Lead Director - Pharmacy Advocacy and Regulatory Affairs

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.

• This position is remote based with up to 40% travel***

As the Lead Director, Pharmacy Advocacy and Regulatory Affairs, you will drive strategic and innovative pharmacy initiatives with Boards of Pharmacy across your assigned regions. Reporting directly to the Executive Director of Pharmacy Advocacy and Regulatory Affairs, this role plays a critical part in shaping and executing the regional regulatory strategy.

As a trusted partner to the Executive Director, the Lead Director will help shape the development and implementation of regulatory and advocacy priorities, ensuring alignment with enterprise‑wide objectives. The ideal candidate brings a deep understanding of pharmacy practice and regulatory frameworks, demonstrates strong deductive reasoning, and excels at managing multiple priorities in a complex, matrixed environment.

You will support relationship‑building with Boards of Pharmacy, industry coalitions, associations, academic partners, and other external stakeholders to influence pharmacy practice regulations. Internally, you will cultivate cross‑functional partnerships across Corporate Affairs, Pharmacy & Consumer Wellness, Legal, and other business units to provide strategic, forward‑looking guidance.

The supervising Executive Director may delegate ownership of select state‑level initiatives, including direct Board of Pharmacy engagement and the development of comment letters and regulatory analyses. This role offers exposure to enterprise initiatives and opportunities to mentor junior team members, serving as a pathway to broader leadership within the Regulatory Affairs organization.

• Expertise in pharmacy, healthcare, and regulatory.
• Exceptional oral, written, and presentation communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence, negotiate, and manage diverse stakeholder relationships.
• Attention to detail, proactive problem‑solving, and sound risk‑mitigation judgment.
• Experience leading under pressure, adapting to changing dynamics in real time, and finding solutions that satisfy multiple ‘customers’ of the business.
• Comfortability in a fast‑paced environment to successfully manage many projects -- whether large or small, complex, or simple – simultaneously.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills.

• Pharmacy Degree: BS Pharm or PharmD
• 8+ years pharmacy and healthcare experience, including knowledge of and experience regulatory laws
• Experience advising on pharmacy, healthcare issues
• History of influencing others with and without authority
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills
• Prominent level of interpersonal skills and ability to manage multiple client areas
• Demonstrated history of high performance
• Any additional tasks as required by manager or supervisor
• Regular and reliable attendance
• Currently licensed as a Registered Pharmacist
• Travel
  - Ability, and willingness, to travel regularly 40% of time

• Juris Doctor
• Fellowship or Residency related to Pharmacy Regulatory
• Experience providing regulatory research and analysis in the retail healthcare industry
• Experience providing regulatory support for Board of Pharmacy review
• Experience working for a Fortune 5 company in professional practice, or a similar function for a retail pharmacy company

BS Pharmacy, Doctorate of Pharmacy, PharmD

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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…