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1576050 Senior Product Relationship Manager (Specialty Pharmacy)

Position Purpose:
The Senior Product Relationship Manager will own the end-to-end product strategy from concept to production and overall lifecycle. Continually evaluate the health of the product and create business cases for enhancements or changes, based on market knowledge.

• Works closely with Operations, Finance, Physician Sales, Account Management, Marketing, Proposal, IT and Data Analyst Teams to develop products that anticipate the market needs and drive the specialty pharmacy business forward.
• Develops and manages products throughout the product life cycle from inception to implementation to sunset.
• Drives ongoing definition, integration, and enhancement of products and assesses the performance of existing products to ensure market expectations are met.
• Creates product roadmaps, leads workstreams, and negotiates and engages third-party relationships, where necessary.
• Works closely with internal and with external partners to brainstorm and drive innovative solutions that can meet current and anticipate future needs.
• Monitors and stays up to date on key market trends and evolving regulations and identify new product opportunities
• Evaluates and update product features, benefits and value adds from concept and design to development and deployment
• Develops and maintains product resources and up to date policies and procedures to assist in selling, marketing and implementations
• Works with stakeholder partners in market adoption of new concepts and changes
• Monitors and analyzes product performance and make recommendations on modifications/enhancements
• Communicates and presents recommendations regarding new ideas and products
• Creates and communicates business cases for new products and/or enhancements to current products
• Interfaces with clients on product design and promote product benefits, capabilities, and value propositions through relationship with key customers
• Gathers and analyzes feedback from various departments and recommends potential changes throughout the life cycle of the products
• Participates in the design and development of the product strategy, roadmap and priorities
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

Education/Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in related area or equivalent experience. 5+ years of product ownership, product management, project management or business analysis experience. Deep knowledge of specified product domain and industry trends. Knowledge of and experience with specialty pharmacy as well as business requirement development is strongly preferred.

Job Specific details:

• Manage our vendor relationships by negotiating contracts, controlling costs, managing set up, and assisting organization in choosing vendors that align with our product strategy and goals

• Ensure ongoing dialogue and communication with the vendors through regular meetings and ensures that service level agreement metrics are met

• Identifies more strategic use of vendors, improved efficiencies and cost savings

• Point of contact between vendor and rest of organization

• Create support tools and materials to manage and track vendors

Pay Range: $68,700.00 - $123,700.00 per year

Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including: competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off plus holidays, and a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules.  Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law, including full-time or part-time status.  Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives. Benefits may be subject to program eligibility.

Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the LA County Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act