AVP Pharmacy Strategy Sourcing

Introduction

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as an AVP Pharmacy Strategy Sourcing? At HealthTrust, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Benefits

HealthTrust, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
• Colleague recognition program
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

You contribute to our success. Every role has an impact on our patients' lives and you have the opportunity to make a difference. We are looking for a dedicated AVP Pharmacy Strategy Sourcing like you to be a part of our team.

Job Summary and Qualifications

The AVP, Pharmacy Strategic Sourcing has primary responsibility for providing operational oversight for all sourcing activities related to HealthTrust's pharmacy contract portfolio and ensuring pharmacy strategic sourcing resources are prepared, aligned and appropriately focused to achieve specifically defined corporate and departmental goals. The AVP will assist the VP, Pharmacy Services in effectively carrying out HealthTrust's Pharmacy Services mission primarily by translating defined strategic goals into tactical objectives, and will actively create and maintain strategic alliances with key stakeholders both internally and externally to innovate and cultivate contracting opportunities for HealthTrust members. In addition, this individual will actively collaborate with the Senior Directors of Clinical Pharmacy Services and Member Integration to develop effective synergies between the teams clinical, member and contracting activities. The AVP will provide exceptional customer service to HealthTrust customers by establishing appropriate expectations and ensuring the Pharmacy Strategic Sourcing team produces quality deliverables in a timely fashion.

What you will do in this role includes:

• Serves as the primary sourcing lead for the Pharmacy Services Group and other HealthTrust functional areas related to developing and delivering outcomes that align favorably with the objectives assigned to the strategic sourcing functions of Pharmacy Services.
• Meet or exceed contracting goals established in annual Pharmacy Work Plan.
• Establishes relevant, quantifiable key performance indicators for the Pharmacy Strategic Sourcing team and monitor as required, making adjustments, corrections, refinements to team objectives, strategies and/or processes such that these metrics are attained and maintained within defined acceptable ranges.
• Leads and oversees efforts to define and develop the people, processes, competencies, technology and other resource requirements necessary to effectively support on an ongoing basis the team's core functional areas of contract strategy development, negotiations, execution, and management.
• Assists the VP in effectively managing team budget expenses according to assigned annual HealthTrust budgetary objectives.
• Collaborates on a regular basis with the Member and Clinical Pharmacy Teams to: o Co-develop integrated sourcing objectives for the department and ensure effective communications that mutually support the teams' objectives; o Identify and assess new pharmaceutical agents entering the US market which may represent opportunities for contracting and clinical integration initiatives; o Actively participate in cross-communication between the teams regarding industry updates and other pertinent developments;
• Assist in the mutual attainment of goals and objectives;
• Resolve member service issues; and
• Improve general overall processes for HealthTrust Pharmacy Services.
• Forms and maintain strategic alliances with key stakeholders both internally and externally to innovate and cultivate contracting opportunities and service offerings for HealthTrust members. Actively champions and leads the Pharmacy Strategic Sourcing team in change management as needed to drive adoption of those activities that support the organization's growth, maturation and innovation of its service offerings.
• Monitors and takes the necessary actions needed to alleviate, mitigate risks and mediate/resolve member and vendor issues that may arise within the HealthTrust pharmacy membership.
• Develops and coaches the Pharmacy Strategic Sourcing team; conducts performance reviews on a regular basis and as needed; ensures the team's knowledge and competencies grow to match the evolving needs of the pharmacy membership and sophistication of the pharmaceutical market.
• Provides subject matter input to presentation materials developed to support sales and marketing efforts and actively participate in HealthTrust sales cycle process as a presenter when requested to do so.

What qualifications you will need:

• Accredited College Bachelor's Degree required with a Pharmacy degree preferred.
• A master's degree in a business or healthcare discipline is also preferred
• Minimum of 10 years of strategic sourcing and negotiations experience in healthcare contracting for supply chain operations or within the pharmaceutical industry.
• 5 to 7 years in a leadership role with proven experience in guiding individuals and groups toward desired outcomes, setting high performance standards and delivering quality work

HealthTrust Supply Chain is a critical part of HCA Healthcare's strategy. Our focus is to improve performance and reduce costs. We do this by joining non-clinical and administrative functions. HealthTrust Supply Chain best practice methodologies. We develop, apply and monitor cost-efficient initiatives and programs for HCA Healthcare. By improving facility efficiency, medical professionals can focus on our mission - patient care.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Good people beget good people."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our AVP Pharmacy Strategy Sourcing opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your resume today to join our community of caring!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.