The Retail Health Reboot and Some Job Leads 🛍️
Laura Demuth's June Healthtech Clinician Newsletter
Walmart, Walgreens, and CVS are making major moves in healthcare again, but not the way you might expect.
Walmart shut down all 51 of its Health Clinics and exited virtual care earlier this year. Walgreens is closing half of its VillageMD locations and reevaluating its primary care strategy. Meanwhile, CVS is doubling down: expanding Oak Street Health clinics and launching small, pharmacy-first retail locations.
The message is clear: big retail isn’t stepping away from healthcare—it’s reconfiguring its approach. The focus is shifting toward pharmacy-enabled care and value-based partnerships that prioritize access and efficiency over traditional brick-and-mortar clinics.
And this shift creates opportunity for clinicians.
Pharmacies are quickly becoming even more trusted access points for chronic disease management, immunizations, and preventive screenings. Behind the scenes, new clinical roles are emerging across pharmacy operations, hybrid care models, patient experience strategy, and care coordination. There’s also a growing need for clinicians who bring expertise in licensure, regulatory compliance, and cross-functional collaboration—especially in non-traditional or tech-enabled environments.
If you're exploring a pivot out of direct care, this is a trend worth watching. Retail health may no longer be about building mini-hospitals in grocery stores—but it is becoming a more powerful platform for accessible, community-based care.
Non-Traditional Roles
CVS: Associate Manager, Clinical Health Services (multiple states available; search for your state)
Hone Health: Physician Training Director (Longevity Medicine)
Hims: Clinical Quality Analyst
Cayaba Care: Director, Care Delivery
Bend Health: Manager, Operations - Virtual Intensive Outpatient Program
Bend Health: Clinical Quality Manager
Spring Health: Director, Clinical Operations and Strategy
Spring Health: Associate Director, Provider Enablement and Performance Excellence
Hinge Health: Medical Director, Commercial
Hey Jane: Clinic Team Manager
Maven Health: Senior Provider Network Manager
Cohere Health: Clinical Success Manager
Abridge: Nurse Scientist
Henry Meds: Senior Manager, Clinical Operations
Nurse Practitioner
Physician Assistant
Physician
K Health (multiple roles available)
Registered Nurse
Pharmacist
PT/OT/SLP
Curious, but not sure how to position yourself for one of the roles above?
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