Hybrid Institutional Account Lead / Payer Account Executive – MN, SD, ND

Job Description

The candidate selected for this hybrid position will have responsibilities as both an Institutional Account Lead (IAL) and Payer Account Executive within the assigned geography and for assigned accounts. The Primary Territory for this position covers Minnesota, South Dakota, and North Dakota, therefore, the percentage of travel required may be less, or more, depending on where a candidate resides in or near the geography.

Primary Activities & Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

The IAL Hybrid Institutional Account Lead / Payer Account Executive will manage the business relationship between our Company and assigned customer accounts with the following goals:

Establishing profitable product access within our Companys product strategy

Optimizing Net Sales and Contract Performance across a portfolio of our Company products

Ensuring proper oversight and compliance with our Company policies and exercising appropriate financial stewardship

IAL Primary Activities:

The IAL is responsible for appropriately addressing customer educational needs, interacting with multiple stakeholders within the assigned account to enhance our Companys business relationship with its customers. Each IAL is responsible for the following designated customers as assigned by the HCS Regional Director:

Integrated Delivery Network (IDN, including hospital outpatient and home-infusion if IDN owned)

Federal accounts (including Veterans’ Affairs and Military Treatment Facilities)

Corrections

The IAL engages senior Institutional Leadership and is responsible for building trust and credibility with their assigned customers through strong interpersonal relationships, in depth knowledge of the customers organization, objectives, and business and environmental issues impacting the customer, and in-depth knowledge of the same for our Company. The IAL engages senior Institutional Leadership in the following roles using approved messages and resources:

Pharmacy Service Line, and will serve as lead for the assigned customers across our Companys account teams with overlapping contacts with the customer

Information Technology Departments and will serve as lead for assigned customers across our Companys account teams with overlapping contacts with the customer

Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) & VISN Pharmacy Executive within the Veterans’’ Affairs system

C-Suite in top assigned accounts

Develops strategic and tactical account plans for assigned accounts. The responsibilities could include the following:

Economic:

Persuasively presenting Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) brand pricing programs to pharmacy leadership

Negotiate direct contracts, where appropriate

Communicating approved financial, health care economic and budget impact models

Operational:

Communicating product access with overlay Field Based Employees (FBE) for assigned IDN accounts

Confirming customer contracts are properly loaded to provide the appropriate contract pricing to the eligible sites of care

Communicating approved information to customer Information Technology departments

Leads account planning for assigned IDN Accounts with other IAM colleagues and FBE’s

Manages on going communications to extended Team

Account coordination and access facilitation to overlapping contacts with FBE’s

Promote assigned our Company products along entire continuum of care (transition of care) using approved messages and resources

Conducts appropriate business review of account performance to optimize net sales for our Company

Clinical:

Communicate to customers the clinical value proposition for assigned products using approved messages and resources

Appropriately use approved our Company resources to meet customer educational needs

Payer Account Executive Primary Activities

The Payer Account Executive leads the development and implementation of long-term Customer Account Plans. The AE collaborates with the customer team to identify and pursue areas of mutual opportunity (Payers and HCPs) based on better health outcomes for patients. Negotiates contract terms and conditions with the customer. Responsible for P&L (revenue/expenses) for the Payer business.

Customer Account Planning and Management

Accountable for payer customer/portfolio P&L (revenue and expenses); works with other stakeholders (Customer Manager, Directors, Planners) to provide input on resource allocation decisions across customer targets within the larger geography.

Serves as the primary interface and owner for the customer (payer) account and is responsible for the overall (payer) customer experience.

Establishes relationships and maintains a pervasive communication network with the (payer) customer at many levels, including corporate personnel, medical directors in charge of provider networks, quality directors, pharmacy directors, financial directors, COO, CEO.

Conducts business strategy discussions and performance reviews with key customers on a regular basis (plays a significant role in ensuring that the Director of Commercial Operations, Customer Team Leader(s), and understand the (payer) customers business strategy and support it at the local HCP level)

Proactively meet with (payer) customers to solicit feedback and adjust plans on a regular basis

Develop Customer Account plans aligned with Managed Care and brand strategies over a 3-5-year time horizon. Solicits input from Director of Commercial Operations, Customer Team Leader(s), and other relevant stakeholders to develop the long-term customer plan. Assesses competitor position as part of account plan development.

Identifies, understands and can articulate the key drivers affecting the customers business including the customers long-term plan and objectives.

Utilizes customer account strategy to define the objectives of the customer relationship

Identifies potential customer issues and needs (clinical, financial, business)

Collaborates with the customer to identify and pursue areas of mutual opportunity, focused on better health outcomes for patients

Develop innovative contracting to support better health outcomes

Leverages programs and services designed to improve treatment and better outcomes for patients

Represents the voice of the customer and advocates on behalf of the customer

Coordinates and manages the communication process between customers and identified internal or external expert(s) and ensures customer needs are accurately identified and addressed

Proactively identifies the internal and external experts needed to communicate complex clinical and scientific information to customers

Based on customer needs, provide appropriate clinical support and knowledge related to our Company products.

Communicates our Company activities that would be relevant to the Customer including promotional positioning (support of appropriate utilization) and/or provider quality and outcomes-based activities.

Provides feedback to and gains feedback from, the Solutions Consultant to ensure solution meets customer need.

Business Operations:

Interface with Contract Management and serve as the primary negotiator with the customer for product price discounts

Develops negotiation strategy in collaboration with Financial-Contracting Manager/Director

Develops innovative contracting to support better health outcomes

Communicates actively with Customer Team Leader and customer team members regarding customer priorities, issues, and initiatives

Coordinates with Customer Team Leader counterparts on a very frequent basis to ensure understanding of the customers business issues and appropriately leverage opportunities to improve alignment between the HCP and Payer customers (identify issues, opportunities and interdependencies between Payers and Providers)

Understands of the interplay of key MC customers and regional stakeholders (provider networks, state and local government, clients (employer and member)) to establish relationships with influencers that will impact the customer relationship and maximize customer value

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree candidates: 3 years of recent Sales or Account Management experience

Demonstrated leadership skills

Strong business and financial acumen of the external healthcare environment.

Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Data Analytics capability

Valid Drivers License

Ability to travel and cover the assigned geography to meet with customers in-person

Preferred Qualifications:

Advanced degree candidates (MBA, PharmD, MSN): 3 years of relevant external health care experience

Negotiation skills

Experience working in cross-functional teams

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

50%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Remote

Shift:

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:

Yes

Hazardous Material(s):

n/a

Job Posting End Date:

10/7/2024

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Job Posting End Date: 10/07/2024

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Requisition ID: R314626