Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Blue Cross NC is a healthcare company that is seeking a Senior Strategic Advisor to contribute to innovation-based goals through pharmacy reimbursement and healthcare redesign consultation. The role involves analyzing market dynamics, supporting strategic planning, and collaborating with various departments to inform decision-making.
Responsibilities
- Proactively identify, analyze, and evaluate specialty pharmacy market dynamics, including drug pipeline trends (e.g., biosimilars and new market entrants), manufacturer strategies, pricing benchmarks, and sourcing models to inform unit cost and network strategies
- Identify and support development of strategic sourcing opportunities that reduce specialty pharmacy unit cost, including alternative sourcing models, distribution strategies, and market‑based pricing approaches aligned with enterprise objectives
- Support strategic planning, structured financial and qualitative analysis, and market‑based assessments to inform specialty pharmacy pricing assumptions, sourcing strategies, and contract decisions
- Translate complex market intelligence and competitive insights into clear strategic implications and recommendations for internal stakeholders, including senior leadership
- Present strategic insights, market analyses, pricing benchmarks, and impact assessments to internal audiences at all levels, including executive leadership
- Collaborate with and support other departments across the enterprise on both common initiatives and unique ventures, acting as a subject matter expert to ensure market intelligence informs enterprise decision-making
- Identify, analyze, and monitor industry, regulatory, technology, and market trends that influence specialty pharmacy pricing, sourcing economics, network strategy, and overall cost management
- Engage with external vendors, consultants, and industry partners to gather insight, evaluate emerging solutions, and assess innovative sourcing or pricing models
- Organize, synthesize, and communicate progress and findings across the strategic work portfolio to support alignment and informed decision‑making
- Utilize expertise to advance strategic insight and analysis capabilities, continuously improving how market intelligence is applied to strategy development
Skills
- Bachelor's degree or advanced degree (where required)
- 5+ years of experience in related field
- In lieu of degree, 7+ years of experience in related field
Benefits
- Annual Incentive Bonus*
- 401(k) with employer match
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Competitive health benefits and wellness programs
- *Based on annual corporate goal achievement and individual performance.
Company Overview
It's an exciting time to work at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC). Health care is changing, and we're leading the way. It was founded in 1933, and is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, USA, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is https://www.bluecrossnc.com/.