Clinical Pharmacist, Rx Clinical Insights - Remote

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

We are at the forefront of healthcare innovation, utilizing cutting-edge ideas and technologies to achieve the quadruple aim. Join us in changing the face of healthcare and making a significant impact on patient outcomes and affordability.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional to lead ideation and discovery initiatives with a profound impact on outcomes and affordability in the pharmaceutical space. This role requires an advanced understanding of managed care, including experience with P&T committees, governance bodies, comparative efficacy and safety drug reviews, and various lines of business (Medicare, Medicaid, Commercial). This role will be required to provide pharmacotherapeutic subject matter expertise in all disease areas and be able to contribute to overall clinical content strategy. This role requires a high level of comfort with verbal presentations to various committees, our external markets, and physician leadership.  This role requires advanced communication skills, both written and oral, ability to function in a highly matrixed team environment.  The work role is for individual contribution but requires both independent and teamwork, the ability to lead from behind and support, the ability to capture the work vision and develop work plans, and commitment to deliver to deadlines.

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide pharmacotherapeutic expertise across all disease areas
• Contribute to the overall clinical content strategy
• Develop high-impact solutions aligned with the core strategies and goals of UHC, Optum, and Care Delivery Organizations
• Present verbally to various committees, external markets, and physician leadership
• Function effectively in a highly matrixed team environment, balancing independent work with teamwork
• Lead from behind, support team efforts, capture the work vision, develop work plans, and commit to delivering on deadlines
• Assist in the development and management of evidenced-based clinical pharmacy initiatives or programs across the clinical consistency lifecycle
• Research and develop therapeutic clinical comparative efficacy and safety reviews from primary literature resources for the National Value and Therapeutics Committee.  
• Ability to synthesize clinical EBM to support and drive strategic business opportunities 
• Develop and lead various subcommittees with internal and external partners to drive work collateral and initiatives to consensus
• Ability to synthesize complex information to present to providers and patients for clinical detailing programs and pipeline monitoring
• Develop clinical guidelines, algorithms, and pathways for oncology and non-oncology drug utilization programs
• Ability to manage an individual project or assist in the development or support of specific deliverables of project applying individual prioritization to work plans to accomplish specific tasks to deadline
• Act as a subject matter expert for functionally diverse project teams to achieve desired end-results on complex problems regarding projects
• Establish lasting relationships with internal relevant businesses for strategic alignment to work initiatives
• Develop and maintain a network of business contacts to drive collaboration, support and business intelligence
• Ability to engage in strategic business and market needs conversations; utilizing such information to drive the building of customers-centered solutions
• Supports engagement efforts with technology or operations on requirements and approach for desired business outcomes

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy or PharmD
• 3 years of Pharmacist experience OR completion of a residency or fellowship in one of the following areas:  Managed Care, Healthcare, Health Plan, or health management consulting
• 3 years of experience developing/managing/directing large scale projects 
• 1 years of experience conducting research and analysis of clinical outcomes and drug effectiveness
• Experience with pharmacy and medical claims and knowledge of medical and pharmacy billing
• Experience successfully driving independent problem solving and developing systemic solutions
• Experience summarizing information and succinctly communicate analysis verbally and in writing  
• Experience effectively presenting information and interacting with senior management including physicians 
• Demonstrated proficiency with MS Word and PowerPoint, advanced skills in Excel (pivot tables, formulas), Access and Visio
• Ability to travel up to 10%

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated advanced understanding of managed care and benefit structures
• Experience with P&T committees, governance bodies, and drug reviews
• P&T Committee experience
• Drug intelligence experience
• Formal training in Health Economic Outcomes Research (HEOR)

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.

The salary range for this role is $89,800 to $176,700 annually based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. 

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

Salary : $89,800 - $176,700