Pharmacy Analyst I - Employee Benefits

Colonial Group; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

Colonial Group is seeking a health benefits consultant to support consulting projects for employer prospects and clients. You will assist with PBM financial proposals, draft client deliverables, and help shape client strategy with senior colleagues.

The role requires a health care-related degree and 1+ year of experience in actuarial/underwriting/consulting within health care or related financial analysis. Strong communication and data skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Health Care or related field.
• 1+ year of experience in an actuarial, underwriting, pricing or consulting role in Health & Welfare.
• Working knowledge of commercial health insurance industry and financial acumen.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of consulting projects for employer prospects and clients.
• Assist with financial modeling of PBM financial proposals.
• Prepare first draft of new business and client deliverables for review by Senior Pharmacy Consultant.
• Collaborate with Senior Pharmacy Consultants and other health benefit consultants on client strategy development.
• Research issues for large employers in the pharmacy industry and develop summaries for review.
• Manage projects with appropriate tools to ensure on-time delivery and quality checks.
• Schedule and manage weekly/bi-weekly status meetings.
• Assist client teams to use resources efficiently and improve processes.
• Maintain data standards and data integrity in the agency management system.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Financial modeling

Data analysis

Excel / Access

Problem solving

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Health Care

Job description

SUMMARY

Responsible for supporting the delivery of consulting projects to our employer prospects and clients.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assists with financial modeling of Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) financial proposals;
• Prepares first draft of new business and client deliverables for review by the Senior Pharmacy Consultant;
• Works with Senior Pharmacy Consultants and other health benefit consultants to support client strategy development;
• Researches issues of concern to large employers in the pharmacy industry, assimilating information, and developing a written summary for the Senior Pharmacy Consultant to review and refine a point of view;
• Manages projects, using appropriate tools, to ensure projects are being completed on time and with appropriate quality assurance checks;
• Schedules and manages weekly/bi-weekly status meetings;
• Works with client teams to ensure pharmacy practice resources are used appropriately, increasing efficiency by identifying ways to improve processes;
• Complies with agency management system data standards and data integrity (enters and maintains complete and accurate information);
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in Health Care or related industry or equivalent combination of education and experience
• One (1) or more years of experience in an actuarial, underwriting, pricing or consulting role in a Health &Welfare consulting/brokerage firm, PBM or health insurance carrier, or experience in financial analyses of the health care sector gained in a banking/financial services environment
• Working knowledge of commercial health insurance industry and financial acumen

SKILLS

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical, organizational and prioritization skills
• Excellent problem solving and time management skills
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks in a demanding work environment
• Ability to work within a team and to foster teamwork
• Willingness to go the extra mile to produce quality work, as client-ready as possible, with a fine attention to detail
• Ability to work with large data sets in Excel, Access, or other large data manipulation software a plus
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

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