Relationship Account Manager - PBM
What we are looking for
AscellaHealth, a leading global specialty pharmacy and healthcare services organization, is seeking a Relationship Account Manager for our Berwyn, PA location. The ideal candidate excels in solution selling, data-driven client strategy, and cross-functional collaboration, operating with a high degree of autonomy and accountability.
What the position will be doing
- Client Relationship Management: Cultivate strong relationships with both new and existing clients to drive satisfaction, loyalty, and business growth. Serve as the strategic partner and advisor for assigned accounts.
- Retention & Renewal: Own responsibility for client retention, satisfaction, and renewal. Proactively identify and mitigate risks while positioning the organization’s value to secure long-term partnerships.
- Solution Selling: Apply a consultative, solution-based approach to understand client needs, identify gaps, and recommend innovative service solutions aligned with strategic goals. Applies a client pull-through promotional strategy that aims to increase the demand for a product’s Rx claims as well as AscellaHealth services.
- New Client Installations: Lead onboarding and implementation of new clients, ensuring accurate benefit configuration, seamless operational setup, and successful go-live execution. Ensures seamless transition to our services.
- Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs): Prepare and deliver comprehensive QBRs, providing insight into key performance metrics, financial trends, rebate performance, and improvement opportunities.
- Analytics & Strategy: Analyze utilization, cost, and performance trends to identify actionable insights. Use data to track progress against P&L targets and shape new offerings that address client pain points.
- P&L Oversight: Monitor account-level financial performance, contributing to profitability management, forecasting, and strategic decision-making.
- Documentation & Compliance: Maintain thorough documentation of client program details, communications, and decisions to ensure delivery of all contractual obligations, service levels, and performance guarantees.
- Product Development Support: Collaborate with internal teams to design or enhance offerings based on emerging client needs and market dynamics.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with internal departments, including clinical, operations, rebate, finance, IT, and legal, to ensure seamless service delivery and alignment with client expectations.
- Issue Resolution: Regularly interfaces with the client to collect information relating to any issues. Lead the resolution of client issues with urgency and professionalism, coordinating with internal stakeholders to drive root cause analysis and long-term solutions. Follows up on all matters reported to ensure client satisfaction.
- Client Advocacy: Act as the voice of the client within the organization to ensure their priorities are represented and addressed effectively. Make recommendations for improvements to meet customers’ expectations.
- Renewals & Upsell: Lead the end-to-end renewal process while identifying opportunities to expand scope through new products and services.
Necessary Skills, Education & Abilities
- A bachelor’s degree in a business-related or similar field of study is required. A master’s or MBA degree is preferred.
- 5 or more years of progressive experience in account management, client services, or strategic partnerships in healthcare, in a PBM, or specialty pharmacy environment.
- Strong knowledge of PBM operations preferred, including benefit design, specialty pharmacy services, rebate management, claims processing, and clinical program implementation.
- Experience leading new client implementations and delivering executive-level Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs).
- Demonstrated ability to communicate, present, and influence credibly and effectively at all levels of the organization, including with executive and C-level stakeholders.
- Excellent negotiation skills
- Natural relationship builder with integrity, reliability, and maturity
- Proven success in client retention, contract renewals, and expanding account value through solution-based selling.
- Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and support financial and performance-driven decisions.
- Exceptional project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously while maintaining attention to detail and meeting deadlines.
- Self-motivated, highly organized, and able to work independently in a fast-paced, performance-driven environment.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with a professional presence, integrity, and a commitment to confidentiality and client service excellence.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and CRM tools (e.g., Salesforce);
- Experience with healthcare analytics platforms is a plus.
- Ability to travel up to 25 % for work.
About Us
AscellaHealth is a mission-driven, global healthcare company focused on solving challenges across the complex specialty and retail pharmaceutical ecosystem—always with patients at the center of what we do. We partner with payers, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and healthcare stakeholders to improve access to critical therapies through technology-enabled solutions that span the full pharmaceutical lifecycle, from commercialization and specialty pharmacy to care coordination, distribution, and pharmacy management. Supporting more than 450 health partners and 1.2 million patients worldwide, our work makes a meaningful difference every day.
What sets AscellaHealth apart
- We are a collaborative, entrepreneurial team that values transparency, continuous learning, and shared purpose.
- Employees are encouraged to bring ideas forward, take ownership of their work, and grow alongside a company recognized by Inc. and the Financial Times for sustained success.
Discover more about us
Learn more about our mission, leadership team, and what makes us a great place to work by visiting https://ascellahealth.com/about-us.
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