Clinical Pharmacist, Formulary Management

Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement; Baton Rouge (LA); Remote; USD 106,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health solutions company is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist to manage formularies and support clinical initiatives. The role involves collaboration with internal partners and adherence to regulations, requiring pharmacist licensure and relevant experience. This is a remote position available to candidates across the United States, offering competitive pay and benefits.

Benefits

Affordable medical plan options

401(k) plan with matching

Employee stock purchase plan

Wellness programs

Flexible work schedules

Tuition assistance

Responsibilities

• Support the creation and maintenance of CVS Caremark's standard formularies.
• Lead clinical workgroups and enterprise formulary initiatives.
• Consult as a subject matter expert in decision-making.
• Coordinate formulary activities to meet organizational goals.

Skills

Active, unrestricted pharmacist licensure

2+ years pharmacist experience within PBM environment

Proficiency in MS Office including Excel and Access

Data analytics experience in managed care

Problem solving skills

Collaboration and teamwork

Agility and growth mindset skills

Execution and delivery skills

Consideration of costs and benefits

Digital literacy skills

Education

BS in Pharmacy or PharmD

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Overview

At CVS Health, we're building a world of health around every consumer and surrounding ourselves with dedicated colleagues who are passionate about transforming health care. As the nation's leading health solutions company, we reach millions of Americans through our local presence, digital channels and more than 300,000 purpose-driven colleagues — caring for people where, when and how they choose in a way that is uniquely more connected, more convenient and more compassionate. And we do it all with heart, each and every day.

Position Summary

The Clinical Pharmacist will be responsible for supporting the creation and maintenance of the CVS Caremark's standard formularies assuring clinical appropriateness, accuracy and clinical consistency. Responsibilities include leading clinical workgroups, enterprise formulary initiatives, and additional formulary related clinical activities to meet the organizational and marketplace needs. The role will consult as a subject matter expert facilitating formulary decision-making process and continual enhancement of the formulary management systems for the enterprise, and provide direction to the internal partners to implement downstream formulary activities including adjudication, web/portal, communications, and publications. This position will also assist with the coordination of formulary activities to meet organizational goals, client needs, performance standards, and Plan requirements while ensuring compliance with established Policies and Procedures, Best Practices and applicable regulations and standards. This position requires attention to detail and strict adherence to timelines. This is a remote role open to qualified candidates within the United States.

Required Qualifications

• Active, unrestricted pharmacist licensure
• 2+ years pharmacist experience within PBM environment, and/or PGY1 managed care residency
• 2+ years demonstrated formulary management experience in a PBM or health plan
• Demonstrated proficiency in MS Office, including Excel and Access
• Demonstrated experience with data analytics in the managed care environment
• Mastery of problem solving and decision making skills
• Mastery of collaboration and teamwork
• Mastery of growth mindset (agility and developing yourself and others) skills
• Mastery of execution and delivery (planning, delivering, and supporting) skills
• Ability to consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate option
• Mastery of digital literacy skills

Preferred Qualifications

• High level of expertise with data analytics as it relates to formulary management
• Strong background in formulary administration

Education

• BS in Pharmacy or PharmD

Anticipated Weekly Hours

40

Time Type

Full time

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$106,200.00 - $225,000.00

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. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above.

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.

Benefits

• Great benefits for great people — We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits - investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:
• Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan.
• No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.
• Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.

For more information, visit https://jobs.cvshealth.com/us/en/benefits

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 09/24/2025

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