Pharmacist - Clinical Advisor

Lensa; Santa Fe (NM); Remote; USD 110,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits pharmacists at a forward-thinking company, where you can leverage your clinical expertise in a client-facing role. As a Clinical Advisor, you will work within a managed care environment, using your analytical skills to impact healthcare positively. Your role involves serving as a clinical expert, providing consulting services to clients, and ensuring high client satisfaction. This position offers flexibility, allowing you to work remotely or in a corporate hub, with opportunities to travel occasionally. Join a team dedicated to transforming healthcare and making a difference in the lives of others.

Benefits

Medical Benefits

Dental Benefits

Vision Benefits

401(k) Retirement Plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Paid Time Off

Short-term Disability

Long-term Disability

Education Assistance

CVS Store Discount

Qualifications

• 3+ years of managed care experience or 1 year of Managed Care Residency.
• Active pharmacist license in good standing required.

Responsibilities

• Serve as clinical subject matter expert on account team.
• Analyze drug utilization patterns for client consulting services.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Client Service

Relationship Building

Presentation Skills

Education

Bachelor of Science, Pharmacy

PharmD

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

Job description

Bring your heart to CVS Health. Every one of us at CVS Health shares a single, clear purpose: Bringing our heart to every moment of your health. This purpose guides our commitment to deliver enhanced human-centric health care for a rapidly changing world. Anchored in our brand — with heart at its center — our purpose sends a personal message that how we deliver our services is just as important as what we deliver.

Our Heart At Work Behaviors support this purpose. We want everyone who works at CVS Health to feel empowered by the role they play in transforming our culture and accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver solutions to make health care more personal, convenient and affordable.

Position Summary

The Clinical Advisor position is an exciting opportunity for pharmacists to leverage their clinical expertise in a client-facing role. This role will support the management of a large custom client with commercial and EGWP business. You will utilize your clinical and analytical skills within a managed care environment to positively impact the health of plan members while also helping to reduce healthcare costs. Your role will involve serving as the clinical subject matter expert on the account team, providing clinical consulting services by analyzing drug utilization patterns and trends for our Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) clients. In this role, you will be focusing on the clinical aspects of clients' benefit plans, as well as educating clients on CVS Health's clinical programs and solutions, making recommendations for implementation and adoption. Your success will be measured by maintaining above-average client satisfaction scores and contributing to the account team's ability to increase client revenue through clinical programs and solutions. You will also act as a liaison with internal teams and other clinicians to support clinical programs on behalf of the client, ensuring that results are achieved. Superior analytical, writing, and organizational skills, along with the ability to meet tight deadlines, will be essential for your success in this position. The contributions you make as a Clinical Advisor will position CVS Health for long-term growth in the competitive PBM marketplace.

This position can be located anywhere in the United States, with the flexibility to work remotely or in a corporate hub location. You must be willing to travel up to 5-10% of the time.

Responsibilities

1. Serve as the clinical subject matter expert on the clinical account team.
2. Leverage your analytical skills to provide clinical consulting services through analyzing drug utilization patterns and trends for the client.
3. Work collaboratively with the client on commercial and Medicare Part D clinical initiatives and programs.
4. Act as a liaison with internal teams and other clinicians to support clinical programs on behalf of the client.
5. Educate client on CVS Health’s clinical programs and solutions to make recommendations for client implementation and adoption.
6. Maintain above-average client satisfaction scores.

Required Qualifications

1. 3 years of managed care experience and/or 1 year of CVS Health or other Managed Care Residency program.
2. Active pharmacist license that is in good standing in state of residence.
3. Proficiency in using Microsoft applications, especially Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
4. Strong analytical skills and comfort in working with large sets of data.
5. Excellent presentation and oral/written communication skills.
6. Demonstrated experience in Formulary and Utilization Management.
7. Commitment to client service and relationship building.
8. Ability to travel typically 5-10% of the time. Travel may require but is not limited to flights, overnight stays, local travel, travel on short notice and other travel deemed necessary by the Company.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Experience supporting clinical pharmacy programs serving commercial and Medicare Part D/EGWP clients.
2. Advanced analytical skills with specific focus on quantitative analysis methods.
3. Knowledge of PBM adjudication engines and other systems leveraged in support of pharmacy benefit clients.
4. Working knowledge of the different drug compendia adopted in PBM work.
5. Strong business acumen.
6. Experience in a client-facing role.
7. Ability to work on multiple projects, prioritize, and resolve complex problems.
8. Experience managing template and/or customized formularies and/or PBM clinical pharmacy programs.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Pharmacy or PharmD.

Anticipated Weekly Hours

40

Time Type

Full time

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$110,925.00 - $249,600.00

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.

In addition to your compensation, enjoy the rewards of an organization that puts our heart into caring for our colleagues and our communities. The Company offers a full range of medical, dental, and vision benefits. Eligible employees may enroll in the Company’s 401(k) retirement savings plan, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan is also available for eligible employees. The Company provides a fully-paid term life insurance plan to eligible employees, and short-term and long term disability benefits. CVS Health also offers numerous well-being programs, education assistance, free development courses, a CVS store discount, and discount programs with participating partners. As for time off, Company employees enjoy Paid Time Off (“PTO”) or vacation pay, as well as paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Number of paid holidays, sick time and other time off are provided consistent with relevant state law and Company policies.

For more detailed information on available benefits, please visit Benefits | CVS Health (https://jobs.cvshealth.com/us/en/benefits)

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 02/19/2025

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

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