Pharmacy Consultant

• Build out a strategy to increase ongoing pharmacy consulting services within the region.
• Report to Health & Benefit (H&B) market leaders on a quarterly basis any new updates to the pharmacy practice.
• Work with H&B consultants on any pharmacy related issues for the region
• Provide leadership oversight to the Great Lakes Pharmacy Practice team.
• Manage relationships with client vendors and review clinical programs to see if they bring true value to clients
• Attend business meetings with clients and their vendors to discuss tasks and provide guidance including PBM utilization meetings
• Perform client utilization review with clients and provide to them observations and recommendations that would help client’s to maximize and optimize their prescription benefit spend.
• Present at events and conferences for HR practitioners and/or prospects
• Support regional pharmacy benefits consultants and producers in client facing activities and revenue generating opportunities
• Maintain technical understanding of pharmacy benefit products and concepts
• Have a strong understanding of current pharmacy benefit trends, conditions and concepts.
• Be capable of reviewing and interpreting marketing results, explaining utilization and cost trends to existing or prospective clients.
• Perform initial review of policies, contracts and other documents as required
• Keep a current awareness of vendors’ products and capabilities
• Advise on and contribute to creation of content for employee communication material to be used by client regarding employee pharmacy benefit design and cost
• Respond to all client and/or employee questions regarding pharmacy benefits and facilitate resolution of complex issues in a timely manner as needed
• Stay abreast of all client pharmacy activity, including renewals, market checks, procurement activity and audit opportunities.
• Create and manage preparation of spreadsheets, proposals, presentation materials and deliverables for current and prospective clients
• Maintain client files with documentation as required by internal compliance standards
• Be capable of setting and communicating clear and realistic expectations to team members and clients in order to avoid perception of service delivery failure
• Participate in peer review of all client facing documents as required by internal company policy
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• *You must live in IL, WI, MI, MN or OH**
• Bachelor's degree required and 8 years’ relevant pharmacy benefits experience.
• Doctor of Pharmacy degree
• 5 Years of Management Experience
• Strong acumen for generating revenue
• Must be self-motivated, assertive, enthusiastic and collaborative
• Must be amiable when encountering difficult situations with clients, vendors and co-workers
• Must be well organized with the ability to prioritize effectively and deliver work according to strict deadlines
• Must be an excellent verbal and written communicator. Should be comfortable with making presentations to peers and to clients
• Must have excellent technical skills and knowledge of business applications (Microsoft Word, Excel, Access (other related databases) and PowerPoint, etc.)
• Must have well developed problem solving skills critical to working independently

On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.

Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one!
• Life and accident insurance
• 401(K) and Roth options
• Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)
• Educational expense reimbursement
• Paid parental leave

Other benefits include:

• Digital mental health services (Talkspace)
• Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)
• Training programs
• Gallagher Thrive program – elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing
• Charitable matching gift program
• And more...

We value inclusion and diversity

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Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organization. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.