Principal Pharmacy Strategy Consultant

Health Care Service Corporation • Chicago, IL

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

At HCSC, our employees are the cornerstone of our business and the foundation to our success. We empower employees with curated development plans that foster growth and promote rewarding, fulfilling careers. Join HCSC and be part of a purpose-driven company that will invest in your professional development. Job Summary This position is responsible for supporting leadership by delivering projects related to Pharmacy strategy development, planning, and implementation. This individual will also support leadership by delivering contracts to help drive growth, improve the affordability of our products and services, and react to shifting competitive trends and external forces in the Pharmacy space. This individual is an emerging expert skilled at analyzing various data sources (competitive intelligence, internal financials, secondary research, etc.), synthesizing data in a clear and actionable way, and driving projects through to impact leadership by developing and executing strategies for managing contracts that align with business goals and generate optimal value.

Requirements

• Bachelor degree / Master’s Degree / MBA and 7 years of general industry experience or 3 years consulting experience at a top tier consulting firm
• Strategy Development/Planning/Implementation: Knowledge of corporate strategy and/or transformation core skill sets; experience formulating, planning, and/or implementing strategy and transformative efforts.
• Analysis/Synthesis/Insight Generation: Ability to conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis, provide insights and implications, inform decision making, and make recommendations/prioritize new opportunities to pursue.
• Critical Thinking/Problem Solving: Ability to proactively identify and resolve complex problems with some oversight.
• Project Management: Experience managing complex projects with some oversight.
• Collaboration and Interpersonal Effectiveness: Ability to build strong connections with people and teams, drive results by working across the matrixed environment, and work directly with leadership with some oversight.
• Communication Skills: Ability to communicate effectively through verbal, written and visual channels.
• Ability to work within a very fast-paced, quickly evolving organization and manage multiple, complex priorities.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree such as MBA, MHA, MD, JD, or PhD.
• Experience in the healthcare industry, especially in the pharmacy value chain.
• Experience with corporate strategy, contract management strategy, growth strategy, product strategy, or business case development.

What This Job Offers

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