Chief Financial Officer, Pharmacy - Clinical Shared Services

Providence•Renton, WA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Calling All Esteemed Leaders! This role offers the opportunity to provide senior financial leadership that supports the financial strength and sustainability of Pharmacy - Clinical Shared Services within a complex healthcare environment. The Role The CFO, Pharmacy – Clinical Shared Services, is the senior finance leader responsible for enterprise pharmacy financial performance across inpatient and outpatient pharmacy, infusion services, 340B programs, and retail and specialty pharmacy operations. This executive leads the development of short‑ and long‑term financial strategies, identifies growth and optimization opportunities, and ensures disciplined financial execution across a multi‑billion‑dollar portfolio. The role serves as the single accountable executive for enterprise pharmacy financial performance, including direct P&L responsibility for Credena Health, LLC, alongside oversight of additional pharmacy service lines and programs. The portfolio encompasses complex revenue, inventory, rebate, 340B, and payer dynamics that require strong financial ownership and close operational partnership. This is an enterprise finance leadership role that sits at the intersection of patient access and the health system’s largest opportunity for meaningful financial improvement. You will lead the financial strategy, performance management, and value‑creation agenda across Providence’s integrated pharmacy portfolio—spanning acute, ambulatory, infusion, retail/specialty, and 340B/contract pharmacy. A defining element of this role is Credena, Providence’s owned retail pharmacy platform, which approaches $1B in annual revenue—creates a rare opportunity to translate financial discipline into improved access, sustainability, and system‑wide impact. This position may be based in Portland, OR; Renton, WA; or Irvine, CA. About Credena Health Credena Health is one component of Providence’s broader pharmacy platform. Established in 2015, Credena delivers specialty medications and care nationwide and expanded in 2019 to include community pharmacy services. Credena operates within Providence, a not‑for‑profit health system with a nearly 170‑year legacy, spanning hospitals, clinics, home health services, pharmacies, and health plans. Across the enterprise, pharmacy services are focused on improving access, affordability, and outcomes for patients. Teams collaborate closely with patients, providers, and payers to address financial considerations, support medication access, and deliver high‑quality, patient‑centered care.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a business ‑ related field.
Ten (10) or more years of closely related experience.
Ten (10) or more years of experience in a leadership role or capacity.
Financial & Analytical Skills
Ability to use mathematical methods or formulas to solve problems.
Ability to analyze and interpret financial data.
Ability to evaluate information, choose appropriate solutions, and solve problems.
Demonstrated problem solving skills.
Knowledge of financial principles and practices and the ability to apply them effectively.
Communication & Interpersonal
Effective written communication skills appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Ability to develop and deliver effective presentations, live and via online or virtual formats.
Excellent collaboration and team building skills.
Effective conflict management skills.
Ability to build relationships with customers, executive management, and other stakeholders through positive interaction and problem identification and resolution.
Healthcare Knowledge
Broad knowledge and understanding of trends and changes in healthcare.
Understanding of local integrated delivery systems within a large, multi-site health system.
Decision Making & Organizational Skills
Ability to represent the organization with external customers and clients.
Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure.
Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision-making skills.
Excellent organizational skills.
Ability to exercise sound judgment based on accurate and timely analysis.
Productivity
Ability to work within tight timeframes and meet strict deadlines.
Ability to drive multiple projects to successful completion.
Ability to prioritize responsibilities and organize workload to meet deadlines.
Demonstrated ability to define, develop, and analyze performance measures and metrics.
Project Management
Demonstrated project management skills.
Demonstrated planning and project oversight skills.
Demonstrated ability to design and implement project plans, direct projects, coordinate operational teams, and manage project budgets.
Effectively manages project deadlines and escalates issues as appropriate.
Technical / Mechanical
Working knowledge of desktop software applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, Internet, Email).
Knowledge of basic office practices, procedures, machines, and equipment.
Demonstrated working knowledge of spreadsheet, database, word processing, and desktop publishing software.
Knowledge of health information technology used to improve care (e.g., electronic medical records, disease registries, websites, IVR).

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a business ‑ related field (preferred).
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) upon hire (preferred).

Responsibilities

Oversee development of the budget and integrated strategic financial plan for medical and physician groups, including volumes, revenues, and expenses.
Review and report on monthly financial statements and variances for divisions.
Identify opportunities and make recommendations for productivity improvements, cost savings, and revenue enhancement initiatives.
Develop and maintain benchmarks for financial and operational performance.
Analyze and review monthly results for risk contracts against annual plans and forecasts.
Develop, propose, and participate on negotiation teams related to physician compensation arrangements, as applicable.
Oversee the timely and accurate implementation of physician compensation programs and arrangements, including payments to physicians; respond to and address compensation questions and reporting.
Represent medical groups and physician services on committees and councils, as appropriate.
Oversee and coordinate development of pro formas and projections for business ventures and partnerships; propose operational changes and strategies to support decision ‑ making and budgeting.
Assist the Regional CFO in working with matrixed shared services functions to drive strategies in areas such as revenue cycle (including coding, audit, and education), physician and professional revenue optimization, supply chain (REH), system physician compensation programs, and payer contracting.
Lead and oversee physician coding audits, education, and revenue integrity activities across service areas and geographies, as applicable.
Exercise signature authority on appropriate documents and, in concert with state and/or federal organizations, bind PSJH in accordance with the system authority matrix.