Senior Manager, Product

CVS Health•Scottsdale, AZ

3d•$75,400 - $182,549

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Product (Trend Strategy) will be responsible for product management and development that enables effective strategy, operation, and implementation of drug cost reduction initiatives. You will assist in the creation and execution of new strategic initiatives, pilots, and products, along with development of detailed strategic analyses and proposals. In this role, you will be required to collaborate with multiple stakeholders within CVS Caremark with a focus on successfully launching new strategies and/or products. This will include building strong long-term relationships enabling the organization to meet its specific goals. It is common for this role to work with Operations, Formulary Administration, Medical Affairs, Trade, Legal, Analytics, Sales and many other teams. The environment will be ambiguous and uncertain at times. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated success in this type of fast-paced environment, with the ability to learn on the fly while understanding and solving new problems. Success will require the ability to swerve quickly, adjust to changing circumstances, and identify creative solutions to brand new challenges. This position reports to Lead Director, PBM Product Administration.

Requirements

7-10 years relevant work experience required in a setting requiring strong independent ownership and ability to think strategically to identify and improve current work processes/results (such as internal or external management consulting)
Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of related experience.

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of Caremark formularies and/or PBM operations will be valued
Significant business, strategic and financial acumen
Exceptional organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple concurrent requests under tight deadlines.
Ability to effectively communicate with both senior and junior audiences, including influencing executives, presenting to large audiences with lots of questions, and translating complex quantitative considerations to a message that non-quantitative colleagues can easily understand.
Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills, with a positive attitude and a growth mindset
Ability to self-prioritize and work independently
Ability to balance the needs of multiple stakeholders simultaneously, including partners that have conflicting objectives.
Strong working knowledge of MS Office applications such as Excel, PowerPoint and Word
Positive attitude and a growth mindset
Advanced degree such as MBA, MPH, or PharmD

Responsibilities

Product management and development that enables effective strategy, operation, and implementation of drug cost reduction initiatives.
Assist in the creation and execution of new strategic initiatives, pilots, and products.
Develop detailed strategic analyses and proposals.
Collaborate with multiple stakeholders within CVS Caremark with a focus on successfully launching new strategies and/or products.
Build strong long-term relationships enabling the organization to meet its specific goals.