Director Pharmacy Account

Director Pharmacy Account - West RegionThis field-based role enables associates to primarily operate in the field, traveling to client sites or designated locations as their role requires, with occasional office attendance for meetings or training. This approach ensures flexibility, responsiveness to client needs, and direct, hands-on engagement. Alternate locations may be considered. The ideal candidate will reside in the West Region of the country. The Director Pharmacy Account is responsible for managing contracts and relationships with PBM vendor. Developing relationships with external vendors and internal stakeholders. This role involves managing a team of account executives and account managers to ensure the delivery of exceptional service and foster long-term partnerships with our clients. The ideal candidate will have proven leadership experience in healthcare, particularly in pharmacy and pharmacy benefit management (PBM), along with strong skills in contract pricing, negotiation, and analytics.How you will make an impact:Executing CarelonRx strategies to maximize value from PBM contracts and creating, implementing policy and procedures to ensure compliance with PBM contracts.Manage a team to support rebate analysis, network pricing compliance and other financial aspects of the contract.Hires, trains, coaches, counsels, and evaluates performance of direct reports and creates career growth pathways for their associates.Minimum Requirements:Requires a BA/BS and a minimum of 5 years of Pharmacy/PBM experience; or any combination of education and experience which would provide an equivalent background.Preferred Skills, Capabilities, and Experience:Proven leadership experience in healthcare, specifically in pharmacy benefit management (PBM) or pharmacy services, is preferred.Strong skills in pharmacy contract pricing and negotiation, supported by experience in analytics, are preferred.Excellent collaboration skills, with the ability to partner effectively across multiple functional teams, and a strong executive presence with communication skills to present information effectively, are preferred.Ability to drive client retention and satisfaction, while identifying opportunities for upselling products and services, is preferred.Exceptional strategic thinking, decision-making, problem-solving skills, and adaptability are preferred.Experience interacting confidently with senior management and executive-level stakeholders, as a subject matter expert and being comfortable with influencing decision-making, is preferred.Excellent written, oral, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills, with the proven ability to negotiate expectations between multiple parties, are preferred.Proficiency in Microsoft Office products, notably PowerPoint for client presentations, Teams, Outlook, Excel, and Word, is strongly preferred.For candidates working in person or virtually in the below location(s), the salary range for this specific position is $153,720 to $263,520. Locations: California, Colorado, Nevada, Washington State In addition to your salary, Elevance Health offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).The salary offered for this specific position is based on a number of legitimate, non-discriminatory factors set by the company. The company is fully committed to ensuring equal pay opportunities for equal work regardless of gender, race, or any other category protected by federal, state, and local pay equity laws.Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve. We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs, medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few. Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process. The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact elevancehealthjobssupport@elevancehealth.com for assistance. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws, including, but not limited to, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.