Director Pharmacy Contracting
What you will be doing:
This position provides oversight and direction to the development, negotiation, and maintenance of the pharmacy contract portfolio specifically related to key pharmacy product or service providers. Establishes program goals and objectives in conjunction with Vice-President and/or Sr. Director. Responsible for the maintenance and performance of assigned contract portfolio. Provides direct support to Vice-President and/or Sr. Director regarding member questions and supplier relations. Provides strategic direction to Premier specifically focused on products or services impacted by the respective supply chain specialty noted below.
Your role may focus on one or more of the following specialties:
Brand Pharmaceuticals: Key focus is on Brand pharmaceutical products covering all product forms and classes of trade.
Generics and Biosimilars: Key focus is on Generic and Biosimilar pharmaceutical products covering all product forms and classes of trade.
Pharmacy Automation: Key focus is on technology, automation, and services utilized by pharmacies in all classes of trade to optimize medication inventory, surveillance, utilization, and compounding.
Plasma and Vaccines: Key focus is on plasma derived products, blood products, vaccines and other selected services such as blood products and vaccine distribution.
Key Responsibilities
- Negotiates and administers designated pharmacy contract portfolio
- Adheres to established timelines
- Provides overall direction and coordination for the bid or negotiation process
- Ensures process documentation including required legal, financial, and administrative reviews
- Provides direction to pharmacy staff and to business partners regarding assigned pharmacy contract portfolio
- Ensure that department staff are informed of all agreements and related activities.
- Participates in recruitment of potential members and groups
- Facilitates goal setting and monitoring of goal accomplishment for assigned contracts
- Manages staff, if applicable, to facilitate accomplishment of program goals
- Responsible for performance evaluations of contract manager(s), if applicable
- Coordinates pharmacy committee and subcommittee activities
- Conducts routine business reviews with business partners
- Works to ensure support for pharmacy program initiatives
- Directs the development of pharmacy program abstracts
- Assists membership in understanding agreement requirements, programs and letters of commitment
- Resolves issues involving fee and volume, membership, business partners, regulatory agencies
- Reviews fee and volume reports for accuracy, timeliness, and completeness
- Assists with pharmacy audits as needed
- Strive to enhance program value to members
- Develops new sources of revenue and establishes new lines of business based on information taken from market surveillance
- Maintains product and industry knowledge
Required Qualifications
Work Experience: 7 or more years
Education: Bachelors (Required)
Preferred Qualifications
Skills:
- Healthcare Management
- Business Analytics
- Negotiations
Relevant Experience to include:
- Previous experience with Pharmacy contracts preferred
- Project management
- Supply chain experience
Additional Job Requirements:
- Remain in a stationary position for prolonged periods of time
- Be adaptive and change priorities quickly; meet deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Operate computer programs and software
- Ability to communicate effectively with audiences in person and in electronic formats
- Day-to-day contact with others (co-workers and/or the public)
- Making independent decisions
- Ability to work in a collaborative business environment in close quarters with peers and varying interruptions
Working Conditions: Air conditioned office space
Travel Requirements: Travel 1-20% within the US
Physical Demands: Sedentary: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves remaining stationary most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if movement is required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.
Premier's compensation philosophy is to ensure that compensation is reasonable, equitable, and competitive in order to attract and retain talented and highly skilled employees. Premier's internal salary range for this role is $99,000 - $185,000. Final salary is dependent upon several market factors including, but not limited to, departmental budgets, internal equity, education, unique skills/experience, and geographic location. Premier utilizes a wide-range salary structure to allow base salary flexibility within our ranges.
Qualified full and part time regular employees also receive access to the following benefits:
- Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
- 401k retirement program
- Paid time off
- Participation in Premier's employee incentive plans
- Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities
Premier at a glance:
- Ranked #1 on Charlotte's Healthiest Employers list for 2019, 2020, and 2022 and 49th Healthiest Employer in America (2022)
- Named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute for the 16th year in a row
- The only company to be recognized by KLAS twice for Overall Healthcare Management Consulting
Employees receive:
- Perks and discounts
- Access to on-site and online exercise classes
Premier is looking for smart, agile individuals like you to help us transform the healthcare industry. Here you will find critical thinkers who have the freedom to make an impact. Colleagues who share your thirst to learn more and do things better. Teammates committed to improving the health of a nation. See why incredible challenges require incredible people.
Premier is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful discrimination because of their age, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, pregnancy status, genetic information, status as a victim of domestic violence, covered military or protected veteran status (e.g., status as a Vietnam Era veteran, disabled veteran, special disabled veteran, Armed Forces Serviced Medal veteran, recently separated veteran, or other protected veteran) disability, or any other applicable federal, state or local protected class, trait or status or that of persons with whom an applicant associates. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. In addition, as a federal contractor, Premier complies with government regulations, including affirmative action responsibilities, where they apply.
Premier also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with a disability or those who have a sincerely held religious belief. If you need assistance in the application process, please reply to diversity_and_accommodations@premierinc.com or contact Premier Recruiting at 704.816.5200.
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