• Direct, manage and lead efforts that define and enable strategic and operational priorities for the Pharmacy group. • Lead staff responsible for accomplishing goals related to pharmacy operations, clinical and specialty pharmacy programs, opportunity analysis, solution design, provider/payer integration and vendor evaluation and management. • Provides expertise and insights in drug coverage for provider administered therapy, pharmacy channel specialty drugs, and traditional retail medications. • Champion innovation while identifying pharmacy-related opportunities and collaborations that drive value for Blue Cross NC members. • Evaluate emerging pharmacy industry trends and the strategic needs of the department as it relates to overall business objectives. • Oversee all clinical aspects of drug coverage from formulary management, policy development, and drug channel management. • Develop new strategies to include total cost management, including real-world evidence for lowering total cost of care beyond drug expenditure to patient outcomes. • Develop, in partnership with analytics teams, infrastructure to track drug trends and dissect changes in unit cost, utilization, and drug mix to support new ideation in management. • Participate in the development of departmental strategic plans and objectives to improve achieve medical expense goals while maintaining standards in clinical excellence. • Understand the evolving medication therapy space and develop strategies around traditional, specialty and gene therapies. • Direct the management of formulary and medication policy development and maintenance for the purpose clinical quality and affordability. • Oversee day-to-day operations related to tracking and managing drug expenditure in collaboration with medical economics teams in order to manage emerging trends in cost and clinical quality. • Direct, manage, and/or support implementation of corporate projects that requires input on drug utilization, unit costs, and pricing dynamics in the pharmaceutical supply chain.