Manager, Pharmacy Payer Strategy Development

Job Summary

Responsible for executing segment planning (problem -solving, fact base generation, work stream execution, drawing conclusions, drafting executive-ready presentations). Partners with account team to support account- level plan refinement. Responsible for internal preparation for major market access development efforts including the development of business development materials. Develops and executes defect-free analytics to support segment plan business development and other business for the segment. Monitors competitive insights for the team.

Job Responsibilities

• Leads execution of planning for a Healthcare segment. Delivers assigned segment planning in Company planning cycle.
• Collects and creates key data and industry intelligence to support negotiation and management of pharmacy lines of business.
• Assists product development in the creation of non-dispensing products by providing segment insights from payor conversations.
• Executes the kick-off and post-mortem process for contract renewal seasons.
• Provides renewal updates into weekly updates for working teams and leadership.
• Accountable for delivery of program planning for assigned segment that support meeting/exceeding plan revenue and profit targets.
• Ensures that major Account Plans developed by Account Team are aligned with assigned Healthcare segment priorities, provides support in selected areas.
• Responsible for development/ access initiatives in segment, including internal preparation, external engagement with clients, delivery (working with relevant account team, as applicable)
• Responsible for execution of segment strategies with pull through for all retail offerings to ensure maximum revenue growth for the Company.
• Partners with marketing pharmacy insights group to obtain customer-driven metrics to identify product and services that are both feasible and profitable for the Company. Provides business case to Segment leaders to support data-driven decisions on when/where to scale-up proof-of-concept differentiated customer products and services. Ensures data flow of research from several channels, including patients, payers, and healthcare providers.
• Provides business case to Segment leaders to support prioritization and selection of investment areas for new value propositions; Direct Segment Initiatives, Value Proposition, and/or Operation teams to ensure delivery.
• Ensures value proposition development aligns to strategy. Drives execution on products and services while utilizing common product/service platforms, where possible.
• Ensures delivery of targeted patient experience for designated segment across Company channels, balancing segment value potential and cost-to-serve. Evaluates the actual experience in each channel and provide input to channel leaders as needed to enhance the patient experience.
• Serves as subject matter expert proactively provides perspectives and ideas on current and emerging key issues affecting segment.

About Walgreens

Founded in 1901, Walgreens ( proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for pharmacy, retail and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 2 years of experience in strategic planning, strategy consulting, financial analysis and/or third party pharmacy in pricing, sales, marketing or business development OR a High School diploma/GED and at least 5 years of experience in strategic planning, strategy consulting, financial analysis and/or third party pharmacy in pricing, sales, marketing or business development.
• Experience contributing analytics or planning support to strategic business planning processes.
• Experience developing assigned parts of internal and external presentations.
• Experience executing and quality controlling analytics (for example: running an analysis for a specific question and returning defect-free answers).
• Advanced level skill in Microsoft Excel (for example: using AVERAGE function, merging and centering cells, printing centered page and/or creating a pivot table).
• Advanced level skill in Microsoft PowerPoint (for example: changing picture styles, customizing animation and/or setting automatic slide timings).
• At least 1 year of direct leadership, indirect leadership and/or cross- functional team leadership.
• Willing to travel up to 10% of the time for business purposes ((within state and out of state)

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree/MBA
• At least 2 years consulting experience as an analyst or above at a global management consulting firm.
• Experience scoping and completing analytics.
• Healthcare industry experience in any sector of the US market (e.g., pharma, payer, provider)
• Experience with advanced databases (for example: coding SAS, SQL, etc.)
• Experience with data visualization (for example: Tableau, PROS, etc.)
• Experience writing and or delivering presentations to senior leaders in an organization.

We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Salary Range: $102800 - $164400 / Salaried