Manager, Health Systems Generics Pricing

McKesson • Irving, TX

17d

About The Position

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve – we care. What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow’s health today, we want to hear from you. Currently seeking a candidate with strong financial analytics experience to support McKesson’s Pharmaceutical Pricing division. The ideal candidate should have proven success in working in Pricing or FP&A roles with a strong ability to influence decisions among stakeholders. Position Description The Generics Pricing Manager will develop and execute pricing strategies to maintain and expand new business within the McKesson Generic Pharmaceutical Organization. This individual will focus on actively managing item level margins for our key customers in the McKesson health systems segment. The Manager will need to build strong working relationships with external/internal clients to maintain engagement and enable pricing decisions based on market shifts and consolidation. The individual will be responsible for keeping a pulse on the competitive landscape within the segment by creating dashboards, reporting, and tools that depict market share flux and opportunity. A total package of qualities to be successful in the role will include strong data analysis, customer relationship, and project management skills to make swift, yet informed decisions.

Requirements

• Degree or equivalent and typically requires 7+ years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor degree in finance or related field or equivalent experience
• 7+ years accounting, finance, finance analytics or similar experience
• Understanding of business management including P&L, ROI, and break-even analysis
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Critical thinking and problem resolution skills
• Ability to navigate through complex issues, interpret and transform financial data into recommendations to senior leadership
• Ability to build pricing models using MS Excel (Intermediate to Advance level)
• Strong PowerPoint and presentations skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Highly motivated self-starter; ability to initiate and manage projects with minimal supervision
• Strong project management skills with ability to manage competing multiple priorities
• Ability to perform and deliver quality results within a highly matrix environment

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of pharmaceuticals and payer reimbursements a plus
• Previous healthcare or Pharma experience (preferred)
• Experience supporting sales teams is a plus

Responsibilities

• Manage generic pharmaceutical pricing through financial analysis to maintain/grow revenue/margins; focus on targeted pricing strategies using price optimization software and analyzing market opportunities.
• Develop dashboards, reports and tools to track overall market competitiveness for our portfolio of generic items; benchmark sell prices across customers
• Propose, present and engage in value added strategic initiatives
• Build and maintain strong internal stakeholder relationships resulting in alignment on strategic priorities and successful execution of key initiatives
• Increase sales and margin through proactive, consistent, and optimized price management on a daily basis
• Improve and maintain program participation through internal stakeholder partnership and optimized price strategies
• Ability to bring forth new pricing strategies to increase portfolio profitability and increase/maintain sales

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees