Consulting Director – Medical Surgical
Vizient, Inc
Senior Director, Pharmacy Accelerator, Manufacturer Relations
Pillr Health
full-time
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Location: 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
About the role
- Establish and maintain relationships with pharmaceutical manufacturers to gain access to limited distribution drugs (LDDs) critical for specialty pharmacy services.
- Support and coordinate completion of data intake forms, capability assessments, and site-of-care reviews required by manufacturers.
- Serve as the pharmacy's liaison for the manufacturer or GPO during credentialing and onboarding into LDD networks or preferred dispensing networks.
- Initiate and discuss contracts with manufacturers and GPOs.
- Ensure the pharmacy is aligned with right-tier pricing, contract terms, and rebate eligibility by maintaining compliant relationships and documentation.
- Track and interpret contract performance, ensuring the pharmacy meets volume or quality metrics tied to access.
- Coordinate with pharmacy leadership and compliance teams to ensure the organization is operationally aligned with manufacturer expectations, such as data reporting, REMS programs, or cold-chain handling.
- Monitor workflows that support successful drug procurement, inventory management, and patient safety protocols.
- Understand formulary management and drug tiering tied to Payors to support appropriate drug access.
- Facilitate and lead internal finance, clinical, operations, and reporting teams to deliver value story dashboards to manufacturers and GPOs—especially to show outcomes, adherence, and pull-through.
Requirements
- Advanced degree required (PharmD, JD, MPH, MHA, or related); dual degrees strongly preferred.
- Knowledge of accreditation standards (URAC, ACHC) is a plus
- Deep Industry Expertise
- Strong understanding of the specialty pharmaceutical landscape, including distribution models, patient access programs, and how specialty products move through the healthcare ecosystem.
- Relationship-Driven
- Build long-term, trust-based relationships.
- Listen, align priorities, and advocate internally and externally to deliver on shared goals.
- Strong Work Ethic & Resilience
- Bring intensity, accountability, and persistence.
- Follow through and are committed to delivering results that make a difference.
- Regulatory & Compliance Acumen
- Understand the importance of working within regulatory frameworks, especially in the specialty pharmacy and biopharma space.
- You help our partners succeed while ensuring we stay compliant.
- Knowledge of accreditation standards (URAC, ACHC) is a plus
- Operational & Analytical Strength
- Ability to dig into the data and understand what’s working and what’s not. You bring a data-informed mindset to decision-making and are comfortable working cross-functionally to drive execution.
