VP, Pharmacy Spend Management Delivery

Role Overview

• 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

• Vizient has a comprehensive benefits plan!