Pharmacist, Consultant

Blue Shield of CA; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Shield of California is seeking a Pharmacist-Consultant to support the PA team and P&T committee, ensuring evidence-based decisions for coverage in outpatient pharmacy benefit.

The role requires a PharmD, CA RPh license, and at least 2 years clinical pharmacy with prior authorization experience; hybrid virtual work with occasional in-office needs.

Qualifications

• Requires a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree.
• Requires an active, unrestricted California Registered Pharmacist (RPh) license.
• Requires at least 2 years of experience in clinical pharmacy.
• Requires experience working at a health plan (managed care, government payer, or academic).
• 1 year of prior authorization experience required.
• Experience working with formulary and medication policies required.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Thorough knowledge of therapeutic use of medications.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy

Formulary knowledge

Communication skills

Therapeutic use of medications

Health plan experience

Prior authorization experience

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)

California RPh license

Job description

The Prior Authorization (PA) team utilizes clinical knowledge to review authorization requests for coverage under the outpatient pharmacy benefit. The Pharmacist-Consultant will work as part of the pharmacy benefit Prior Authorization (PA) team to support the Blue Shield of California (BSC) Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee (P&T) by ensuring that evidence based clinical decisions are implemented appropriately to provide a high-quality and cost-effective pharmacy benefit. The Pharmacist- Consultant (Drug Utilization Review Pharmacist) will report to the Drug Utilization Review (DUR) Pharmacist Manager.

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Your Knowledge and Experience

Requires a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree

Requires a currently active and unrestricted California Registered Pharmacist (RPh) license

Requires at least 2 years of experience in clinical pharmacy

Requires experience working at a health plan (managed care, government payer, or academic)

1 year of prior authorization experience required

Experience working with formulary and medication policies required

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Thorough knowledge of therapeutic use of medications

Hybrid Virtual Work

This role allows employees to work virtually full-time, however employees will be expected to come to the office based on business need.