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Senior Pharmacy Benefits Consultant

Marsh McLennan


Job Location:

Chicago, IL - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 151000 - 302500
Posted: 29 September 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline: 27 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Company:
Mercer

Description:

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Pharmacy Benefits Management (PBM) team part of our People and Investments business at Marsh. This role can be based in one of our Marsh offices and offers a hybrid work arrangement requiring a minimum of three days per week either in the office or at a client site.

Senior Pharmacy Benefits Consultant

What can you expect

This is a tremendous opportunity to be a part of one of our fastest growing specialty practices. TheSenior Pharmacy Benefits Consultant is a critical addition to the Managed Pharmacy practice at person will have significant external and internal interaction with clients Marsh consultants and other resources with the goal of making Marsh the preeminent consultant regarding all issues related to pharmacy.

We will count on you to:

  • Act as the lead strategic pharmacy advisor for a group of select mid-market and national accounts including managing overall service delivery strategy financial evaluations plan design review contract renewal business placement and benchmarking

  • Identify current provider performance gaps and make recommendations to control spend and trend

  • Upsell Marsh pharmacy solutions

  • Leverage Marshs size and reputation to negotiate highly competitive Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) contracts

  • Lead successful regional and national marketing pursuits

  • Delegate effectively to provide developmental opportunities to team members

  • Provide mentoring and coaching to project team members

  • Day-to-day account/project management for key clients

  • Work effectively as part of a team Additionally this role assists the broader practice in new solution development based on marketplace developments

  • Manage different internal resources to create client deliverables. this could include pricing team clinical resources and H&B consultants

  • Handle quick deadlines and multiple projects at the same time

  • Thrive and be motivated by an environment that embraces AI and technology-enabled tools.

What you need to have:

  • Bachelor of Science degree

  • 8 years of consulting or other relevant experience in pharmacy managed care industry

  • Superior analytical strategic planning communication and listening skills

What makes you stand out:

  • MBA or PharmaD highly valued

  • Strong client-facing experience

  • Excellent organization and project management skills.

  • Ability to prioritize and simultaneously handle multiple and complex projects in a demanding work environment

Why join our team:

  • We help you be your best through professional development opportunities interesting work and supportive leaders.

  • We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have an impact on colleagues clients and communities.

  • Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being

Marsh (NYSE: MRSH) is a global leader in risk reinsurance and capital people and investments and management consulting advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95000 colleagues Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information visit or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh is committed to embracing a diverse inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background disability ethnic origin family duties gender orientation or expression marital status nationality parental status personal or social status political affiliation race religion and beliefs sex/gender sexual orientation or expression skin color veteran status (including protected veterans) or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you have a need that requires accommodation please let us know by contacting

Marsh is committed to hybrid work which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one anchor day per week on which their full team will be together in person.

The applicable base salary range for this role is $151000 to $302500.

The base pay offered will be determined on factors such as experience skills training location certifications education and any applicable minimum wage requirements. Decisions will be determined on a case-by-case addition to the base salary this position may be eligible for performance-based incentives.

We are excited to offer a competitive total rewards package which includes health and welfare benefits tuition assistance 401K savings and other retirement programs as well as employee assistance programs.


Required Experience:

Senior IC