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Account Executive Strategic

CVS Health

Remote · USFull-time$68–142K/yrPosted todayStill listed today

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Compensation
$68–142K/yr
Location
Remote · US
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Pharmacy Account Executive Strategic serves as the senior liaison for PBM clients, leading account teams and growing business through renewals, retention, and upselling. The role develops client relationships, recommends pharmacy benefit solutions, reports on drug trends and financial performance, and coordinates RFP responses. It may be based remotely or in a CVS corporate hub in the Eastern or Central time zones, with travel up to 30%.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Account Management, requiredClient-Facing Experience, requiredAccount Executive Experience, nice to havePharmacy, nice to havePBM, nice to haveEmployer Group Accounts, nice to haveHealth Plan Accounts, nice to haveMicrosoft Word, nice to haveMicrosoft Excel, nice to haveMicrosoft PowerPoint, nice to have

Qualifications

7+ Years Account Management or Equivalent Client-Facing Experience, requiredBachelor's Degree or Equivalent Experience, nice to have

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
401(k) Match

Full job description

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.

Position Summary As a Pharmacy Account Executive Strategic (SAE), you will serve as the senior level liaison for PBM clients. This is an excellent opportunity to interface with Leadership both internally and externally. As a healthcare sales professional, you will use your expertise to grow our business through renewal, retention, and up-sell of existing clients. You will accomplish this through:

  • Leading the strategic account team (including account management, clinical, and operations) as the quarterback with full ownership for client satisfaction and service delivery.
  • Developing strong internal and client relationships through proactive interactions and strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Working collaboratively with internal teams including medical, account management, clinical, product, operations, and underwriting.
  • Utilizing your consultative selling skills to recommend CVS Health solutions to meet key client needs and Influence client up-sell opportunities.
  • Developing and delivering quarterly and annual reporting to clients on their drug trend, financial performance, and client cost-saving opportunities.
  • Formulating responses to Request for Proposals (RFPs) through collaboration with primary internal partners, including underwriting, networks, operations, trade and legal.
  • Executing client renewals by building relationships with key client stakeholders and asking effective probing questions that lead to innovative pharmacy benefit plan designs benefiting both the client and CVS Health.

Your success as a Pharmacy Account Executive will be driven by your ability to grow revenue for the assigned book of business and achieve above average client satisfaction scores. You will function as a leader for the account team and your ability to influence others to deliver results for your client will also be a key factor in your success. Your understanding of the PBM and managed care environment as well as keeping up to date on market trends will enable you to position CVS Health programs and solutions effectively to client decision makers. The contributions you will make as a Pharmacy Account Executive will position CVS Health for long-term growth in the competitive PBM marketplace.

This position can be located in anywhere in the Eastern and Central time zones with the ability to work remotely or in a CVS Corporate Hub. You must have the ability to travel up to 30% of the time. Travel may require but is not limited to flights, overnight stays, local travel, travel on short notice and other travel deemed necessary by the Company.

Required Qualifications 7+ years of cumulative Account Management or equivalent client-facing experience in healthcare.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Account Executive experience or equivalent client-facing experience in pharmacy or PBM industry.

  • Experience managing employer group or health plan accounts

  • Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Education Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience may be considered.

Anticipated Weekly Hours 40

Time Type Full time

Pay Range The typical pay range for this role is:

$68,000.00 - $142,392.00 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.

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. Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 04/01/2027

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.

How this job compares

Set against the 11,471 open Account Executive jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$68–142K/yr
  • North Carolina median$110–160K/yr148 salary ranges
  • US median$110–150K/yr8,613 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $105K, is 24% below the North Carolina median midpoint ($139K) — in the middle half of Account Executive salary ranges in North Carolina.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 209 open Account Executive jobs in North Carolina and 11,471 across the US. 17% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in North Carolina
Experience
This posting asks for at least 7 years of experience — more than three in four Account Executive postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 8,588 postings).
Education
1,539 of the 11,471 open Account Executive jobs (13%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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