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Position Summary

Do you have strong analytical skills and are enthusiastic about using data to drive strategic decisions in a dynamic and complex healthcare marketplace? If so, consider advancing your career as a Senior Manager, Payer Relations Reporting & Analytics within the Retail Pharmacy Margin & Payer Relations Analytics organization at CVS Pharmacy.

As the healthcare ecosystem evolves and patient expectations rise, CVS Pharmacy must continuously refine its strategies by leveraging vast data assets and best-in-class analytics. In this role, you will be instrumental in enhancing PBM/Payer analytics and dashboards, market share analysis, government affairs analytics, and other ad hoc analyses related to pharmacy economics and margin optimization.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop deep expertise in internal and external large data sources, apply advanced analytical approaches (e.g., SQL, Python), and utilize advanced analytical platforms (e.g., Palantir Foundry).
• Perform validation on various data sources and dashboards to ensure accuracy, completeness, and reliability.
• Identify gaps in existing data sources and partner with broader CVS teams to enhance data integration within the Palantir Foundry environment.
• Deliver complex and critical performance reporting to support key retail pharmacy initiatives.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to gather requirements, validate ideas, and deepen understanding of pharmacy economics.
• Lead profitability analyses and scenario modeling, translating results into actionable insights that clearly address business needs.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in strategy, consulting, finance, analytics, or product development, with increasing levels of responsibility.
• Proven analytical and critical thinking skills, including experience using data and analytics to uncover root causes and inform decision-making.
• Ability to independently determine where to pull critical information, analyze data, and make recommendations.
• Skilled in identifying risks and developing mitigation strategies.
• Effective communicator with the ability to present insights and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships with cross-functional partners.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to balance long-term goals and short-term execution.
• Ability to independently anticipate and recommend next steps.
• Ability to meet deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in relational databases (e.g., SQL) and programming languages (e.g., Python) strongly preferred.
• Minimum 2 years working in large data sets (e.g., millions of records) strongly preferred.
• Experience performing validation on various data sources and/or dashboards to ensure accuracy, completeness, and reliability.
• Strong financial acumen and familiarity with pharmacy and/or healthcare industry economics.
• Master’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, MIS, or related field.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Education

Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent experience

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program.

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits – investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:

• Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan.

• No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.

• Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.

For more information, visit https://jobs.cvshealth.com/us/en/benefits

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