Director, Drug Product Data & Industry Standards

About the role

You are the senior subject matter expert responsible for setting the strategic direction of drug product data content and ensuring the organization remains ahead of evolving industry trends, regulatory changes, and customer needs. This role combines deep pharmacist expertise with a forward-looking perspective on the transactional drug information landscape covering dispensing, e-prescribing, drug pricing, data interoperability, and emerging data standards. The Director serves as the organization's primary authority on pharmacy standards (particularly NCPDP), pharmacy law interpretation, and the practical implications of regulatory and industry changes on drug product data and customer workflows. This is a leadership role with meaningful influence across internal teams, industry bodies, and external partners

Responsibilities

• The Director is accountable for the strategic and operational integrity of drug product data content. Core contributions include:
• A clearly defined and actively maintained strategy for drug product data that anticipates industry needs and supports business growth.
• Expert interpretation of pharmacy law and regulation changes and their implications for data structure, content, and customer impact.
• Active representation of the organization at NCPDP and other relevant industry forums, with influence over standards development.
• Strong relationships with pharmaceutical manufacturers, wholesalers, industry partners, and key customers that support data access and competitive positioning.
• Leadership across internal teams - Product, Technology, Clinical and Sales - ensuring data decisions are well-informed, well-communicated, and consistently executed.
• Strategy and Direction
• Set and evolve the strategic direction for drug product data content, including identification of new data elements, expansion opportunities, and emerging market needs.
• Anticipate trends in the transactional pharmacy ecosystem and advise the organization on how to respond.
• Evaluate and prioritize opportunities for content expansion (e.g., OTC products, compounded drugs, supplements, specialty data types) based on customer demand and clinical and operational feasibility.
• Make recommendations on data product positioning and inform go-to-market strategy in collaboration with Product and Commercial colleagues.
• Industry Standards and Regulatory Expertise
• Serve as the organization's primary expert on NCPDP standards and their application to drug product data and customer workflows.
• Monitor and interpret pharmacy law and regulatory developments (federal and state) and proactively assess their impact on data content, structure, and customer needs.
• Represent the organization at NCPDP working groups and other relevant industry bodies; build influence and bring relevant intelligence back to internal teams.
• Develop and maintain positions and recommendations on complex regulatory topics (e.g., drug scheduling changes, compounding regulations, state PDMP requirements).
• Data Oversight and Quality
• Oversee the development and maintenance of the drug product database, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and alignment with industry standards.
• Establish and evolve quality assurance and quality control frameworks for drug product data.
• Serve as the escalation point and decision-maker for complex data questions, discrepancies, or novel data scenarios.
• Serve as the knowledge owner for editorial tools, data models, and database standards used by the drug product team.
• Cross-Functional Leadership and Collaboration
• Collaborate with the Clinical team on data boundary questions and areas of intersection between drug product and clinical content.
• Partner with Product and Technology teams to translate data strategy into system and tool requirements; provide pharmacist oversight of data model decisions.
• Support the Sales team in customer-facing engagements related to drug product data capabilities, positioning, and roadmap.
• Provide expert guidance and mentorship to drug product data staff and contractors, elevating the team's overall domain knowledge.
• Industry and Customer Relationships
• Initiate and maintain relationships with pharmaceutical manufacturers, drug wholesalers, and other data suppliers essential to data access and completeness.
• Build and sustain relationships with key customers to understand evolving needs and ensure the product meets market expectations.
• Represent the organization with credibility and authority in industry discussions, standards bodies, and customer conve

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Director, Drug Product Data and Industry Standards About our Team Clinical Solutions is a technology & information solutions business focused on helping doctors, nurses, and other health care professionals. Our product portfolio spans market-leading solutions in Clinical Reference, Advanced Clinical Decision Support, Nursing, Patient Engagement and Precision Medicine. Our products aim to optimize care delivery, patient experience, and financial outcomes.

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