Director – Engagement and Partnerships

Are you passionate about driving strategic initiatives and building impactful partnerships? Cencora is seeking a dynamic Director, Engagement and Partnerships to lead efforts that enhance visibility, foster meaningful connections, and elevate our presence within the health system segment. In this high-impact leadership role, you’ll have the opportunity to design and execute innovative strategies that align with organizational priorities, strengthen customer engagement, and maximize the value of industry events, trade shows, and our flagship summits. Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams and marketing, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping our engagement framework and amplifying our influence in the market. If you're ready to make a difference at the intersection of strategy, innovation, and collaboration, we’d love to hear from you!

• Strategic Alignment for Customer Engagement
  • Develop and implement customer engagement strategies that align with organizational goals to increase awareness and drive customer engagement within the health systems segment.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure messaging, event participation, and industry partnerships support overall business objectives.
• Commercial Event Strategy
  • Identify and recommend high-impact events and conferences for organizational participation to maximize visibility and engagement.
  • Oversee the development of event strategies in collaboration with functional partners, ensuring alignment with business priorities and customer needs.
  • Ensure evaluation and analysis of events to continuously improve future engagement strategies.
• Industry Partnerships:
  • Identify, recommend and manage partnership opportunities that support strategic priorities and demonstrate commitment to the health system segment.
  • Leverage partnership benefits, such as digital platforms and events, to expand the organization’s reach and influence.
  • Partner with business leaders to identify and engage suitable thought leaders at key industry events.
  • Manage charitable giving, ensuring alignment with the broader objectives of the health systems business
• Advisory Board and Stakeholder Engagement:
  • Establish and manage advisory board engagement model to foster collaboration with key stakeholders and thought leaders.
  • Define roles, responsibilities, and governance structures to ensure effective functioning of customer advisory groups.
  • Support the development and execution of content and communication strategies for advisory boards and councils.
• Communication
  • Design and execute communication strategies to ensure visibility and alignment across internal and external stakeholders.
  • Facilitate feedback loops between business leaders and advisory boards, ensuring continuous improvement and alignment.
  • Strengthen engagement with external audiences through targeted communication initiatives outside of live events.
• Operational Excellence and Measurement
  • Drive collaboration across internal teams to create efficient operating models and establish clear ways of working.
  • Provide leadership and guidance to ensure alignment across commercial, functional, and marketing teams.
  • Partner with marketing and commercial teams to establish lead management frameworks and ensure effective follow-up.
  • Track and report on the return on investment (ROI) for events, partnerships, and engagement activities to inform strategic decisions.

Requirements:

• Proven experience in event strategy, industry partnerships, and customer engagement, ideally within the hospital, healthcare or pharmaceutical sector.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to unite cross-functional teams around strategic goals.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with experience managing advisory boards or councils.
• Ability to analyze data and provide actionable insights to inform future strategies.
• Demonstrated ability to track and optimize ROI for engagement activities.
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree in business, marketing, communications,  or related field preferred.

What Cencora offers

We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members’ ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more. For details, visit https://www.virtualfairhub.com/cencora

Full time$124,000 - 190,850

*This Salary Range reflects a National Average for this job. The actual range may vary based on your locale. Ranges in Colorado/California/Washington/New York/Hawaii/Vermont/Minnesota/Massachusetts/Illinois State-specific locations may be up to 10% lower than the minimum salary range, and 12% higher than the maximum salary range.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.

The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

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