Medtronic is seeking a Director of Retail Pharmacy and Trade Relations to lead the pharmacy and distribution strategy, forging partnerships to make life-changing technologies more accessible to people living with diabetes.
Requirements
- Established relationships with wholesalers, retail chains, and independent pharmacies.
- Demonstrated success as a contract negotiator and in managing complex partnerships.
- Proven leadership of cross-functional teams and delivery of strategic initiatives.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and project management skills.
- Knowledge of U.S. pharmacy and trade regulations governing pharmaceuticals and medical devices.
- 5+ years dedicated to pharmacy services, trade operations, or related roles working for pharmaceutical or medical device company
- Experience with data-driven dashboards and analytics tools
Responsibilities
- Establish the vision and strategic framework to deliver innovative, best-in-class distribution and patient access models.
- Develop and implement Medtronic Diabetes’ retail pharmacy strategy to strengthen patient connectivity and enhance the overall care experience.
- Drive launch excellence in the trade channel by ensuring readiness across diverse stakeholders for both new product launches and in-market portfolio.
- Partner with Market Access leadership to anticipate and address policy and payer changes impacting patient access.
- In collaboration with IT, create data-driven dashboards and analytics tools to synthesize complex pharmacy data into actionable insights for decision-making, forecasting, and performance measurement.
- Build and maintain strong cross-functional partnerships across commercial, finance, customer service, pharmacy operations, distribution, and market access.
- Lead and expand Medtronic’s external relationships with retail pharmacies, wholesalers, vendors, and other strategic trade partners.
Other
- Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of relevant experience with 7+ years of managerial experience
- Or, advanced degree and 8+ years of relevant experience with 7+ years of managerial experience
- Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities.
- Positive, solutions-oriented, customer-first mindset.
- Ability to work with a computer and communicate with peers and co-workers.
