Vice President, Pharmacy Spend Management Delivery

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Provide strategic guidance to a team of pharmacy executives.

• Ensure the effectiveness and impact of Vizient’s pharmacy initiatives.

• Enhance client engagement, satisfaction, value delivery, innovation, collaboration, and partnerships.

• Align pharmacy projects with organizational objectives, KPIs, and client value propositions.

• Lead a team comprising 10 Pharmacy Executives.

• Direct pharmacy executives to achieve client satisfaction and program success.

• Act as a national pharmacy authority and primary account liaison.

• Drive client engagement, renewals, growth prospects, and issue resolution.

• Conduct regular discussions with Chief Pharmacy Officers to strengthen executive relationships and align objectives.

• Achieve client financial goals through contract and Novaplus compliance, cost savings, revenue enhancement, cost avoidance, rebate optimization, and reserve program value.

• Meet targets for pharmacy CNAF, program revenue, client value delivery, renewals, and new business ventures.

• Guide pharmacy expenditure management strategies to promote financial sustainability and growth across pharmacy category programs.

• Provide thought leadership to advance program initiatives and maximize member value.

• Develop, coach, mentor, recruit, assess, and retain pharmacy executives.

• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure smooth implementations and savings guarantees.

• Contribute to pharmacy pricing strategies for RFPs, new business development, deal models, proposals, and presentations.

• Work alongside sales, solution architects, spend leaders, and pharmacy leaders on cross-selling, upselling, and client success.

• Encourage collaboration among internal stakeholders and provide constructive feedback to program owners.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy required; preference for Doctorate (PharmD); additional advanced degree (MBA, MHA) strongly preferred.

• At least 10 years of progressive pharmacy leadership experience as a CPO/VP/SVP of pharmacy, with expertise in clinical, quality, supply chain, GPO programs, consulting, or healthcare operations.

• Nationally recognized pharmacy leader who presents, participates in panels, publishes, or serves on national pharmacy leadership roles.

• Familiarity with RFP processes, deal modeling, pricing strategy, and savings guarantee programs.

• Proven capability to manage complex clients, including CPO/VP/SVP pharmacy leaders, C-Suite interactions, contract renewals, pharmacy expenditure, contracting strategies, and value-based program execution.

• In-depth understanding of pharmacy purchasing strategies, contracting, and expenditure management within acute, non-acute, and community settings.

• Strong knowledge of GPO or IDN operations, non-acute markets, pharmacy procurement models, and pharmacy practice.

• Proficiency in analytics, dashboards, KPIs, and cost-saving methodologies, including CNAF, benchmarking, opportunity assessments, and forecasting.

• Experience collaborating with senior-level stakeholders across clinical, financial, supply chain, and operational functions.

• Proven track record in overseeing client-facing or program delivery teams in a healthcare or pharmacy context.

• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop multi-level teams, including coaching, performance management, accountability frameworks, and succession planning.

• Strong operational leadership experience, including developing or refining policies, procedures, workflows, and delivery models.

• Exceptional executive-level communication skills to influence senior leaders, build trust, and lead strategic discussions.

• Ability to convert analytics and pharmacy insights into compelling narratives and recommendations for client decision-making.

• Willingness to travel up to 50% of the time.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits plan.

• Eligible for incentives.

• Remote work from any location within the US.

• Opportunities for personal and professional development.