Senior Pharmacy Clinical Strategist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New York.

📋 Description

• Act as a strategic advisor to the leadership of Pharmacy and Health Management.

• Offer expertise in pharmacy benefit management, clinical pharmacy strategy, provider engagement, population health, and healthcare transformation.

• Assist in the development and execution of strategic initiatives that further MVP's Empowered Well-Being strategy.

• Enhance partnerships with providers and pharmacies while optimizing medication-related outcomes.

• Update pharmacy and clinical operating models.

• Assess, refine, and advance strategic priorities across pharmacy and clinical functions.

• Provide guidance on pharmacy benefit strategy, medication management programs, clinical pharmacy services, and emerging trends in healthcare.

• Evaluate pharmacy programs, processes, and organizational capabilities for modernization prospects.

• Aid in the development and implementation of future-state pharmacy strategies.

• Offer advice on PBM operations, formulary strategy, utilization management, specialty pharmacy, and value-based care models.

• Foster collaboration among pharmacy, provider, and clinical teams.

• Evaluate opportunities for strategic partnerships.

• Promote initiatives related to population health, chronic condition management, preventive care, medication adherence, digital health, care coordination, and whole-person health management.

• Lead strategic planning discussions, leadership sessions, and cross-functional stakeholder meetings.

• Conduct evaluations and provide objective recommendations concerning program effectiveness and operational opportunities.

• Support change management efforts for pharmacy and clinical transformation.

• Create executive-level presentations, business cases, and strategic recommendations.

• Bring in external market intelligence, healthcare industry insights, and best practices to strategic discussions.

• Keep track of emerging trends and encourage innovative strategic problem-solving.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy, Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Public Health, or a related field.

• A minimum of ten (10) years of progressive leadership, consulting, or strategic advisory experience in healthcare, pharmacy, health plan, PBM, or provider environments.

• Proven expertise in pharmacy benefit management, clinical pharmacy strategy, population health, or healthcare transformation.

• Experience in influencing and advising senior leaders on strategic initiatives and organizational priorities.

• In-depth knowledge of healthcare delivery systems, pharmacy operations, provider engagement, and value-based care models.

• Exceptional communication, facilitation, relationship-building, and stakeholder management skills.

• Capacity to work independently while effectively collaborating across multiple teams and functions.

• Preferred: PharmD, MBA, MHA, MPH, or another advanced degree.

• Preferred: Experience in a health plan, PBM, integrated delivery system, provider organization, or healthcare consulting firm.

• Preferred: Experience in supporting pharmacy transformation, operating model redesign, clinical program development, or healthcare modernization efforts.

• Preferred: Demonstrated success in advising executive leadership on complex strategic initiatives.

• Pre-employment criminal background checks and drug testing are part of the hiring process.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunities for career advancement and growth.

• A people-centric culture that embraces and celebrates diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences within our team.

• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits focused on overall well-being.

• The chance to influence the future of healthcare.

• Pre-employment criminal background checks and drug testing are part of the hiring process.

• Accommodations during the application process for candidates with disabilities.