WHO WE ARE

When it comes to health, we’re always looking for ways to push for better. It’s why we were founded in the first place. In 1957, our founder, pharmacist William Wilkinson, witnessed a mother sacrifice her health by forgoing her own medicine to pay for her sick daughter’s prescription. He knew there had to be a better way. So, he introduced North America’s first prepaid drug plan, and GreenShield was born as a not-for-profit with a mission to support better health for all Canadians.
We aren’t just a health and benefits company. We’re the only not-for-profit social enterprise that brings worlds of coverage and care together, all in one place.
We’re noble challengers, purposefully building a better way and we need the best people to help us create a more holistic approach that takes care of the mind and body.
Our mission is to create better health for all Canadians, and we know that starts with our employees.

The Pharmaceutical Agreements Manager is a member of the Pharmacy Innovation team and is the main point of contact for external stakeholders (pharmaceutical manufacturers, vendors, private payors, etc.) regarding GreenShield’s drug pricing negotiations and innovative program implementation to ultimately create solutions that improve access to better health for plan members, partners and plan sponsors.

This position reports to the Manager, Pharmaceutical Agreements:

• Leads pricing negotiations with pharmaceutical manufacturers for specific drug therapies and medical products to ensure cost sustainability
• Participates as a voting member of Pharmaceutical & Therapeutics committee, considering and evaluating all drug reviews
• Collaborates with external stakeholders – pharmaceutical industry - regarding strategies and approaches for supporting listing of new drug treatments
• Develops and sustains strong relationships with stakeholders in the drug approval and reimbursement landscape.
• Represents GreenShield in industry peer groups, external presentations, and conferences to reinforce GreenShield’s position as a leading Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM)
• Collaborates with pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers on innovative programs, including outcome-based agreements tying reimbursement to achievement of patient health outcomes.
• Develop strategies regarding formulary management in cooperation with internal Pharmacy Strategy and Pharmacy Operations teams
• Assists in the development of internal and external communications related to GreenShield drug management strategies
• Work closely with other business units such as Operations, Sales, Finance, third party processing and IT as required
• Provides drug plan management expertise to clients, providers, and suppliers as required
• Demonstrates leadership, influence, agility, and accountability to achieve objectives
• Embraces GreenShield’s Mission and Values, as well as GreenShield leadership behaviours