What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Clinical Pharmacist position at CIGNA?
The Senior Clinical Pharmacist plays a crucial role in developing clinical evaluations and assessments for new therapies, indications, and utilization management policies on traditional and specialty pharmaceuticals.
This position requires supporting the provision and documentation of accurate and timely drug information requests, serving as a clinical content expert for consulting with various evaluation and approval committees.
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform literature search, medical guideline review, and retrieval of necessary information to critically evaluate safety, efficacy, and comparative efficacy analysis of products.
- Provide critical appraisal analysis of literature and other drug information to develop and support clinical recommendations.
- Prepare formal drug evaluation documents (monographs) of new and existing drug products.
- Develop and maintain clinical content for clinical policies and services.
- Present clinical information and evaluation at Clinical Committees.
- Help ensure that clinical coverage policies are accurately reflected in operational application systems.
