Vizient, Inc

VP, Pharmacy Spend Management Delivery

Vizient, Inc

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Irving • Colorado • Illinois • United States

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Salary

💰 $187,800 - $348,300 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Provide strategic leadership to a team of pharmacy executives, ensuring the success and impact of Vizient’s pharmacy programs.
  • Drive client engagement, satisfaction, and value delivery while fostering innovation, collaboration, and strong partnerships.
  • Ensure alignment of pharmacy initiatives with organizational goals, key performance indicators (KPIs), and client value propositions to achieve measurable outcomes.
  • Lead pharmacy executives to deliver exceptional client satisfaction and program success.
  • Serve as a national pharmacy leader and primary account contact, driving engagement, renewals, growth opportunities, and issue resolution.
  • Conduct regular check-ins with Chief Pharmacy Officers (CPOs) to strengthen executive relationships and align on goals.
  • Deliver client financial objectives through contract and Novaplus compliance, cost savings, revenue maximization, cost avoidance, rebate optimization, and reserve program value.
  • Achieve targets for pharmacy CNAF, program revenue, client value delivery, renewals, and new business opportunities.
  • Guide execution of pharmacy spend management strategies to enhance access, commitment, and resource stewardship.
  • Drive financial sustainability and growth across all pharmacy category programs.
  • Provide thought leadership to advance program initiatives and maximize member value.
  • Develop, coach, and mentor pharmacy executives to strengthen leadership, execution, and client impact.
  • Recruit, evaluate, and retain talent to enhance engagement, succession planning, and business continuity.
  • Partner with internal teams to ensure seamless implementations and achievement of savings guarantees.
  • Contribute to pharmacy pricing strategies for RFPs, new business development, and deal models, including narrative development for proposals and presentations.
  • Collaborate with sales, solution architects, spend leaders and pharmacy leaders to support cross-selling, upselling, and client success.
  • Foster collaboration across internal stakeholders and provide constructive feedback to program owners.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy, business, healthcare administration, supply chain, or a related field; advanced degree (MBA, MHA, PharmD) strongly preferred.
  • 10 or more years of progressive pharmacy leadership experience as a CPO/VP/SVP of pharmacy with pharmacy experience in clinical, quality, supply chain, GPO programs, consulting, or healthcare operations.
  • Nationally recognized pharmacy leader that presents, participates on panels, publishes, or serves on national pharmacy leadership (e.g. Vizient Member Networks, ASHP, etc.)
  • Experience with RFP processes, deal modeling, pricing strategy, and savings guarantee programs.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage complex clients, CPO/VP/SVP pharmacy leaders, C-Suite, greenspace, contract renewals, pharmacy spend, contracting strategies, and value-based program execution.
  • Deep understanding of pharmacy purchasing strategies, contracting, and spend 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-savings methodologies (including CNAF, benchmarking, opportunity assessments, and forecasting).
  • Experience partnering with senior-level stakeholders across clinical, financial, supply chain, and operational functions.
  • Proven success overseeing client-facing or program delivery teams in a healthcare or pharmacy setting.
  • Proven ability to lead and grow multi-level teams, including coaching, performance management, accountability frameworks, and succession planning.
  • Strong operational leadership: experience building or refining policies, procedures, workflows, and delivery models to drive consistency and quality.
  • Exceptional executive-level communication skills with the ability to influence senior leaders, build trust, and lead strategic conversations.
  • Ability to translate 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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
pharmacy leadershipRFP processesdeal modelingpricing strategysavings guarantee programspharmacy purchasing strategiescontracting strategiesanalyticscost-savings methodologiespharmacy spend management
Soft Skills
strategic leadershipclient engagementcollaborationcoachingmentoringexecutive-level communicationinfluencetrust buildingperformance managementaccountability frameworks
Certifications
Bachelor’s degreeMBAMHAPharmD