Walgreens · 23 hours ago
State Pharmacy Affairs Program Lead
200 WILMOT RD,DEERFIELD,IL,60015-04620-00001-2
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$196K/yr - $245K/yr
4+ years expWalgreens is a leading pharmacy and healthcare provider serving millions of customers daily. The State Pharmacy Affairs Program Lead will collaborate with various teams to address proposed regulations and manage the operational implementation of passed regulations.
Consumer GoodsHealth CarePharmaceuticalRetail
Responsibilities
Analyzes proposed draft regulatory comments relating to retail pharmacy issues, including public and private payer reimbursement issues
Collaborates with members of Walgreens Pharmacy Retail Operations team to understand and provide feedback surrounding proposed regulations
Collaborates with the Federal and State Government Affairs team to proactively address passed legislation, coordinate feedback and input on GA developed policies and provide feedback surrounding proposed bills
Researches and stays informed about policy trends potentially impacting the pharmacy industry
Engages with stakeholders, both within and outside Walgreens, about pharmacy-related issues
Develops and executes strategies for engaging with public policymakers and the broader pharmacy community around issues important to Walgreens and the people we serve by utilizing pharmacy expertise
Drives key pharmacy retail operations policy issues and provide solutions consistent with business goals in collaboration with Pharmacy Regulatory Affairs team
Partners with legal and compliance to manage enterprise litigation and regulatory compliance risks, with an emphasis on driving policy changes that reduce risk and increase business flexibility
Provides industry leading expertise and input on Retail Pharmacy, Specialty, Health Care Clinics, and employer issues to internal colleagues and external consultants as needed
While not a formal lobbying position, may represent the Company at legislative/regulatory hearings with the intent of supporting and influencing the delivery optimal patient care and the enhancement of the Company as a provider of preference for such services
Functions as Company subject matter expert in the area of pharmacy legislation/regulation and provides guidance /training on such subjects as requested
Qualification
Required
Bachelors degree in Pharmacy or PharmD from an accredited educational institution and at least 4 years of retail operations and project management experience. The experience should be in retail and healthcare operations, regulatory or healthcare public policy
Experience using time management skills such as prioritizing and organizing and tracking details and meeting deadlines of multiple projects with varying completion dates
Experience developing policy and executing healthcare operational strategies
Experience analyzing, assessing and communicating policy research
At least 2 years of experience contributing to financial decisions in the workplace
At least 2 years of direct leadership, indirect leadership and or cross functional team leadership
Willing to travel up to 40 percent of the time for business purposes within state and out of state
Preferred
Masters degree or MBA
Company
Walgreens
Walgreens is a pharmacy, health, and wellness service center that offers trained infusion nurses and pharmacists to treat patients. It is a sub-organization of Walgreens Boots Alliance.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$25MKey Investors
Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA)
2024-07-23Grant· $25M
Leadership Team
Bala Visalatha
Chief Experience and Growth Officer
Barry Hanen
Director, Payments and Card Services
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