Associate Director, 340B Strategy & Innovation
About the role
The 340B Drug Pricing Program has become a critical issue impacting AbbVie’s business. Originally designed to help safety-net hospitals and clinics give better care to underserved communities, it has now grown exponentially and deserves a greater level of focus. Over the past few years, AbbVie has implemented important strategies and policy changes to tackle this growth, but its impact on AbbVie’s portfolio and the complexity of 340B-related issues now require a more dedicated, strategically resourced approach.
Therefore, AbbVie has established a high-profile 340B Center of Excellence (COE) that brings together a team of experts who will utilize analytics and insights to drive strategy, proactively address the growth of 340B, and create new solutions to issues identified within the program. COE leaders will work with Government Affairs and Legal to develop longer-term solutions and shape reforms while simultaneously collaborating with essential partners including Marketing, Finance, Market Access, Public Affairs, and other key partners to deliver meaningful business solutions and impact.
Responsibilities
- Support both internal and external stakeholders in 340B related requests, disputes, and general inquiries
- Develop investigative capabilities to initiate good faith engagements and manage 340B audits and ADR activity
- Develop materials and studies to upskill the 340B knowledge of internal and external stakeholders
- Inform advocacy efforts (federal, state, advocacy groups, and market influencers)
- Work closely with the 340B COE Business Operations group to drive Center of Excellence deliverables
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred
- Minimum of 7 years in the healthcare industry with significant 340B strategic and operational experience
- Experience working within the 340B program at a TPA, hospital, or related 340B stakeholder organization
- Leadership experience and influencing cross-functional partners is essential for success
- Experience building and executing processes
Qualifications
- Possesses a curious and persistent mindset, comfortable in ambiguity
- Ability to simplify the complex and identify what’s essential
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects in fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
- Ability to influence across functions to gain consensus on solutions
- Excellent leadership, management and organizational skills, along with problem solving, conflict resolution and team building
- Ability to effectively plan, prioritize, execute, follow up and anticipate problems
- Ability to lead across multiple functions (sales, managed healthcare, trade, marketing)
Skills/Knowledge Required
- Ability to articulate a vision and strategy
- Problem solving creativity and resourcefulness to “think outside the box”
- Experience building and executing processes
- Candidates should have a working knowledge of the compliance and regulatory environment for manufacturers in the pharmaceutical space