Director - 340B Contract Pharmacy Relations

Job Description

• Directs 340B program strategy and policy direction for contract pharmacy, covering both Covered Entity-owned and Corporate Partner-owned models.

• Translates regulatory and market developments — including DSCSA, the Inflation Reduction Act, and the Medicare Part D Clearinghouse — into strategic implications and positioning for contract pharmacy.

• Owns a defined contract pharmacy program metric within the Covered Entity-owned population, developed and maintained jointly with the Covered Entities account management organization.

• Delivers a strategic roadmap to Corporate Partner commercial leadership on a fixed quarterly cadence and maintains an attribution link between adopted recommendations and resulting Corporate Partner contract pharmacy sales.

• Partners with key stakeholders to optimize the customer experience related to the management and onboarding of contract pharmacies.

• Partners with the Covered Entities strategy peer on shared ground, particularly Covered Entity-owned contract pharmacy, to maintain aligned direction and avoid duplicated outreach.
• Acts as the enterprise subject matter expert for third-party administrator functions and other technology-based business partners supporting contract pharmacy operations.

• Leads cross-functional workstreams supporting enterprise-wide 340B strategic initiatives, including project and contractor coordination as needed.

• Establishes Cencora as an industry thought leader in 340B contract pharmacy strategy through trade publications, speaking engagements, and related external platforms.

• Represents contract pharmacy strategy to enterprise leadership and relevant stakeholders.

• Performs related duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in business strategy, business development, corporate strategy, finance, data analytics, marketing, or a related field, or equivalent experience required.
• Master's degree in business strategy, business development, corporate strategy, finance, data analytics, marketing, or a related field, or equivalent experience preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in strategy, business development, corporate development, mergers and acquisitions, management consulting, or a related field required.
• Certification in strategy, business development, or program management preferred.
• Demonstrates industry and operating model acumen in regulated and complex environments.
• Leads and governs cross-functional decision-making forums to drive timely, documented outcomes.
• Negotiates priorities and trade-offs to align stakeholders on plans, sequencing, and outcomes.
• Builds trusted relationships with senior stakeholders to advance strategic initiatives.
• Applies advanced analytics, modeling, and forecasting to inform capacity, cost, and value decisions.
• Translates ambiguous business problems into structured analyses, options, and recommendations.
• Develops and maintains enterprise workflows, standards, and SOP documentation to enable consistent execution.
• Uses enterprise data systems to extract, validate, and model data for decision support.
• Interprets operational platform data from warehouse, transportation, and enterprise planning systems to generate actionable insights.
• Communicates complex information clearly through executive-ready writing and presentations.
• Drives governance, integration, and implementation discipline across complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives.
• Adapts plans and approaches as strategy, priorities, and constraints evolve.
• Applies a customer and stakeholder value orientation in planning and execution decisions.
• Uses productivity tools and collaboration platforms effectively to manage artifacts, timelines, and reporting.

What Cencora offers

We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members’ ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more. For details, visit https://www.virtualfairhub.com/cencora

Full time

Equal Employment Opportunity

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Affiliated Companies

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