Lead Director, Pharma Innovation

Leads strategic engagement with pharmaceutical design partners to drive product innovation, portfolio evolution, and commercialization readiness.

Responsible for translating partner collaboration into scalable, monetizable solutions aligned with organizational growth objectives.

Primary Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Serves as senior relationship owner for assigned design partner

• Leads structured discovery and co-creation sessions to identify unmet needs and product opportunities

• Translates partner insights into scalable product roadmaps and commercialization plans.

• Aligns cross-functional stakeholders across Product, Data, Legal, and Commercial teams

• Drives pilot design, measurement frameworks, and innovation governance processes

• Develops business cases supporting portfolio expansion and investment decisions

• Influences senior leadership through clear articulation of opportunity, risk, and financial impact

• Ensures learnings from design partnerships are institutionalized and scaled beyond individual clients

• Coaches Managers in synthesizing insights and building commercialization-ready materials

10+ years of experience in consulting, pharma services, data delivery, or client engagement leadership

Experience managing enterprise-level client relationships preferred

Education

Bachelor's Degree required.(Business Administration, Data Science, Business Analytics, Informatics)

Master's Degree preferred (MBA, Data Science, Business Analytics, Informatics)

$144,200.00 - $288,400.00

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company's equity award program.

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.

This full-time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well-being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.