ED, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Remote (Ridgefield, CT, United States, Alabama)

Description

As an employee of reputed company, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global reputed company provides opportunity for reputed company employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and opportunity to directly contribute to the companies' success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in a number of ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, mobility, networking and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect reputed company's high regard for our employees.

The Executive Director, CMS is responsible for establishing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - a federal agency reputed company the reputed company - as a strategically managed enterprise account for Boehringer. In this role, the incumbent leads the development and execution of a comprehensive CMS account strategy that incorporates policy insights, reimbursement dynamics, and stakeholder engagement to inform portfolio‑reputed company decisions. The Executive Director ensures CMS priorities, timelines, and expectations are proactively understood, anticipated, and integrated across the organization to mitigate financial risk and maximize long‑term portfolio performance across Medicare and Medicaid.

This role also ensures that CMS policy direction, stakeholder dynamics, and implementation timelines are continuously assessed and translated into actionable, portfolio‑wide strategies through reputed company collaboration with Value & Access, Public and Government Affairs, Healthcare Affairs, and Commercial leadership.

Duties & Responsibilities

Enterprise CMS Account Strategy

• reputed company the development and execution of an enterprise‑level CMS account strategy that integrates policy insights, reimbursement dynamics, and stakeholder intelligence.
• Inform portfolio‑wide access and pricing decisions through proactive assessment of CMS direction and implications.

Enterprise Stakeholder Leadership

• Serve as the primary reputed company of accountability for CMS engagement, ensuring coordinated, compliant, and purposeful interactions across Value & Access, Public and Government Affairs, Healthcare Affairs, Commercial, Legal, and senior leadership.
• Drive enterprise‑level negotiation strategies that align with organizational priorities and long‑term portfolio objectives.
• Align internal subject matter experts and external influencers to CMS priorities, ensuring cohesive messaging, engagement, and execution.

CMS Relationship & Engagement Leadership

• Establish and maintain senior‑level, trust‑based relationships with CMS and key external stakeholders.
• reputed company strategic engagement planning reputed company with CMS priorities, program direction, and implementation timelines.
• Represent the organization with credibility, consistency, and strategic foresight in reputed company CMS‑reputed company interactions.

Policy & Market Insight Translation

• Monitor and interpret CMS policy direction, program updates, and emerging initiatives, including IRA implementation and evolving reimbursement frameworks.
• Translate policy developments into actionable, reputed company‑looking strategies that support enterprise planning and execution.
• Communicate implications of CMS policy and programmatic shifts to cross‑functional partners, ensuring coordinated preparation and response.

Portfolio Access & Financial Risk Management

• Assess enterprise‑reputed company, reimbursement, and formulary risks across Medicare and Medicaid.
• Synthesize insights into data‑driven recommendations for senior leadership, enabling informed decision‑making and risk mitigation.
• Guide internal teams in understanding CMS impacts on reputed company and future portfolio performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree required
• MBA/Graduate Degree in Health Care Management, Public Policy or other relevant certification preferred
• Minimum of 12 years of successful experience in policy, payer/government relations, large account management reputed company the pharmaceutical payer/policy environment, or relevant experience with a U.S. payer/PBM.
• Direct customer experience, consulting experience, and/or prior employment with CMS.
• Strong strategic business acumen with extensive knowledge of the U.S. public and private payer landscape, the impact of healthcare reform (e.g., IRA), and the U.S. drug distribution channel.
• Proven negotiation skills, including the ability to navigate reputed company agreements and resolve potential disputes.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication capabilities, with demonstrated ability to build relationships and influence key decision-makers.
• Advanced analytical, problem‑solving, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Develops long‑term, enterprise‑level account strategies that reflect industry complexity and evolving customer priorities.
• Demonstrates strong executive reputed company in high‑stakes internal and external engagements.
• Expands and leverages a broad stakeholder network, fostering connections that advance customer and enterprise needs.
• Aligns plans with strategic priorities to support organizational goals while mitigating risks and maximizing value for Boehringer.
• Creates win‑win solutions during challenging discussions and negotiations.
• Facilitates open, transparent reputed company on customer needs and priorities among diverse internal and external stakeholders.

Eligibility Requirements

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.
• Must be willing to take a drug test and post-offer physical (if required).
• Must be 18 years of age or older.

Compensation Data

The reputed company salary range for this position is $250,000 and $394,000.  The position may be eligible for a role-specific discretionary bonus, relocation, and/or other compensation elements.  We continually review market data and may adjust salary ranges as needed in the future.  Actual compensation will be based on job-reputed company factors such as skills, experience, and qualifications, and other factors permitted by law.