Senior Clinical Pharmacist - Trend & Affordability Programs

Premera Blue Cross; Clifton (TX); On-site; USD 119,000 - 202,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental coverage

401K match and pension

Wellness programs

Tuition assistance

On-site parking

Job summary

Premera is seeking a Senior Clinical Pharmacist to lead trend management, affordability strategy, and clinical program development for high-impact medications. This role supports pharmacy savings, member affordability, and cross-functional product development.

The candidate will research, develop, implement, and communicate initiatives to internal and external stakeholders, with an emphasis on leadership, strategic deployment, and program performance.

Qualifications

• Pharmacist with an advanced degree or six years of work experience is required.
• Active US Pharmacist license in good standing is required.
• Four years of clinical program development, management or consultation in a managed care setting is required.
• Experience in managed care pharmacy is preferred.
• Project management experience is preferred.
• Experience with Medicare, Health Benefit Exchanges, BCPS and health plan analytics are preferred.

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 both pharmacy and medical benefits.
• Develop, implement and measure affordability improvement programs with cross functional collaboration.
• Manage relationships with service vendors supporting high impact drug management and monitor program performance.
• Collaborate with Rx Product Manager(s) on pricing, reporting, and program maintenance.
• Design and execute high impact drug management strategies and tactics with cross functional teams.
• Conduct pilots and measure outcomes, including external benchmarking activities.
• Develop position statements, outcome reports, and program presentations for internal or market needs.
• Maintain knowledge of competitive intelligence and vendor capabilities.
• Create trend and pipeline reports to inform pharmacy strategies.

Job description

Premera is seeking a Senior Clinical Pharmacist to lead trend management, affordability strategy, and clinical program development for high-impact medications. This role supports pharmacy savings, member affordability, and cross-functional product development.

The candidate will research, develop, implement, and communicate initiatives to internal and external stakeholders, with an emphasis on leadership, strategic deployment, and program performance.