Senior Clinical Pharmacist - Remote Affordability Lead

Premera Blue Cross; Sacramento (CA); Remote; USD 119,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental coverage

401K employer match

Pension plan

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

On-site parking

Job summary

Premera Blue Cross seeks a Senior Clinical Pharmacist to lead trend management, affordability strategy, and clinical program development for high-impact medications. The role supports pharmacy savings and member affordability while aligning with Premera's clinical and financial goals.

The ideal candidate collaborates across the company with multiple stakeholders and demonstrates leadership in program deployment and strategy.

Qualifications

• Pharmacist with an advanced degree (e.g. PharmD, MBA, MHA, MPH) or six (6) years work experience.
• Active US Pharmacist license in good standing.
• Four (4) years of clinical program development, management or consultation in a managed care setting.

Responsibilities

• Develop clinical programs and products to manage cost and utilization trends of high impact medications.
• Monitor utilization and cost trend of high impact medications under pharmacy and medical benefits.
• Develop and measure affordability improvement programs with cross-functional teams.
• Manage relationships with service vendors supporting high impact drug management.
• Partner with Rx Product Managers on pricing, reporting, and marketing.
• Collaborate with Rx areas designing high impact drug management strategies.
• Conduct pilots and benchmark against market data.
• Create position statements and reports for internal or market needs.
• Maintain knowledge of competitive intelligence and vendor capabilities.
• Create trend and pipeline reports to inform pharmacy strategies.

Skills

Pharmacist with PharmD or equivalent

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Healthcare analytics

Education

Pharmacist degree (PharmD)

US Pharmacist license

BCPS (preferred)

Job description

Premera Blue Cross seeks a Senior Clinical Pharmacist to lead trend management, affordability strategy, and clinical program development for high-impact medications. The role supports pharmacy savings and member affordability while aligning with Premera's clinical and financial goals.

The ideal candidate collaborates across the company with multiple stakeholders and demonstrates leadership in program deployment and strategy.