What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Director, Specialty Pharmacy Commercialization and Development position at Walgreens Boots Alliance?
Job Summary:
The Senior Director, Specialty Commercialization and Development is responsible for leading and executing strategies to grow Specialty Pharmacy across the enterprise, driving revenue and market expansion. This role will work closely with key stakeholders, including the Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy leadership team, to develop and implement growth initiatives that align with the organization’s overall objectives.
The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in healthcare, payer relationships, specialty pharmacy, and commercial growth, leveraging data-driven insights to achieve aggressive growth targets. You will become a trusted source for the pulse of the industry for the rest of WBA and must possess the ability to successfully lead complex cross-functional initiatives and teams. And, finally, you will be responsible for achieving key success objectives as we build out the organization and processes.
This role reports directly to the Vice President of Commercial Strategy & Development and will have direct contact with executive stakeholders (C-Suite) and a high degree of independence to design, implement, and drive forward large-scale organizational-change programs or initiatives.
Job Responsibilities:
Walgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq: WBA) is an integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail leader serving millions of customers and patients every day, with a 170-year heritage of caring for communities.
A trusted, global innovator in retail pharmacy with approximately 12,500 locations across the U.S., Europe and Latin America, WBA plays a critical role in the healthcare ecosystem. Through dispensing medicines, improving access to pharmacy and health services, providing high quality health and beauty products and offering anytime, anywhere convenience across its digital platforms, WBA is shaping the future of healthcare in the thousands of communities it serves and beyond.
WBA employs approximately 312,000 people, with a presence in eight countries and consumer brands including: Walgreens, Boots, Duane Reade, No7 Beauty Company and Benavides. The Company is proud of its contributions to healthy communities, a healthy planet, an inclusive workplace and a sustainable marketplace. In fiscal 2024, WBA scored 100% on the Disability Equality Index for disability inclusion.
More Company information is available at www.walgreensbootsalliance.com.
The Senior Director, Specialty Commercialization and Development is responsible for leading and executing strategies to grow Specialty Pharmacy across the enterprise, driving revenue and market expansion. This role will work closely with key stakeholders, including the Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy leadership team, to develop and implement growth initiatives that align with the organization’s overall objectives.
The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in healthcare, payer relationships, specialty pharmacy, and commercial growth, leveraging data-driven insights to achieve aggressive growth targets. You will become a trusted source for the pulse of the industry for the rest of WBA and must possess the ability to successfully lead complex cross-functional initiatives and teams. And, finally, you will be responsible for achieving key success objectives as we build out the organization and processes.
This role reports directly to the Vice President of Commercial Strategy & Development and will have direct contact with executive stakeholders (C-Suite) and a high degree of independence to design, implement, and drive forward large-scale organizational-change programs or initiatives.
Job Responsibilities:
- Lead commercial activities and related development activities to support launching new healthcare services and solutions into the market
- Lead the work of multi-disciplinary teams to develop and implement strategic initiatives
- Conduct strategic analyses, prepares business cases, and performs business intelligence research in order to identify and develop long term opportunities that provide competitive advantage within the markets
- Drive business growth by developing organic and inorganic growth strategies
- Develop and drive strategic initiatives based on thought leadership of current trends and analysis relevant to the appropriate domain.
- Define a robust stakeholder approach to engage the business for an effective end-to-end strategic solution.
- Provide functional and industry expertise to support product and engineering functions develop solutions for consumers, payers, providers, and suppliers
- Manage relationships with a matrix of leaders across internal stakeholder groups collaborating closely with the Business Units, Strategy, Business Services, Marketing, Legal, HR, Information
- Develop clearly defined objectives and plans and present findings and recommendations up through the C-Suite and Executive Committee.
Walgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq: WBA) is an integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail leader serving millions of customers and patients every day, with a 170-year heritage of caring for communities.
A trusted, global innovator in retail pharmacy with approximately 12,500 locations across the U.S., Europe and Latin America, WBA plays a critical role in the healthcare ecosystem. Through dispensing medicines, improving access to pharmacy and health services, providing high quality health and beauty products and offering anytime, anywhere convenience across its digital platforms, WBA is shaping the future of healthcare in the thousands of communities it serves and beyond.
WBA employs approximately 312,000 people, with a presence in eight countries and consumer brands including: Walgreens, Boots, Duane Reade, No7 Beauty Company and Benavides. The Company is proud of its contributions to healthy communities, a healthy planet, an inclusive workplace and a sustainable marketplace. In fiscal 2024, WBA scored 100% on the Disability Equality Index for disability inclusion.
More Company information is available at www.walgreensbootsalliance.com.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree and at least 10 years of experience in the healthcare industry OR a High School Diploma/GED and at least 11 years of experience in the healthcare industry.
- At least 5 years experience in strategy development, with a preference for experience in digital healthcare technology, healthcare payor sector, and consumer healthcare
- Experience in incubating a start-up company and delivering a viable, sustainable business
- Experience collaborating with internal and external teams to develop strategies which meet business goals within established timelines.
- Experience presenting recommendations to an Executive Committee.
- Proven track record creating new markets and executing new business models for emerging technology in the regulated healthcare industry.
- At least 5 years of experience contributing to financial decisions in the workplace.
- At least 5 years of direct leadership, indirect leadership and/or cross-functional team leadership.
- Willing to travel up to 40% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).
