Pharmacy Underwriter (Remote)

Davita Inc.; Columbia (SC); Remote; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in pharmacy services seeks a full-time Pharmacy Underwriter in Columbia, SC. The successful candidate will leverage their expertise to craft pricing strategies for Pharmacy Proposals. This position requires analytical skills to optimize client savings and revenue, strong communication abilities, and prior experience in pharmacy benefit management pricing.

Qualifications

• Three years of data gathering and analysis experience.
• At least one year of experience in pharmacy underwriting.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Create underwriting for Pharmacy Proposals by analyzing drug utilization.
• Review and analyze data for opportunities from pharmacy benefit managers.
• Collaborate with other business lines to align strategies.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Critical thinking

Mathematical skills

Customer service skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Summary Responsible for making underwriting and pricing recommendations to complete Commercial ASO Pharmacy quotes and Requests for Proposals (RFPs).
*Prior Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) pricing experience preferred.Description

Location:This is a full-time remote position working (40-hours/week) Monday-Friday. You will work an 8-hour shift scheduled during our normal business hours of 8:00am - 5:00pm.

What You Will Do:

• Utilize experience and knowledge to create underwriting for all Pharmacy Proposals including new business and renewals by analyzing each client's drug utilization and cost to determine the optimum strategy to maximize client savings and the company's pharmacy revenue.

• Review and analyze data, including Excel-based pricing and financial models, for opportunities received from pharmacy benefit managers, health plans and/or health care consultants.

• Communicates and collaborates with other lines of business LOBs (at all levels of the organization) in other functional areas, including finance, reporting, operations, business development, and sales to ensure pharmacy underwriting coincides with their respective marketing strategies.

• Gathers, summarizes, and analyzes detailed data. Makes recommendations to senior management.

To Qualify for This Position, You Will Need The Following:

• Required Education: Bachelor's.

• Minimum Required Work Experience: Three (3) years of experience in data gathering and analysis, with at least one (1) year of experience in pharmacy underwriting.

• Minimum Required Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent organizational, customer service, oral and written communication skills.

• Excellent mathematical, analytical, and critical thinking skills.

• Good judgment.

• Ability to handle confidential or sensitive information with discretion.

• Proficient spelling, punctuation, and grammar.

• Extensive knowledge of underwriting and risk principles and their application.

• Minimum Required Software and Other Tools:Microsoft Office

We Prefer That You Have The Following:

• Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) pricing experience

What We Can Do For You: (Standard, unless otherwise directed)

We understand the value of a diverse and inclusive workplace and strive to be an employer where employees across all spectrums have the opportunity to develop their skills, advance their careers and contribute their unique abilities to the growth of our company.

What to Expect Next:

After submitting your application, our recruiting team members will review your resume to ensure your meet the qualifications. This may include a brief telephone interview or email communication with our recruiter to verify resume specifics and salary requirements. If the qualifications required proof of semester hours, please attach your transcript to your application.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and our subsidiary companies maintain a continuing policy of nondiscrimination in employment to promote employment opportunities for persons regardless of age, race, color, national origin, sex, religion, veteran status, disability, weight, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any other legally protected status. Additionally, as a federal contractor, the company maintains affirmative action programs to promote employment opportunities for individuals with disabilitiesand protected veterans. It is our policy to provide equal opportunities in all phases of the employment process and to comply with applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities, pregnant individuals, individuals with pregnancy-related conditions, and individuals needing accommodations for sincerely held religious beliefs, provided that those accommodations do not impose an undue hardship on the Company.

If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please email [e-mail] call 800-288-2227, ext. 47480 with the nature of your request. We will make a determination regarding your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.

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