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Job Description
Description:
The Associate Director, Community Health Solutions will play a pivotal role in expanding Amneal's presence and impact within the state, local, and community public-health marketplace. Working closely with the State Government Business Director, this individual will develop and manage strategic relationships with public-health agencies, community-based organizations, health systems, public-safety organizations, advocacy groups, coalitions, and other stakeholders responsible for addressing priority public-health needs.
The role will support Amneal's broader public-health portfolio, developing sustainable programs, partnerships, and business opportunities that increase access to medicines and strengthen Amneal's position as a trusted partner to government and community stakeholders. The position will be responsible for identifying opportunities across Amneal's public-health portfolio based on evolving state and community needs.The Associate Director will translate public-health needs into actionable commercial opportunities by understanding how healthcare policy, public funding, grants, state and local purchasing programs, community distribution models, and stakeholder advocacy influence product access and utilization. The individual will identify gaps in access, develop innovative solutions with customers and partners, and work collaboratively with the State Government Business Director to convert opportunities into sustainable procurement, contracting, distribution, and utilization. This position will serve as a key external representative of Amneal with community-health and public-interest stakeholders and will work cross-functionally to ensure that customer insights are translated into effective public-health, access, commercial, and policy strategies.
Essential Functions:
- Community Health Strategy, Business Development & Account Management: Identify, develop, and manage strategic relationships with public-health organizations, state and local agencies, community-based organizations, coalitions, Harm Reduction organizations, public-safety organizations, advocacy organizations, and other key stakeholders whose activities influence access to Amneal’s public-health portfolio. Serve as a primary point of contact for community and public-health stakeholders within assigned markets and coordinate appropriate Amneal resources to address customer needs. Identify opportunities to establish new accounts, expand existing accounts, and develop new community access points for products within Amneal’s public-health portfolio.
- Public Health Access, Partnerships & Program Development: Develop innovative partnerships and programs that improve availability, awareness, access, and appropriate utilization of Amneal portfolio within communities. Work with external stakeholders to understand barriers to access and develop innovative solutions to amplify growth and unique partnerships. Identify opportunities associated with federal and state grants, state appropriations, opioid-settlement funding, emergency-response funding, and other public-health funding sources. Develop relationships with key opinion leaders, public-health leaders, community influencers, advocacy organizations, and other stakeholders capable of advancing public-health programs and improving access to Amneal’s public health portfolio. Position Amneal as a collaborative partner committed to addressing important healthcare needs.
- Government Business & Procurement Partnership: Ensure close collaboration with other members of the Government Team, Government Affairs, Marketing, Generics, and Customer Operations, to capture relevant regional state/local government insights, identify gaps and develop strategic initiatives to pull-through contracts or awards at the regional level to ensure that programs achieve intended access, utilization and commercial objectives. Partner with the State Government Business Director on opportunities requiring government contracting, procurement, pricing, or formal state purchasing mechanisms, while building strategic relationships with community and public-health stakeholders.
- Market Intelligence, Policy & Public Health Insights: Monitor and assess public-health trends, competitive threats, policy developments, funding initiatives, legislative activity, and changes in state and local public-health priorities that could create opportunities or potential product access barriers for Amneal. Synthesize insights and data into clear, actionable recommendations that guide strategic priorities and drive informed decision-making among senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Cross-Functional Leadership & External Representation: Lead (without authority) a cross-functional team to exceed expectations and grow the portfolio within the state government segment. Represent Amneal at key public health conferences, statewide task forces and work groups, state and regional coalitions, and other relevant meetings. Provide subject matter expertise internally regarding community-health markets, stakeholder needs, access barriers, public-health purchasing models, and emerging opportunities. Empower, inspire, and mentor other colleagues by providing strategic direction and modeling Amneal’s culture and contributing to the leadership pipeline.
Additional Responsibilities: This position requires 50-75% travel per year.
Qualifications
Education:
- Bachelors Degree (BA/BS) Business, Public Health, Healthcare Administration, Healthcare Policy or science-related major - Required
- Master Degree (MBA) Business, Public Health, Healthcare Policy, Healthcare Administration or related field - Preferred
Experience:
- 7 years or more in Pharmaceutical, healthcare, public health, government or related experience with progressively higher levels of responsibility
- 5 years or more in Pharmaceutical Account Management, State Government Affairs/Public Policy, or Public Health Sales/Business Development.
- Prior experience within one or more public health markets: Opioid overdose prevention and naloxone, Behavioral health, Emergency preparedness, Vaccines, Community health
- in Experience with public-health funding mechanisms, grants, government procurement, opioid-settlement funding, public-private partnerships, or state/local purchasing programs
- in Existing relationships within state/local government procurement offices, public health, community health or advocacy organizations
- in Experience working with State Departments of Health, behavioral-health/substance-use agencies, emergency-management agencies, corrections, public-safety agencies, local health departments, or similar governmental entities
Specialized Knowledge:
- Knowledge of state and local political and regulatory environments.
- Knowledge of healthcare industry, specifically state and local healthcare programs, public health emergency preparedness, and community health delivery models.
- Basic understanding of government healthcare purchasing and procurement vehicles, state bulk purchasing initiatives, public health funding, waivers and grant mechanisms.
- Knowledge of Public Health Coalitions, Harm Reduction organizations, and advocacy organizations.
The salary range for this position ranges from $180,000 - $200,000 per year. In addition, Kashiv BioSciences, LLC., offers a short-term incentive opportunity, such as a bonus or performance-based award with this position within the first 12 months. Kashiv BioSciences, LLC., ranges reflect the Company’s good faith estimate of what Kashiv BioSciences, LLC., reasonably believes that it will pay for said position at the time of the posting. Individual compensation will ultimately be determined based on a variety of relevant factors, including but not limited to, qualifications, experience, geographic location and other relevant skills.
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