Clinical Pharmacist - Clinical Consulting & Utilization Review (Hybrid)
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield · Baltimore, MD · 2 wk ago
On-siteHealthcare$120k–$215k/yrFull-time
Responsibilities
- Account-specific pharmacy utilization reviews
- Responding to account-specific clinical inquiries
- Developing clinical pharmacy recommendations
- Participating in pharmacy finalist presentations
Qualifications
- Education: Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)
- Licenses/Certifications: Required - PHARMD - Licensed Pharmacist No Direct Patient Care - Active Registered Pharmacist in any state and/or DC
- Experience: 5 years experience in clinical pharmacy, preferably in a managed care environment (PBM or health plan), or clinical consulting/sales environment. Preferred - Experience in account management/sales, Experience working in healthcare industry with a thorough understanding of prescription benefit management programs and practices.
Essential Functions
- Serve as the primary clinical subject matter expert supporting pharmacy account consultants in external client interactions, including utilization reviews, strategic discussions, and finalist presentations.
- Provide ongoing clinical consultation to external clients, brokers, and internal stakeholders on emerging pharmacy trends, therapeutic advancements, and formulary strategy.
- Acts as a clinical consultant for pharmacy account consultants and internal sales team with the goal of fostering strong partnerships that enhance client value and experience.
- Partner closely with pharmacy account consultants to provide a unified, consultative experience for clients, ensuring alignment between clinical pharmacy strategy and account priorities.
- Aid in the development and delivery of client-facing presentations that clearly communicate pharmacy utilization trends, market insights, clinical program performance, pharmacy strategy and strategic recommendations.
- Review and analyze account-specific pharmacy utilization, trend data and overall performance of formularies and/or utilization management to identify opportunities to improve clinical outcomes and cost efficiency.
- Evaluate the impact of clinical programs and recommend modifications based on performance insights and evolving standards of care.
- Work collaboratively with vendors, PBMs, accounts, and internal parties for oversight of clinical programs and performance management.
- Participate in the new pharmacy business process including but not limited to serving as a clinical pharmacy resource for review of written RFP responses and presenting at finalist meetings.
- Contribute clinical expertise to strategic discussions supporting new and existing business opportunities.
- Maintain awareness of pharmacy market developments, including new drug approvals, pipeline trends, and competitor strategies and translate these market insights into practical recommendations that help inform client strategy and decision-making.