340B Center of Excellence (COE) – Associate Director, Strategy and Innovation

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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 the 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 the Marketing, Finance, Market Access, Public Affairs and other key partners to deliver meaningful business solutions and impact.    

The 340B Strategy and Innovation Manager reports to the 340B Strategy and Innovation Director and is an expert in the business implications and operations of the 340B program.  The Manager is a member of a group that monitors the external landscape to identify areas of 340B exposure and the related growth drivers and helps develop near and long-term strategies to address findings and optimize growth.  The Manager will help develop an investigative capability to initiate good faith engagements and manage the 340B audits and ADR activity.  The Manager will help develop materials and studies to upskill the 340B knowledge of internal and external stakeholders, to be used to inform advocacy efforts (federal, state, advocacy groups, and market influencers).  The Manager will work closely with the 340B COE Business Operations group to drive 340B Center of Excellence deliverables.

Primary responsibilities for this leadership position include, but are not limited to:

• Member of a high performing team, fostering a positive culture and ensuring a high level of cross-functional coordination and strategic/tactical planning through ongoing communications.
• Execute 340B strategies and enhancements to AbbVie’s policy; establish and monitor progress of workstreams for leadership updates.
• Develop Good Faith Inquiry/ Engagement process and build a platform to support outgoing and incoming inquiries.  Work with Legal to create an “audit ready” process and documentation capture.  Investigate anomalous activity to inform 340B COE initiatives, strategies and policies.
• Support the COE’s 340B audit process (both for initiation and response).   Serve as the point to 3rd party auditors.
• Scan market for 340B growth trends and new tactics and help recommend potential actions. 
• Investigate 340B internal cases that are referred to the 340B COE and work toward resolution.
• Collaborate with the 340B COE Business Ops group to support their initiatives or obtain their input into new findings and initiatives.
• Monitor statutory and regulatory changes related to the 340B program and coordinate with stakeholders across the enterprise to ensure ongoing regulatory compliance.
• Work with AbbVie 340B federal/ state legislation colleagues to provide guidance as needed.
• Develop data and analyses to support 3rd party advocacy efforts.
• Liaise with AbbVie’s Pipeline Team and Business Development to provide 340B insights.
• Develop 340B training for the organization and support initiatives to increase organizational 340B knowledge.
• Develop and foster robust internal relationships with other key stakeholders, including but not limited to Legal, Government Affairs, Public Affairs, Finance, Market Access/Trade, Employer Teams, MABI, BTS, etc.

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hr day) is required

• Requires minimum of a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree a plus.
• A minimum of 7 years in the healthcare industry with significant 340B strategic and operational experience, having worked in a 340B program within a TPA, hospital or other related 340B stakeholder. 
• Experience supporting 340B audits or other significant program audits, a forensic mindset for investigational work, experience with 340B vendor operations and revenue generation tactics within 340B. 
• Leadership experience and influencing cross-functional partners is essential for success.
• Experience building and executing processes.
• Candidates should have a working knowledge of the compliance and regulatory environment for manufacturers in the pharmaceutical space.

Skills/Knowledge Required:

• Ability to articulate a vision and strategy.
• Problem solving creativity and resourcefulness.
• Possesses a curious and persistent mindset, comfortable in ambiguity.
• Ability to simplify the complex and identify what’s is 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).

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

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• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.​

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​

• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​

• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs​

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Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. ​

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