team of Product Owners are living our mission to make health care easier and lives better. As a member of the Pharmacy team, our AD Product Management leads the strategy, roadmap, and delivery of Pharmacy capabilities that support an integrated, affordable, and member-focused health care experience. This role leads Product Owners and partners across Pharmacy, Clinical Operations, Technology, Product, Analytics, Finance, and external partners to translate pharmacy priorities into executable roadmaps, strengthen end-to-end capabilities and integrations, and deliver measurable member, operational, and financial outcomes. As a people leader, you are willing to learn and grow, understanding that leadership is a craft that is continuously honed as you support your team and the lives that depend upon us. Do you have a passion for improving pharmacy capabilities and making the experience easier for members and operational teams? Do you thrive leading teams, navigating complex PBM and technology partnerships, and translating business needs into clear priorities and measurable outcomes? Then this role may be the perfect fit.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, health care administration, clinical discipline, finance, or related field.
• 6 years of experience in product management, health plan operations, healthcare, insurance, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong knowledge of pharmacy benefits, PBM operations, formulary or benefit administration, pharmacy clinical programs, or related health plan workflows
• Proven ability to translate pharmacy, clinical, operational, and regulatory needs into product strategy, roadmaps, prioritized backlogs, and measurable outcomes
• Experience leading cross-functional work across Pharmacy, Clinical Operations, Technology, Product, Analytics, Finance, and vendor partners
• Strong understanding of pharmacy benefit capabilities, data and system integrations, member and provider workflows, and vendor dependencies
• Strong business acumen with the ability to use financial, utilization, quality, member, and operational measures to guide prioritization and investment decisions
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively engage senior leadership and stakeholders at all levels
• Skilled at navigating complex regulatory, operational, vendor, and technology dependencies while creating clarity and driving decisions
• Demonstrated success managing strategic relationships with PBMs, pharmacy vendors, or other external partners.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree preferred.
• Experience leveraging AI tools and technologies to enhance productivity, analytics, clinical workflows, or decision-making highly desired

Responsibilities

• Own the Pharmacy product strategy and roadmap, aligning priorities to member needs, affordability, clinical outcomes, regulatory requirements, and enterprise goals
• Lead and develop Product Owners and team members, creating clear accountability for outcomes, priorities, and delivery
• Partner with pharmacy, business, and technology leaders to translate strategic and operational needs into prioritized capabilities, requirements, and executable work
• Oversee operational, benefit, process, data, integration, vendor, and systems changes required to support evolving Pharmacy capabilities
• Coordinate complex PBM and vendor dependencies, ensuring integrations, implementation activities, and operational readiness are aligned across teams
• Use financial, utilization, quality, member, and operational measures to evaluate performance, identify gaps, and guide continuous improvement
• Drive end-to-end readiness for pharmacy capabilities, including testing, implementation, regulatory readiness, issue resolution, and post-production stabilization
• Manage strategic vendor relationships and ensure partner capabilities, performance, contractual commitments, and roadmaps align with business needs
• As a member of our strong leadership community, you will provide direction to your team, engage them towards common goals and create a positive experience that helps people flourish.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision coverage for employees and their eligible family members, including mental health benefits.
• Annual employer contribution to a health savings account.
• Generous paid time off varying by role and tenure in addition to 10 company-paid holidays.
• Market-leading retirement plan including a company match on employee 401(k) contributions, with a potential discretionary contribution based on company performance (no vesting period).
• Up to 12 weeks of paid parental time off (eligibility requires 12 months of continuous service with Cambia immediately preceding leave).
• Award-winning wellness programs that reward you for participation.
• Employee Assistance Fund for those in need.
• Commute and parking benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager