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Job Details

This role is responsible for leading a consulting portfolio in the specialty, ambulatory and outpatient health system space, delivering on large client engagements, leading a team of remote associates, supporting the development and enhancement of services within the portfolio, managing revenue and gross profit within their assigned projects, and working with key business partners on all aspects of the portfolio.  The Managing director will be a recognized expert in their portfolio and periodically present at conferences and publish nationally within their discipline. 

Location: This position is fully remote with routine travel but should be based in the pacific or mountain time zones.

Responsibilities:

• Lead their consulting portfolio in all aspects including expanding new services within the portfolio, working with key partners to ensure delivery requirements are achieved.

• Build trusting relationships with clients and key business partners.

• Structures and leads client meetings to resolve issues, address risks and review deliverables.

• Demonstrates subject matter mastery of solution portfolios.

• Support the development and enhancement of the service offerings in the portfolio

• Lead large consulting engagements, ensuring quality, profitability and timely delivery of outputs.

• Manages revenue and gross profit within their portfolio. Responsible for financial reporting both internally and to clients.

• Contributes to publications and leads speaking engagements that build Cencora market imminence; develops and submits client case studies and references based on successful engagements.

• Plans cost-effective operations and market development activities. Works with senior leaders and marketing partners to support development of collateral and other materials to promote their portfolio where appropriate

• Documents and communicates associate performance feedback; mentors staff.

• Identifies and sells add-on work within existing client and help manage key aspects of the overall consulting practice.

• Develops and presents executive quality presentations and reports

• Develops innovative methods, approaches and tools.

• Performs related duties as assigned

Educational:

• Bachelors degree required, advanced degree highly preferred, such as MBA, MHA, MS, PharmD, RN,

• 3-5 years of progressive leadership experience

• Strong understanding of the strategic execution in a variety of pharmacy areas including specialty, retail, ambulatory, infusion, cell and gene therapies and patient access and affordability programs within health systems

• Health system-based specialty / retail pharmacy experience

• The following are not required but are a “plus” for candidates

  • Health system infusion pharmacy experience

  • Product management training and / or experience

  • MBA or advanced business degree

  • Lean six-sigma or similar process improvement certification

• Located near a major airport and ability to travel up to 50 percent.

Skills and Knowledge:

• Polished communication skills, capable of effectively interfacing with high level leadership within the company and client health systems

• Highly effective at team management and creating an engaged work environment

• Ability to execute with excellence and drive accountability in a fully remote team

• Excellent organizational and project management skills

• Functions as a self-starter and capable of independent work

• Ability to coordinate work across multiple business units / entities (i.e. pharmacy, clinic, payers, central support, health-system leadership, internal teams)

• Exhibits strong technical proficiency including the ability to build and manage reporting Excel and business intelligence tools

• Experience working with electronic medical records and retail pharmacy systems

• Strong understanding of the following:

  • Industry trends and technological advancements

  • Pharmacy finances, revenue cycle and profit and loss statements

  • Outpatient / specialty pharmacy purchasi