Associate Director of Community Health Center Operations, Pharmacy

Associate Director of Community Health Center Operations, Pharmacy

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Position Summary

Reporting to the Senior Director of Retail and Community Health Centers, the Associate Director of Community Health Center Operations will lead the strategy and operations of our pharmacy partnerships with Community Health Centers (CHCs). These partnerships span multiple models, including contract, direct ownership, and staffed arrangements, and require strong leadership to ensure consistent operational excellence, financial sustainability, and growth.

The role encompasses relationship management, business development, financial oversight, and the day-to-day management of this critical service line. The Associate Director will cultivate strong, trust-based partnerships with CHC leadership and pharmacists in charge, ensuring services are client-focused, clinically aligned, and financially sustainable.

The ideal candidate brings expertise in outpatient and specialty pharmacy programs, a proven ability to manage complex initiatives, and a strong orientation toward service, growth, and performance improvement.

In collaboration with the Senior Director of Retail and Community Health Centers, this role will also serve as the primary point of contact for senior CHC leadership—including CEOs, COOs, CFOs, and CMOs.

By developing and executing strategies that drive prescription capture, program growth, and operational optimization, this leader will build trust and long-term success for both CHC partners and BMC.

Essential Responsibilities / Duties

• Provide strategic leadership to CHCs and drive service line growth through performance optimization and business development
• Provide strategic direction for CHC pharmacy partnerships across contract, staffed, and owned models to ensure long-term sustainability and growth
• Translate BMC’s pharmacy strategy into actionable plans tailored to CHC needs
• Anticipate and respond to industry, regulatory, and market changes to position BMC and CHCs for success
• Ensure effective execution of strategy and initiatives to meet CHC expectations by translating CHC pharmacy strategy into operational tactics without heavy senior oversight
• Engage with internal teams to optimize performance integrated with support areas, including but not limited to; implementation team, pharmacy operations, patient call center or support staff, CHS specialty pharmacy, CHS mail order pharmacy
• Understand market trends and environment, including partner changes, drug access, prescribing trends, and evolving clinic landscapes
• Identifies new potential CHC clients to offer BMC services to grow CHC pharmacy performance
• Build partnerships and manage relationships with CHCs leadership
• Serve as the primary liaison with CHC C-suite leaders (CEO, COO, CFO, CMO) to share performance updates, align on strategic priorities, and co-develop new initiatives
• Build and maintain strong, trust-based relationships with CHC partners to ensure high satisfaction and long-term collaboration
• Assume financial accountability and partner with internal teams to support growth
• Share responsibility for CHC partner P&L performance and ensure financial goals are met, including prescription capture, topline revenue growth, and operational efficiency
• Partner with Finance and CHCs to analyze data, develop business cases, and establish sustainable contract terms
• Provide operational oversight to all CHC partners in collaboration with local MOR/pharmacist in charge
• Provide operational oversight for CHC pharmacy sites in collaboration with local MORs
• Lead, mentor, and support teams through hiring, onboarding, training, and performance management, fostering a culture of accountability, service, and teamwork
• Drive operational excellence through process standardization, optimization, and best practice sharing
• Understanding of clinical service needs, translating those needs into program standards and addressing challenges and roadblocks by devising solutions and alternative approaches
• Maintain a deep understanding of CHC environment, including clinic…