Consultant, Clinical Pharmacy Program

HealthPartners; BLOOMINGTON (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

HealthPartners is seeking a Clinical Pharmacy Program Consultant to coordinate strategic approaches for effective and efficient quality and utilization management of medications. You will work closely with Clinical Pharmacy Program Managers and internal and external partners to implement interventions that measurably improve affordability.

This role emphasizes data-driven decision making, Lean principles, and cross-functional collaboration to optimize pharmacy programs and outcomes within the

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy degree.
• Current Pharmacist License in the State of Minnesota.
• Completion of a Pharmacy Residency or 2 years in managed care pharmacy leadership.
• Able to assess and utilize business data to detect opportunities and issues; strong analytical thinking.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent problem solving skills.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain effective relationships with peers and customers.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office software.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate development, management and evaluation of medication management strategies with stakeholders.
• Identify new clinical programs through marketplace and data analyses; manage adoption and evaluation.
• Apply Lean and other Quality Improvement Project principles to utilization management initiatives.
• Direct development of clinical management strategies for drugs and drug classes; propose coverage criteria for P&T adoption.
• Partner with others to communicate the value of clinical programs to external purchasers.
• Establish and maintain relationships with management staff, medical directors and internal departments.
• Facilitate the Quality Utilization Improvement program for specialty pharmacy.
• Participate in management of specialty pharmacy partner relationships.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Data analysis

Communication

Problem solving

Organization

Relationship management

Independence

MS Office

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s or Doctor of Pharmacy degree

Pharmacist license in Minnesota

Pharmacy residency or 2 years in managed care leadership

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

HealthPartners is hiring a Clinical Pharmacy Program Consultant. This position has responsibility for coordinating strategic approaches for effective and efficient quality and utilization management of medications. This position will work closely with the Clinical Pharmacy Program Managers and internal and external partners to implement pharmacy program management interventions resulting in measurable outcomes that improve affordability.

Accountabilities

• Facilitate the development, management and evaluation of key medication management strategies in partnership with multiple stakeholders across the organization.
• Identify new clinical programs through marketplace and data analyses. Manage the adoption, implementation and evaluation of these approaches.
• Apply Lean and other Quality Improvement Project principles to existing and new utilization management initiatives to improve effectiveness and efficiencies.
• Direct the development of clinical management strategies for drugs and drug classes. This includes conducting drug reviews and proposing coverage criteria for evaluation and adoption by the Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee.
• Partner with others to communicate the value of our clinical programs to external purchasers.
• Establish and maintain positive relationships with key management staff, medical directors, and internal departments.
• Facilitate the Quality Utilization Improvement program for specialty pharmacy.
• Participate in the management of specialty pharmacy partner relationships.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy degree
• Current Pharmacist License in the State of Minnesota
• Completion of a Pharmacy Residency or 2 years in managed care pharmacy leadership
• Able to assess and utilize business data to detect opportunities and issues; strong analytical thinking.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Excellent organizational and project management skills
• Demonstrated ability to maintain effective relationships with peers and customers
• Demonstrated ability to work independently
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office software

Preferred Qualifications

• Specialty pharmacy and/or medical benefit management experience
• Familiarity with HealthPartners clinical pharmacy programs and systems