Portfolio Retail Channel Manager
Gsk· enterprise· Healthcare/Pharmaceuticals· Oct 20, 2026 · 8d ago
Chicago, IL
In office
Full-time
Senior
$165K–$275K
6+ years exp
Job description
Territory: Mid-West (Illinois/Michigan priority markets)
Background:
Retail pharmacy Management and pull-through is the final mile of commercial execution for GSK’s product portfolio. Formulary access, payer contracting, and hub program design create the conditions for patient access — but it is pharmacist engagement, co-pay program activation, and system-level dispensing accuracy at the retail account level that determine whether access translates into fills. The retail pharmacy channel encompasses both major national chain pharmacies, where contracts and access are established and the work is pull-through execution, and smaller corporate regional chains, where the manufacturer must cultivate and own the corporate relationship to maintain portfolio access and dispensing performance across the enterprise footprint.
Role Description:
The Portfolio Retail Channel Manager is an account leader accountable for commercial pull-through performance and corporate relationship management across the retail pharmacy channel for the total portfolio. This role operates across two distinct but complementary accountability lanes: driving pull-through execution at major national retail chains and owning the corporate-level relationships and account strategy for smaller regional retail chains.
This is a portfolio role managing the retail channel as an enterprise asset, not a brand-by-brand campaign. Brand teams are internal customers of this role. You will be responsible for: 1) Driving dispensing performance, sector and regional engagement, and co-pay program utilization at major retail chain accounts. 2) Owning corporate-level relationships and account strategy for smaller regional retail chains. 3) Building and managing account-level pull-through analytics to identify gaps and drive corrective action. 4) Serving as the enterprise retail channel interface with Brand, Payer Access, and Ops teams.
Specific responsibilities include:
Own pull-through execution at major national retail chains — developing account-specific plans targeting dispensing drivers including system edits, formulary access, pharmacist awareness, patient affordability barriers, and co-pay adjudication issues.
Lead regular business reviews with major chain pharmacy trade affairs and clinical pharmacy teams — presenting portfolio performance data and aligning joint pull-through initiatives.
Manage and resolve system-level dispensing barriers — co-pay card adjudication failures, pharmacy system formulary edits, PA support integration issues, and inventory availability gaps — escalating when resolution requires contract-level action.
Own corporate-level relationships and account strategy for regional retail chains — conducting enterprise-level joint business planning, closing access gaps, and building pharmacy staff engagement programs.
Build and maintain account-level performance dashboards — tracking dispensing trends, co-pay utilization rates, formulary access status, and pharmacist engagement metrics.
Conduct regular pull-through performance reviews — diagnosing root causes of performance gaps and deploying targeted interventions before gaps become material commercial liabilities.
Provide Brand teams with retail channel intelligence — competitive product placement, pharmacist sentiment, access barrier trends, and pull-through performance benchmarks.
Partner with Payer Access to align retail pull-through investment with formulary access outcomes.
Candidate Description & Qualifications
The successful candidate will have a proven record of retail pharmacy account management performance and pull-through execution discipline across a multi-brand or an enterprise portfolio role.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor s degree required
6 years of pharmaceutical commercial experience or 3 years of experience managing major national retail chain pharmacy accounts in a leadership capacity
Valid driver s license
Preferred Qualifications:
MBA or advanced degree in Business, Healthcare Administration or Pharmacy
Proficiency with retail pharmacy pull-through analytics platforms
Multi-brand or portfolio retail channel experience
5 years in retail pharmacy channel management or account management
Track record of building and managing corporate-level relationships with regional retail pharmacy accounts, including joint business planning and access gap remediation
Ability to define, track, analyze key performance measures and make data-driven account management decisions
Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to present to senior internal and external stakeholders
Familiarity with co-pay program adjudication systems and integration of patient support programs with retail pharmacy dispensing workflows
Understanding of retail pharmacy economics — DIR fees, generic substitution incentives, and the commercial drivers shaping dispensing decisions
Location: Field Based (National)
Travel 50%
How to Apply
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Skills
Account Management, Cross-Functional Work, Data to Insights, Digital Fluency, Omnichannel, Scientific Literacy
The US annual base salary for new hires in this position ranges from $165,000 to $275,000. The US salary ranges take into account a number of factors including work location within the US market, the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. In addition, this position offers an annual bonus and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program which is dependent on the level of the role. Available benefits include health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and paid caregiver/parental and medical leave. If salary ranges are not displayed in the job posting for a specific country, the relevant compensation will be discussed during the recruitment process.
Please visit GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees.
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