[Hiring] Field Pharmacy Account Manager @Premier Inc.

Role Description

The Pharmacy Account Manager is responsible for providing support to Premier member hospital and health system pharmacies to implement and optimize use of the Premier GPO pharmacy portfolio. The account manager establishes and maintains strong member relationships that enable rapid dissemination of important information regarding our contract portfolios, educational services, consultative offerings, technology products, and other pharmacy-centric solutions. The account manager provides additional subject matter expertise for field leadership and staff.

• Serves as the account manager to Premier members and field staff for pharmacy topics.
• Drives cross functional customer support incorporating internal and external solutions to assist members in driving contract penetration, member value and savings.
• Influence purchase decisions with various levels of hospital administration and staff including: pharmacy, supply chain, nursing, physicians, administration, etc.
• Participate in projects as needed to fully support the specific clinical service line.
• Manage responses for purchase decision support, including line item price validation, comparative quote analyses, and face-to-face and telephone consultation, etc.
• Create and facilitate member and staff education on product usage and cost efficiencies with various other internal and external subject matter experts.
• Monitor and track the sales cycle (from initial lead to close of sale) of Premier suppliers.
• Provide technical oversight to contracting staff in the development of contract launch and promotional materials, surveys, second sourcing events, product planning initiatives, and category specific committee meetings/presentations.
• Provide timely analyses, reviews contract pricing accuracy, keep data updated, monitor drug product recalls and notify facility pharmacy departments, provide oversight of the FDA’s DSCSA program (i.e. “Track and Trace”).
• Display technical competency working from various data sources, take a request for information and identify the best sources to retrieve the information from.
• Demonstrate a high degree of independence and ownership of projects, and summarize data in visually appealing presentations to influence decision making.
• Facilitate member education using available resources and materials.
• Assist with new member implementation, rostering issues and orientation.

Qualifications

• Years of Applicable Experience: 4 or more years
• Education: High School Diploma or GED (Required)

Requirements

• Pharmacy contracting
• Healthcare supply chain
• Data analytics
• Analysis and forecasting
• Hospital Pharmacy
• Account Management
• Education: Bachelor’s degree
• Remain in a stationary position for prolonged periods of time
• Be adaptive and change priorities quickly; meet deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Operate computer programs and software
• Ability to communicate effectively with audiences in person and in electronic formats
• Day-to-day contact with others (co-workers and/or the public)
• Making independent decisions
• Ability to work in a collaborative business environment in close quarters with peers and varying interruptions

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• 401k retirement program
• Paid time off
• Participation in Premier’s employee incentive plans
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities