Lead Director, Trade Industry Analysis

Job Description:

• responsible for driving strategies to advance financial performance and profitability for both clients and the PBM organization
• identify opportunities and leverage matrix partners to develop innovative strategies effectively and efficiently
• deliver actionable insights to Trade Value Strategy Leadership and the broader Trade organization
• identify and evaluate strategies to optimize client value in response to pharmaceutical market events
• collaborate with other PBM functional areas to assess various trade and formulary strategy initiatives, with the goal of improving client net costs
• communicate analytical results and insights to senior business leaders
• develop or enhance processes and reporting to understand and drive management of rebate and margin impacts
• assess pharmaceutical industry trends to develop relevant insights and determine potential implications on future rebate value
• collaborate with Trade Relations, Formulary Strategy, and Trade Finance teams to investigate opportunities to optimize rebate value
• serve as cross-functional partner to other business functions to assess and align on the impact of market events, policy changes, and trade strategies
• promote development of team members through coaching, training, and leadership opportunities

Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience in managed care, which may include pharmaceutical market access, pharmacy benefit management, formulary and rebate strategy setting, or with a focus on financial strategy
• Demonstrated knowledge of the evolving pharmaceutical regulatory environment
• Advanced capabilities using Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
• Experience in Microsoft Excel-based modeling
• 8+ years experience in pharmaceutical manufacturer market access strategy (preferred)
• 3+ years experience in pharmaceutical manufacturer pricing and contracting strategy (preferred)
• Demonstrated understanding of pharmaceutical government pricing (AMP, Best Price, ASP, 340B) (preferred)
• Experience interpreting and leveraging large, complex datasets to inform strategic decisions (preferred)
• Team leadership or management experience, either directly or indirectly leading other professionals (preferred)

Benefits:

• vacation and holiday paid time off
• health/dental/vision insurance
• work/life balance
• employee discounted stock purchase program
• 401K
• tuition reimbursement
• employee discounts at all CVS stores