Manager – Trade Emerging Markets

Exemption Status:

United States of America (Exempt)$115,142 - $161,200 - $207,257

“Pay scale information is not necessarily reflective of actual compensation that may be earned, nor a promise of any specific pay for any selected candidate or employee, which is always dependent on actual experience, education, qualifications, and other factors.  A full review of our comprehensive pay and benefits will be discussed at the offer stage with the selected candidate.”

This position is not eligible for Sponsorship.

MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc. is looking for extraordinary people to join our team!

Why join MedImpact? Because our success is dependent on you; innovative professionals with top notch skills who thrive on opportunity, high performance, and teamwork. We look for individuals who want to work on a team that cares about making a difference in the value of healthcare.

At MedImpact, we deliver leading edge pharmaceutical and technology related solutions that dramatically improve the value of health care. We provide superior outcomes to those we serve through innovative products, systems, and services that provide transparency and promote choice in decision making. Our vision is to set the standard in providing solutions that optimize satisfaction, service, cost, and quality in the healthcare industry. We are the premier Pharmacy Benefits Management solution!

Job Description

Summary

Manager of Trade Emerging Markets is responsible for coordinating market event activities across Trade Relations to ensure pricing impacts are accurately understood, operationalized, and reflected in downstream reporting, rebate payments, formulary strategy considerations, and related business processes. This role supports management of Trade Emerging Market products and strategies by assisting with product execution, monitoring market developments, coordinating stakeholder input, tracking impacts, and helping translate emerging market strategies into operational actions. This role supports cross-functional alignment during manufacturer, market access, pricing, and pharmaceutical supply chain events by facilitating communication, tracking impacts, documenting decisions, and partnering with internal stakeholders to support timely and accurate execution.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Coordinate Trade Relations activities during market events that may impact pricing, reporting, rebate payments, formulary strategy, client communications, emerging market products, and related downstream processes.
• Partner with internal teams to ensure timely awareness, alignment, and execution of required actions.
• Support management of Trade Emerging Market products and strategies by coordinating product-related activities, maintaining visibility to key milestones, tracking decisions and dependencies, and assisting with implementation planning.
• Help evaluate and communicate the operational, financial, reporting, rebate, and formulary implications of emerging market product strategies and market developments.
• Monitor and document market event inputs, assumptions, decisions, and action items to support accurate implementation and visibility across impacted teams.
• Support development and maintenance of repeatable processes, trackers, communication templates, and escalation paths to improve consistency in market event response and operational handoffs.
• Identify risks, dependencies, timing considerations, and potential downstream impacts related to pricing, rebate, and formulary activities; escalate issues as appropriate and support resolution planning.
• Prepare concise summaries, status updates, and impact documentation for leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.

Supervisory Responsibilities        

Manages assigned staff in the segment area. Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of the unit. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Supports and enforces all company policies and procedures in a fair and consistent manner, taking corrective action whenever necessary.

Client Responsibilities

This is an internal and external client facing position that requires excellent customer service skills and interpersonal communication skills (listening/verbal/written). One must be able to; manage difficult or emotional client situations; Respond promptly to client needs; Solicit client feedback to improve service; Respond to requests for service and assistance from clients; Meet commitments to clients.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

BS/BA degree or equivalent plus 5+ years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience; 1 year of SME in respective area(s), prefer 3 years SME experience; and 3+ years of supervisory experience; 4 years of MedImpact experience plus an appropriate external leadership training program and internal mentorship with a seasoned leader (Dir+) that must completed within 12 months in new position may substitute for the supervisory experience requirement.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite software including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Experience with reporting tools, data extracts, SQL, Access, Salesforce, or other workflow and database applications preferred.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

None Required.

Other Skills and Abilities

• Strong understanding of PBM, pharmaceutical manufacturer, rebate, pricing, formulary, market access, and emerging market product concepts.
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional workstreams, manage action items, and drive timely follow-through across multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to support product and strategy management activities, including milestone tracking, impact assessment, stakeholder coordination, and implementation support.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to translate complex market event and product strategy impacts into clear business updates.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with demonstrated attention to detail.
• Ability to identify operational risks, dependencies, and downstream impacts and escalate appropriately.
• Demonstrated ability to build effective working relationships and influence without direct authority.
• Strong project coordination skills and ability to support process improvement initiatives.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

• Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems. 

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.  Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Language Skills

• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.  Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Competencies To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Building Effective Teams
• Decision Quality
• Informing
• Confronting Direct Reports
• Delegation
• Organizational Agility
• Customer Focus
• Drive for Results
• Political Savvy

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Ability to maintain clear near visual acuity at approximately 20 inches or less (i.e., “close vision”) to accurately read fine print, view computer screens, and handle small objects. Requires adequate color vision and depth perception to support safety and precision in detail-oriented tasks.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position may regularly be exposed to or encounter moving mechanical parts, high, precarious places, fumes, or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outdoor weather conditions, risk of electrical shock or vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate (examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic).

Work Location

This position works on-site at the San Diego Headquarters or other company location (or from a remote location with management approval based on business requirements). Must provide adequate support to internal clients; be available for regular interactions and coordination of work with other employees, colleagues, clients, or vendors; as well as be available to facilitate effective decisions through collaboration with stakeholders.

Working Hours

This is an exempt level position requiring the incumbent to work the hours required to fully accomplish job responsibilities and meet deadlines for work deliverables. The individual must have the flexibility to work beyond traditional hours and be able to work nights, weekends or on holidays as required. Work hours may be changed from time to time to meet the needs of the business. Typical core business hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm.

Travel

This position may require domestic travel.

The Perks:

• Medical / Dental / Vision / Wellness Programs

• Paid Time Off / Company Paid Holidays

• Incentive Compensation

• 401K with Company match

• Life and Disability Insurance

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Employee Referral Bonus

To explore all that MedImpact has to offer, and the greatness you can bring to our teams, please submit your resume to www.medimpact.com/careers

MedImpact, is a privately-held pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) headquartered in San Diego, California. Our solutions and services positively influence healthcare outcomes and expenditures, improving the position of our clients in the market. MedImpact offers high-value solutions to payers, providers and consumers of healthcare in the U.S. and foreign markets.

Equal Opportunity Employer, Male/Female/Disabilities/Veterans

OSHA/ADA:

To perform this job successfully, the successful candidate must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Disclaimer:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.