Pharmacy Program Associate

name; Tempe (AZ); Hybrid; USD 87,188 - 114,434; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited vacation

Annual performance bonuses

Job summary

Oscar is hiring a Pharmacy Program Associate to support program implementation and operational efficiency in Tempe, AZ. You will collaborate with key stakeholders to ensure success in this hybrid role, participating three days a week in office.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's degree with over three years of relevant experience, including leading teams and managing change within healthcare. Oscar offers competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, including unlimited vacation and performance bonuses.

Qualifications

• 3+ years working for a PBM, Payer, or Pharmacy Consulting firm, with a focus on reviewing healthcare data.
• 3+ years leading cross-functional teams/projects and change management.
• 1+ years working with health insurance regulation/compliance.

Responsibilities

• Organize and support daily activities based on the goals of the program.
• Identify optimization opportunities to support program objectives.
• Support implementations end to end to ensure success.
• Develop tools and standards to support team programs year over year.

Skills

Healthcare data review

Cross-functional team leadership

Change management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Jira

Monday.com

Job description

Hi, we’re Oscar. We’re hiring a Pharmacy Program Associate to join our team Pharmacy Program and Implmentation.

Oscar is the first health insurance company built around a full stack technology platform and a relentless focus on serving our members. We started Oscar in 2012 to create the kind of health insurance company we would want for ourselves—one that behaves like a doctor in the family.

About the role

You will support all activities related to program implementation goals and post‑implementation oversight and monitoring to ensure success. Also support operational improvements for core operations, including proper controls and monitoring, to ensure operational efficiency and effectiveness, supporting the program across the organization and helping implement project management fundamentals and standards across the organization. Building relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to ensure business alignment and support change management is a key part of the role. You will report into the Director, Pharmacy Programs.

Location and schedule

This position is based in our Tempe, AZ office, requiring a hybrid work schedule with 3 days of in‑office work per week. Thursdays are a required in‑office day for team meetings and events, while your other two office days are flexible to suit your schedule. #LI-Hybrid

Pay and benefits

The base pay for this role is: $87,188 - $114,434 per year. You are also eligible for employee benefits, participation in Oscar’s unlimited vacation program and annual performance bonuses.

Responsibilities

• Organize and support daily activities based on the goals of the program
• Identify optimization opportunities to support program objectives
• Support implementations end to end to ensure success
• Lead certain components of the program
• Partner with other departments and various stakeholders to ensure operational excellence
• Support a successful program end to end through assisting in project plan development, keeping stakeholders in the loop on status, proactively flagging, managing escalations, tracking and helping to resolve program risks and milestones, and supporting program retros to assess strengths and weaknesses
• Support the tracking and monitoring of controls
• Develop tools and standards to support team programs year over year based on program retros
• Develop meeting materials, track and follow‑up on action items, assist with management of all project plans
• Compliance with all applicable laws and regulations
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or 4 years commensurate experience.
• 3+ years working for a PBM, Payer, or Pharmacy Consulting firm, with a focus on reviewing healthcare data.
• 3+ years leading cross‑functional teams/projects and change management.
• 1+ years working with health insurance regulation/compliance.
• 1+ years working with technical teams, integrations or product management.

Bonus points

• Experience with medical payer and PBM claims adjudication systems, such as RxClaim.
• Experience with pharmacy claim testing and Quality Assurance (QA).
• Experience with a ticketing system (such as Jira or Appian).
• Experience with Project Management systems (such as Monday.com).
• Experience with payers offering ACA/health exchange insurance.

Equal Opportunity Employer

At Oscar, being an Equal Opportunity Employer means more than upholding discrimination‑free hiring practices. It means that we cultivate an environment where people can be their most authentic selves and find both belonging and support. We’re on a mission to change health care—an experience made whole by our unique backgrounds and perspectives.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Our AI Guidelines outline the acceptable use of artificial intelligence for candidates and detail how we use AI to support our recruiting efforts.

Reasonable Accommodation

Oscar applicants are considered solely based on their qualifications, without regard to applicant’s disability or need for accommodation. Any Oscar applicant who requires reasonable accommodations during the application process should contact the Oscar Benefits Team ([e-mail]) to make the need for an accommodation known.

California Residents

For information about our collection, use, and disclosure of applicants’ personal information as well as applicants’ rights over their personal information, please see our Privacy Policy.