Director, Pharmacy Business

Model Oncology•Nashville, TN

About The Position

Model Oncology partners with community health systems to build and operate sustainable oncology programs. It embeds within partner organizations and works alongside their teams, taking long-term accountability for program outcomes. Its work includes program design, physician recruitment, clinical research, pharmacy strategy, and the technology and operational infrastructure needed to deliver high-quality cancer care in local communities. The Director, Pharmacy Business supports partner health systems in growing and sustaining pharmacy financial performance. Reporting to the Vice President of Pharmacy Solutions and Strategy, this role serves as a pharmacy business and strategy resource for partner sites. It translates financial insights into practical strategies that maximize drug margin while maintaining patient access and quality of care. The position requires pharmacy business expertise, analytical judgment, and the ability to turn complex reimbursement and pricing dynamics into workable strategies. This role offers the opportunity to contribute visibly to a fast-growing organization focused on expanding access to cancer care. It will have meaningful influence over how pharmacy financial sustainability is built as Model Oncology scales.

Requirements

PharmD or BS in pharmacy from an accredited college of pharmacy.
Active pharmacist license in good standing.
Seven years of progressive pharmacy leadership experience in a health system or pharmacy setting, including demonstrated experience in financial management, budgeting, analytics, or pharmacy business operations.
Deep experience leading or overseeing pharmacy financial operations, including demonstrated 340B compliance and savings optimization, success using analytics to drive outcomes, and expertise in pharmaceutical contracting and GPO management.
Strong analytical skills, including the ability to build, interpret, and present pharmacy performance dashboards to executive leadership.
Strong communication and teaching skills, with the ability to engage pharmacy, clinical, and administrative leaders as a peer expert.
Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, growing organization with significant latitude and accountability.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in healthcare administration, business administration, or a related field.
340B-related certification, such as Apexus Certified Expert.

Responsibilities

Serve as the pharmacy business and strategy resource for partner health systems, advising on enterprise pharmacy financial operations, strategy, reporting, and performance management.
Build and refine pharmacy business budgets, forecasts, financial models, and return-on-investment analytics that partner sites can adopt and sustain.
Collaborate with partner pharmacy, finance, supply chain, and clinical leaders to align pharmacy business operations with system strategic priorities.
Analyze drug spend and trend data, identify opportunities to reduce drug expenses, and deliver regular financial updates to pharmacy and finance executives.
Identify and help partners capture new revenue opportunities and develop innovative business models that support long-term sustainability and growth.
Monitor trends in drug pricing, distribution, reimbursement, and supply chain regulation, and advise partners on responses.
Advise on purchasing strategies to reduce variation, leverage scale, and mitigate the impact of drug shortages.
Support drug revenue cycle integrity and patient financial navigation, helping sites improve charge capture and reimbursement while advancing drug affordability and patient access.
Assess and strengthen 340B program integrity at partner sites in alignment with federal and state regulations and each system’s compliance standards.
Help partners develop and execute enterprise 340B strategy to maximize savings, compliance, patient benefit, and long-term program viability.
Execute internal Model Oncology goals and metrics, leading in areas of ownership and partnering where another team holds ownership.