Manager, Pharmacist

Blue Shield of CA; Rancho Cordova (CA); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Shield of California is seeking a Manager, Pharmacist to lead the Clinical Pharmacy Programs team, developing and coordinating pharmacy programs that improve member health and optimize costs. The role reports to the Pharmacist Senior Manager, Clinical Pharmacy Operations.

This hybrid, in-office role requires a CA-licensed pharmacist, a PharmD, and extensive managed care experience, plus leadership and program-management skills to drive cross-functional collaboration and impactful outcomes.

Qualifications

• Requires active California RPh license.
• PharmD from an accredited U.S. school.
• 7 years of experience in a managed care setting.
• 2 years of people management experience (team lead/supervisor/manager).
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong project/program management, analytic, and critical thinking skills.
• Thorough clinical knowledge of drug therapy.

Skills

Pharmacist license (CA)

Excellent communication skills

Project/Program management

Analytic and critical thinking

Clinical pharmacology knowledge

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree from a U.S. accredited school

Job description

Your Role

The Clinical Pharmacy Programs team is responsible for the development, implementation, coordination, and assessment of pharmacy programs addressing medication therapy issues of Blue Shield of California members to improve quality and cost-effectiveness. The Manager, Pharmacist will report to the Pharmacist Senior Manager, Clinical Pharmacy Operations. In this role you will work with internal and external stakeholders to achieve shared goals and objectives that enhance BSC member and population health outcomes while optimizing healthcare resources, ensuring that members have access to pharmaceuticals they need, and that the medications they take are improving health and cost effective.

Our leadership model is about developing great leaders at all levels and creating opportunities for our people to grow - personally, professionally, and financially. We are looking for leaders that are energized by creative and critical thinking, building and sustaining high-performing teams, getting results the right way, and fostering continuous learning.

Your Knowledge and Experience

• Requires a currently active and unrestricted California Registered Pharmacist (RPh) license
• Requires a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree from an accredited school of pharmacy in the U.S
• Requires 7 years of experience in a managed care setting
• Requires 2 years of people management experience gained as a team leader, supervisor, project/program manager, or manager of contingent workers
• Requires excellent oral and written communication skills
• Requires strong project/program management, analytic, and critical thinking skills
• Requires thorough clinical knowledge of the therapeutic use of drugs

Hybrid

This role requires employees to be in-office based on our hybrid workplace model, balancing purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility. For most teams, this means coming into the office two days each week.

Employees living more than 50 miles from an office location will work with their manager to determine in-office time based on business need.