Pharmacist, Health Benefits Policy & Analysis

Office of Personnel Management; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Federal benefits package

Job summary

Office of Personnel Management in Washington, DC seeks a Pharmacist (GS-0660-14) to provide pharmacy expertise supporting health benefit programs. You will analyze complex pharmacy benefits, formularies, drug utilization, pricing, and pharmaceutical data, and advise on policy design, quality, cost, and member access.

The role requires a Doctoral degree in Pharmacy, state licensure, and specialized experience at the GS-13 level or higher.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-13 in the Federal service.
• Knowledge of the U.S. healthcare system including Medicare, Commercial and Health Exchange programs.

Responsibilities

• Develops pharmacy benefit policies, goals, and strategies to improve prescription drug coverage, quality, access, utilization, and cost.
• Analyzes complex pharmacy benefits, formularies, drug utilization, pricing methodologies, pharmacy networks, and pharmaceutical data to identify trends and recommend changes.
• Conducts pharmacy program studies and develops reports, analyses, presentations, recommendations, and solutions for decision makers.
• Evaluates pharmaceutical industry developments, clinical practices, and public- and private-sector innovations for potential application to health benefit programs.
• Analyzes proposed legislation and regulatory changes affecting pharmacy benefits and assesses their potential program, clinical, and cost impacts.

Education

Doctoral degree in Pharmacy

Job description

Office of Personnel Management in Washington, DC seeks a Pharmacist (GS-0660-14) to provide pharmacy expertise supporting health benefit programs. You will analyze complex pharmacy benefits, formularies, drug utilization, pricing, and pharmaceutical data, and advise on policy design, quality, cost, and member access.

The role requires a Doctoral degree in Pharmacy, state licensure, and specialized experience at the GS-13 level or higher.