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Pharmacy Care Services is seeking a dynamic and strategic Senior Director to lead provider targeting, engagement, and growth initiatives across our pharmacy services portfolio. This role will be responsible for identifying new provider opportunities, developing strategic partnerships and driving measurable growth through innovative marketing and account management strategies. The Senior Director will serve as a key liaison between internal teams and external provider stakeholders, ensuring alignment with business goals and delivering exceptional value to our partners. They will be expected to define and provide clear direction to our PCS sales teams on priority providers.

This is a high-impact leadership role requiring a blend of strategic thinking, marketing acumen, relationship management, and operational execution. The ideal candidate will be passionate about healthcare innovation, experienced in navigating complex provider ecosystems, and skilled at influencing senior stakeholders.

Primary Responsibilities:

Strategic Provider Engagement & Growth

• Develop and execute strategic plans to target new provider opportunities and expand existing relationships
• Lead cross-functional teams to deliver tailored provider solutions that drive referrals, revenue, and market share
• Serve as the executive point of contact for key provider accounts, ensuring alignment with Pharmacy Care Services' growth objectives

Marketing & Communications Leadership

• Oversee the creation of go-to-market strategies, campaigns, and materials that differentiate Pharmacy Care Services in the provider space
• Partner with sales, clinical, legal, and digital teams to deliver compelling messaging and value propositions
• Ensure consistent branding and messaging across all provider-facing materials and channels

Account Strategy & Performance

• Drive strategic account planning, including opportunity identification, contract negotiation, and performance tracking
• Monitor ROI of provider marketing initiatives and optimize based on data-driven insights
• Lead renewal and upsell efforts, ensuring sustained growth and client satisfaction

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Influence and align internal stakeholders across product, operations, technology, and sales to support provider growth initiatives
• Represent the voice of the provider in internal planning and product development discussions
• Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, and excellence across teams

You will be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role, as well as providing development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications: 

• Extensive experience in healthcare, pharmacy, or provider services
• Proven success in strategic account management, marketing leadership, and growth delivery
• Experience working with C-suite executives and managing complex provider relationships
• Proven solid analytical, communication, and leadership skills
• Ability to travel up to 10% and work in a hybrid environment
• Demonstrated Power BI, SQL knowledge

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in US healthcare, managed services, or health tech. Knowledge of the PBM and/or pharmacy healthcare landscape in the US
• Demonstrated familiarity with CRM systems (e.g., Salesforce), marketing analytics, and performance tracking
• P&L ownership and experience with cross-functional team leadership
• Background in care continuum delivery, analytics, or revenue cycle services

Leadership Competencies:

• Strategic thinker with a results-oriented mindset
• Skilled in influencing and building consensus across senior leadership
• High emotional intelligence and situational awareness
• Ability to lead through change and foster innovation

*All telecommuters will be required to adhere to the UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.


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