As a Pharmacy Senior Director, you will contribute to new strategic and innovative directions for our pharmacy business while leading large, highly visible client engagements. You will serve as a key voice to the marketplace of one of the world’s leading HR consulting firms and have the ability to contribute to the evolution of pharmacy and broader health care delivery in North America. You will grow our solutions portfolio with a focus on driving client value and revenue. The ideal candidate brings influence and strategic thinking to address unique client needs in the pharmacy space and to more broadly evolve our practice. You will collaborate with a strong team of highly experienced consultants within the pharmacy practice as well as engage in cross functional activities with other health and benefits colleagues and subject matter experts who together deliver unparalleled value to our clients and the broader pharmacy community.
The Role
Deliver tangible and measurable contributions around pharmacy innovation that can be leveraged nationally. Also serve as part of a team of consultants as the lead pharmacy strategic partner and trusted advisor to large, complex clients in the design and management of their pharmacy benefit programs including:
Spearhead the development of new pharmacy approaches; collaborate with executive leadership at vendors and clients in creation of the next generation of solutions
Meet with vendors to understand the opportunities for strategic partnerships and pharmacy solution opportunities including potential for technology enablement.
Contribute to marketing of WTW by speaking at conferences, writing articles and otherwise promoting the company
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Pharmacy benefit consulting on a national basis to complex, forward-thinking employers. Role includes:
Driving new relationships and sales
Designing and executing on innovative engagement design and approaches
Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM) vendor procurement and negotiation
Audits of PBM performance (financial and operational)
Plan analysis, design, cost-savings and member engagement strategies
Strategy for effectively managing pharmacy benefits aligned with broader health care goals
Specialty drug management
Materially grow pharmacy benefits revenue through serving as the pharmacy benefits expert in new client pursuits by crafting and selling solutions to meet their needs
Partner closely with the financial, actuarial and analytics, health equity and wellbeing, and other related cross functional WTW teams to define a multi-year strategy for expanding the comprehensiveness of our integrated pharmacy and clinical offerings
Provide support for the Rx Overlay and for ConnectMedRx, focusing on growth for these two solutions
Drive the growth and expansion of GDC support for pharmacy consulting work, freeing up senior colleagues for direct client support
Support talent development within Rx Consulting
Own product research, development, deployment and outcomes measurement within the assigned time period and with an assigned goal
Contribute pharmacy and related perspectives to broader health and benefits strategy and growth
Support strategic partnerships, including launch, maintenance and enhancements of partnership offerings
Demonstrate extensive leadership ability by directly managing and/or mentoring other consultants
10+ years’ experience and success in the design/management of large group pharmacy benefit plans gained in a consulting or brokerage environment
Proven ability to generate revenue
Track record of success in managing and growing large client relationships
Proven experience in successfully leading a global team and projects, and strategic partnership development and growth
An executive presence with polished and well developed written and oral communication skills with an ability to communicate complex ideas simply and effectively
A dynamic strategic thinker not afraid to challenge the status quo by asking hard questions and deconstructing and rebuilding current solutions as necessary
Superior ability to influence and collaborate with senior management and work across all levels of an organization as well as cross functional teams
Interest and aptitude in keeping abreast of the latest developments in pharmacy and broader health and benefits plan strategy and contributing to the development of new tools and approaches
Excellent Microsoft Office skills, particularly in Excel and PowerPoint
Availability to travel
Bachelor’s of Pharmacy or PharmD degree preferred
For pharmacists, actively licensed in home state and in good standing
State Life and Health license required within 90 days of joining
Note: Employment-based non-immigrant visa sponsorship and/or assistance is not offered for this specific job opportunity.
This position will remain posted for a minimum of three business days from the date posted or until a sufficient/appropriate candidate slate has been identified.
Compensation and Benefits
Base salary range and benefits information for this position are being included in accordance with requirements of various state/local pay transparency legislation. Please note that salaries may vary for different individuals in the same role based on several factors, including but not limited to location of the role, individual competencies, education/professional certifications, qualifications/experience, performance in the role and potential for revenue generation (Producer roles only).
Compensation
The base salary compensation range being offered for this role is $ 175,000.00 - $190, 000.00 USD annually.
This role is also eligible for an annual short-term incentive bonus.
Company Benefits
WTW provides a competitive benefit package which includes the following (eligibility requirements apply):
- Health and Welfare Benefits: Medical (including prescription coverage), Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Commuter Account, Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Group Accident, Group Critical Illness, Life Insurance, AD&D, Group Legal, Identify Theft Protection, Wellbeing Program and Work/Life Resources (including Employee Assistance Program)
- Leave Benefits: Paid Holidays, Annual Paid Time Off (includes state/local paid leave where required), Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Other Leaves (e.g., Bereavement, FMLA, ADA, Jury Duty, Military Leave, and Parental and Adoption Leave), Paid Time Off (only included for Washington roles)
- Retirement Benefits: Qualified contributory pension plan (if eligible) and 401(k) plan with annual nonelective company contribution. Non-qualified retirement plans available to senior level colleagues who satisfy the plans’ eligibility requirements.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
At WTW, we trust you to know your work and the people, tools and environment you need to be successful. The majority of our colleagues work in a ”hybrid” style, with a mix of remote, in-person and in-office interactions dependent on the needs of the team, role and clients. Our flexibility is rooted in trust and “hybrid” is not a one-size-fits-all solution.
We understand flexibility is key to supporting an inclusive and diverse workforce and so we encourage requests for all types of flexible working as well as location-based arrangements. Please speak to your recruiter to discuss more.
EOE, including disability/vets
