Job Description

Job Summary:

Responsible for setting direction and priorities for the segment to maximize P&L. Leads development of major access initiatives/ changes by partnering with account teams to engage B2B payer (top client renewals, restricted networks, etc.) or Consumer Paid clients. Identifies strategies and investments to create value beyond base Pharmacy fill experience. Serves as customer experience champion and the ‘face of the segment’ internally and externally. Accountable for oversight and delivery of segment plans across functions. Accountable for Pharmacy-led P&L performance of segment.

Job Responsibilities:

Leads Company approach, key decisions, and execution in a Healthcare segment. Directs segment planning for assigned segment in Company planning cycle.
Ensures delivery of assigned segment P&L. Contributes input to budget setting process, adjusting forecast, and strategy to meet/exceed plan. Provides input to top-down revenue, investment, and profit targets related to the segment.
Partners with Account Team leadership to ensure execution of major account team plans developed by Account team are aligned with assigned Healthcare segment priorities.
Leads business team participation in for development/ access initiatives in segment, including internal preparation, external engagement with clients, delivery (working with relevant account team, as applicable).
Responsible for ensuring execution of segment strategies with pull through for all retail offerings to ensure maximum revenue growth for the Company.
Guides and utilizes marketing pharmacy insights group to obtain customer-driven metrics to identify product and services that are both feasible and profitable for the Company. Makes data-driven decisions on when/where to scale-up proof-of-concept differentiated customer products and services. Ensures data flow of research from several channels, including patients, payers, and healthcare providers.
Prioritizes and selects investment areas for new value propositions; Direct Segment Initiatives, Value Proposition, and/or Operation teams to ensure delivery. Ensures value proposition development aligns to strategy. Drives execution on products and services while utilizing common product/service platforms, where possible.
Refines the targeted patient experience for designated segment across Company channels, balancing segment value potential and cost-to-serve. Leads evaluation of the actual experience in each channel and provide input to channel leaders as needed to enhance the patient experience.
May represent the Company at professional, business, government, and/or civic organizations to ensure that the Company is perceived favorably as a company and as a valued business partner to the healthcare continuum. Serves as subject matter expert proactively provides perspectives and ideas on current and emerging key issues affecting segment.
Monitors P&L for segment from budget to delivery, intervening to guide cross-functional actions that correct performance, where necessary.

About Walgreens
Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) has a storied heritage of caring for communities for generations, and proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and leading omni-channel platforms. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for retail pharmacy and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.

Walgreens is the flagship U.S. brand of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), an integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail leader. Its retail locations are a critical point of access and convenience in thousands of communities, with Walgreens pharmacists playing a greater role as part of the healthcare system and patients’ care teams than ever before. Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy provides critical care and pharmacy services to millions of patients with rare disease states and complex, chronic conditions.

The actual salary an employee can expect to receive, plus bonus pursuant to the terms of any bonus plan if applicable, will depend on experience, seniority, geographic location, and other factors permitted by law. To review benefits, please visit jobs.walgreens.com/benefits More Company information is available at www.walgreensbootsalliance.com

External Basic Qualifications

Bachelors degree and at least 6 years of experience in the healthcare industry within functions which could include sales marketing, branding, finance, national accounts, operations, contracting AND OR management consulting OR a High School diploma GED and at least 9 years of experience in the healthcare industry within functions which could include sales, marketing, branding, finance, national accounts, operations, contracting AND OR management consulting.
At least 3 years of experience developing supporting strategic business plans for business segments or key accounts.
Experience presenting to and partnering with internal and or external executives at vice president level.
Advanced level skill in Microsoft Excel (for example using AVERAGE function, merging and centering cells, printing centered page and or creating a pivot table).
Advanced level skill in Microsoft PowerPoint (for example changing picture styles, customizing animation and or setting automatic slide timings).
Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Word (for example inserting headers, page breaks, page numbers and tables and or adjusting table columns).
At least 2 years of experience contributing to financial decisions in the workplace
At least 3 years of direct leadership, indirect leadership and or cross functional team leadership
Willing to travel up to 25 percent of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s Degree/MBA.
Experience scoping and completing analytics.
Experience delivering presentations to internal and external audiences of 30 or more people.
Experience presenting to and partnering with internal and/or external senior executives (c-suite).
Experience working in contracting, sales, finance, strategy, or another commercially oriented role at a managed care or PBM payer.
Experience leading pricing analysis or operations.

Salary Range - $136,000 - $231,300

We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.