CivicaScript

was created to bring affordable versions of common but high-priced generic medicines to market.

Generic medicines are often a low-cost alternative to brand-name drugs, but in recent years, the price of some generics has increased substantially, raising costs for health plans and consumers. High out-of-pocket costs have forced some consumers to make painful trade-offs, such as cutting back on groceries or putting their health at risk by rationing their medicine or worse – leaving it at the pharmacy counter because they simply can’t afford it.

CivicaScript and its members are intent on addressing that problem.

CivicaScript was created in 2020 in partnership with Civica and numerous Blue Cross Blue Shield organizations to bring affordable versions of common but high-priced generic medicines to market. Our research showed that we could manufacture and distribute quality generic medicines for a fraction of the price many consumers currently pay.

We are a statutory public benefit company that is committed to the principles of providing affordable generic medications in a manner that promotes the social welfare and health of the community. CivicaScript is a sister company to Civica, Inc. (Civica Rx), which was created in 2018 as a nonprofit public asset to help prevent chronic shortages of hospital-based medicines — and the price spikes that often accompany them.

Everyone deserves access to the medicines they need to stay healthy.

To find out more about how Civica’s innovative model is directly impacting patient care, click here to read a summary from the New England Journal of Medicine. (https://catalyst.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/CAT.21.0189 )

To learn more about Civica’s plans to bring affordable insulin to Americans living with diabetes, click here to read an article in BioSpace.

(https://www.biospace.com/article/civica-is-rallying-leaders-to-make-insulin-affordable-by-2024-/)

Position Summary

The Head of Trade and Distribution will manage all aspects of product distribution for the commercial portfolio. This person will provide the vision, leadership, and operational execution, necessary to ensure the Company has the proper product distribution channel partners, reporting capabilities, and cost containment measures in place to ensure financial strength, efficiency, and exemplary patient service. Assists in overall strategic planning to drive the successful growth of the Company.

Headquarters is located in Lehi, UT but remote work is an option.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Build and maintain strong relationships with key decision makers within our strategic channel partners and members.
• Target, recruit, and set up operationally new strategic distribution partners while managing and maintaining existing distribution partner relationships.
• Develop a strategic distribution roadmap to achieve broad patient access to CivicaScript medicines that maintains the core principles of transparency and patient affordability while meeting business goals and objectives.
• Spearhead the development of innovative processes, technologies, and partnerships to establish effective distribution and supply strategies.
• Assist in identifying and segmenting business development partners with existing ANDAs and/or manufacturing capabilities for prioritized products.
• Measure and evaluate the quality and effectiveness of all distribution partners and stakeholders and provide timely, accurate, and complete reports on the sales and customer service aspects of 3PL, wholesalers, generic purchasing organizations, and dispensing pharmacies.
• Execute on the vision and mission of delivering low-cost, high-quality generics to patients resulting in cost savings while reflecting the core values of the Company.
• Motivating and leading a high-performance team; attracting, recruiting, and retaining required members of the team not currently in place.
• Fostering a success-oriented, accountable environment.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum ten years’ experience in outpatient drug distribution for a pharmaceutical manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, GPO, PBM, pharmacy, or some combination of these.
• Experience in generic drug acquisition and distribution preferred.
• Experienced leader with extensive knowledge of the rapidly evolving healthcare ecosystem and outpatient drug distribution, reimbursement modalities, and adjudication processes.
• Self-directed, team player that can easily navigate a highly matrixed organization and foster internal and external advocates.
• Energetic, forward-thinking, and creative individual with high ethical standards
• Intelligent and articulate in relating to people at all levels of an organization with excellent communication skills.
• Ability to make persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial or complex topics. ****