Director Pharmacy Account- West Region

Elevance Health•Denver, CO

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

This Field-based role enables associates to primarily operate in the field, traveling to client sites or designated locations as their role requires, with occasional office attendance for meetings or training. This approach ensures flexibility, responsiveness to client needs, and direct, hands-on engagement. Alternate locations may be considered. The ideal candidate will reside in the West Region of the country. The Director Pharmacy Account is responsible for managing contracts and relationships with PBM vendor. Developing relationships with external vendors and internal stakeholders. This role involves managing a team of account executives and account managers to ensure the delivery of exceptional service and foster long-term partnerships with our clients will be responsible for strengthening client satisfaction and exploring new opportunities within their territory. The ideal candidate will have proven leadership experience in healthcare, particularly in pharmacy and pharmacy benefit management (PBM), along with strong skills in contract pricing, negotiation, and analytics.

Requirements

BA/BS and a minimum of 5 years of Pharmacy/PBM experience; or any combination of education and experience which would provide an equivalent background.

Nice To Haves

Proven leadership experience in healthcare, specifically in pharmacy benefit management (PBM) or pharmacy services, is preferred
Strong skills in pharmacy contract pricing and negotiation, supported by experience in analytics, are preferred
Excellent collaboration skills, with the ability to partner effectively across multiple functional teams, and a strong executive presence with communication skills to present information effectively
Ability to drive client retention and satisfaction, while identifying opportunities for upselling products and services, is preferred.
Exceptional strategic thinking, decision-making, problem-solving skills, and adaptability
Experience interacting confidently with senior management and executive-level stakeholders, as a subject matter expert and being comfortable with influencing decision-making, is preferred.
Excellent written, oral, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills, with the proven ability to negotiate expectations between multiple parties, are preferred.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office products, notably PowerPoint for client presentations, Teams, Outlook, Excel, and Word, is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Executing CarelonRx strategies to maximize value from PBM contracts
Creating, implementing policy and procedures to ensure compliance with PBM contracts
Manage a team to support rebate analysis, network pricing compliance and other financial aspects of the contract
Hires, trains, coaches, counsels, and evaluates performance of direct reports
Creates career growth pathways for their associates
Travel to meetings and events as needed