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Summary:

In this role, you will serve as a senior leader and subject-matter expert within Vizient’s Pharmacy Enterprise Solutions team. This role is responsible for leading high-impact consulting engagements, advising executive-level pharmacy and health system leaders, and advancing Vizient’s pharmacy strategy across cost management, clinical optimization, medication use, and enterprise pharmacy transformation.  The Associate Vice-President acts as a trusted advisor to member organizations, translates complex data into actionable insights, and partners closely with internal Vizient teams to deliver innovative, measurable value to clients.

Responsibilities:

Client Advisory & Consulting Leadership

• Lead complex pharmacy consulting engagements for academic medical centers, health systems, and integrated delivery networks.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to C-suite executives, pharmacy executives, and clinical leaders.

• Provide strategic guidance on pharmacy operations, drug spend management, formulary strategy, clinical pharmacy services, specialty pharmacy, and regulatory compliance.

• Deliver executive-level presentations, insights, and recommendations grounded in data and best practices.

Thought Leadership & Strategy

• Contribute to the development of Vizient’s pharmacy consulting strategy and service offerings.

• Stay ahead of industry trends including drug pricing dynamics, biosimilars, specialty pharmacy, site-of-care shifts, and value-based care.

• Develop thought leadership content such as white papers, benchmarking insights, webinars, and conference presentations.

Data-Driven Insights

• Leverage Vizient analytics, benchmarking tools, and external data sources to identify opportunities for performance improvement.

• Translate complex data into clear, compelling narratives and recommendations for executive audiences.

• Partner with analytics, research, and product teams to enhance pharmacy-related tools and insights.

Collaboration & Business Development

• Set the strategic direction for the development and growth of Vizient’s pharmacy networks.

• Drive program growth through the establishment of new networks, expansion of membership within existing networks, and close collaboration with sales, account management, and solution leaders.

• Oversight for P&L of Network Pharmacies and overall satisfaction of all Rx Networks.

• Lead proposal development, client pursuits, and solution design, with full responsibility for all RFPs, SOWs, and contract amendments for new and existing pharmacy networks.

• Attend Sales presentations and board meeting presentations.

• Mentor and support consulting team members, providing guidance on engagement delivery and professional development.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required; PharmD, MBA, MPH, or related advanced degree strongly preferred.

• 10+ years of progressive experience in health system pharmacy leadership, pharmacy consulting, or a related healthcare advisory role required.

• Deep expertise in health system pharmacy operations, clinical pharmacy practice, and drug spend management required.

• Proven experience working with senior executives and leading complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives required.

• Strong analytical, presentation, and executive communication skills required.

• Prior consulting experience with large health systems or academic medical centers preferred.

• Experience leveraging healthcare data and benchmarking to drive strategic decisions preferred.

• Demonstrated thought leadership within pharmacy or healthcare (speaking, publishing, or industry involvement) desired.

• Familiarity with Vizient analytics, contracting, or member-driven solutions desired.

Estimated Hiring Range:

This position is also incentive eligible.

Vizient has a comprehensive benefits plan! Please view our benefits here:

http://www.vizientinc.com/about-us/careers

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