Area Vice President, Pharmacy Benefit Consulting

Discover a world of endless possibilities at Gallagher Benefit Services, where you'll have the power to shape the future of workplaces across industries. As a member of our team, you become the driving force behind positive change, helping clients build environments where employees thrive. Embrace the opportunity to impact lives, unlock potential, and create a legacy of remarkable transformation.

We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you! So, even if you feel that you’re close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.

As members of Gallagher’s best-in-class Pharmacy Consulting Practice, Pharmacy Benefits Consultants are responsible for expanding revenue associated with Pharmacy Benefits Consulting projects offered in partnership with Health and Welfare Producers and through identification of new opportunities. The Pharmacy Practice team is aligned geographically and works collaboratively to articulate the value the Practice provides and to ensure delivery of project work to the benefit of our clients.

What You Can Expect

• Pharmacy Practice team members are relied upon to review and interpret marketing results, explain and present utilization and cost trends to clients and/or prospects and to complete projects critical to clients’ decision-making with respect to Pharmacy Benefits management.
• This position provides support to Senior Pharmacy Consultants and Producers on activities related to sales and presentation of deliverables of employee pharmacy benefit plans for clients and prospects. This may include, but will not be limited to, meeting with clients to review pharmacy results, reviewing and interpreting marketing results, and presenting utilization and cost trend analysis to clients and/or prospects. These activities may be done independently or in partnership with other more senior Pharmacy Benefits Consultants.  

Objectives for Success

• Become immersed in the Great Lakes Region Consulting team’s ongoing projects to identify immediate opportunities to provide support.
• Use existing strong understanding of employee benefits regulations, vendor products and capabilities to solve client issues in a timely manner.
• Attend internal training sessions as well as industry related sessions to enhance knowledge and to develop professionally.
• Prioritize responsiveness to Clients, Senior Pharmacy Consultants and Health and Welfare Producers.
• Proactively communicate with Team Members, Clients, Carriers and Vendors

 Responsibilities:   

• Support regional pharmacy benefits consultants and producers in client facing activities and revenue generating opportunities
• Maintain technical understanding of pharmacy benefit products and concepts
• Have a strong understanding of current pharmacy benefit trends, conditions and concepts.
• Be capable of reviewing and interpreting marketing results, explaining utilization and cost trends to existing or prospective clients.
• Perform initial review of policies, contracts and other documents as required
• Establish and maintain proactive communication with clients/carriers and vendors
• Keep a current awareness of vendors’ products and capabilities
• Keep Senior Pharmacy Consultant informed on matters of importance via written and verbal correspondence
• Advise on and contribute to creation of content for employee communication material to be used by client regarding employee benefit design and cost
• Respond to all client and/or employee questions regarding pharmacy benefits and facilitate resolution of complex issues in a timely manner as needed
• Stay abreast of all client pharmacy activity, including renewals, market checks, procurement activity and audit opportunities.
• Create and manage preparation of spreadsheets, proposals, presentation materials and deliverables for current and prospective clients
• Interface with team members and servicing team on issues relating to the client
• Maintain client files with documentation as required by internal compliance standards
• Be capable of setting and communicating clear and realistic expectations to team members and clients in order to avoid perception of service delivery failure
• Participate in peer review of all client facing documents as required by internal company policy
• Participate in special projects as assigned; perform other duties as assigned by management
• Keep team informed of activity surrounding renewals and deadline status regarding Pharmacy RFP creation and distribution.

Work Traits: 

• Strong acumen for generating revenue
• Must be self-motivated, assertive, enthusiastic and collaborative
• Must be amiable when encountering difficult situations with clients, vendors and co-workers
• Must be well organized with the ability to prioritize effectively and deliver work according to strict deadlines
• Must be an excellent verbal and written communicator. Should be comfortable with making presentations to peers and to clients
• Must have excellent technical skills and knowledge of business applications (Microsoft Word, Excel, Access (other related databases) and PowerPoint, etc.)
• Must have well developed problem solving skills critical to working independently

Required Experience:

• Bachelor's degree required and 8 years’ relevant pharmacy benefits

U.S. Eligibility Requirements (Standard for all U.S. Positions):

• Interested candidates must submit an application and resume/CV online to be considered.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Must be willing to submit to a background investigation; any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation.

On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits. 

 Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one!
• Life and accident insurance
• 401(K) and Roth options
• Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)
• Educational expense reimbursement
• Paid parental leave

Other benefits include:

• Digital mental health services (Talkspace)
• Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)
• Training programs
• Gallagher Thrive program – elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing
• Charitable matching gift program
• And more...

We value inclusion and diversity

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Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organization. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.