Pharmacy Analyst Lead - Employee Benefits

Alliant Insurance Services•Alpharetta, GA

About The Position

Responsible for supporting the delivery of consulting projects to our employer prospects and clients. This role involves leading the financial modeling of Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) financial proposals, coordinating and analyzing the PBM annual market check review process, and preparing initial drafts of new business and client deliverables. The position also requires collaboration with Senior Pharmacy Consultants and other health Benefit Consultants to support client strategy development, contributing to the presentation of analysis results, and direct interaction with vendors. The Pharmacy Analyst Lead will serve as a point of contact for the pharmacy practice, ensuring that the broader context of Rx analyses is understood and that issues of concern to large employers in the pharmacy industry are researched and summarized. Project management, including scheduling status meetings and ensuring quality assurance, is a key responsibility. Additionally, the role involves working with client teams to optimize the use of pharmacy practice resources and improve processes, while adhering to agency data standards.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Health Care or related industry or equivalent combination of education and experience
Five (5) or more years of experience in an actuarial, underwriting, pricing or consulting role in a Health & Welfare consulting/brokerage firm, PBM or health insurance carrier or experience in financial analyses of the health care sector gained in a banking/financial services environment
Working knowledge of commercial health insurance industry and financial acumen
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong analytical, organizational and prioritization skills
Excellent problem solving and time management skills
Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks in a demanding work environment
Ability to work within a team and to foster teamwork
Willingness to go the extra mile to produce quality work, as client-ready as possible, with a fine attention to detail
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

Nice To Haves

Ability to work with large data sets in Excel, Access, or other large data manipulation software a plus

Responsibilities

Leads the financial modeling of Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) financial proposals
Coordinates and analyzes PBM annual market check review process
Prepares first draft of new business and client deliverables for review by the Senior Pharmacy Consultant
Works with Senior Pharmacy Consultants and other health Benefit Consultants to support client strategy development
Contributes to presentation of analysis results in client meetings or conference calls
Interacts directly with vendors
Serves as an accessible point of contact to the pharmacy practice by other Alliant consultants, directing escalated requests as appropriate
Understands the bigger picture behind Rx analyses, ensuring that the “question behind the question” is considered and/or that results are interpreted within the broader context
Researches issues of concern to large employers in the pharmacy industry, assimilating information, and developing a written summary for the Senior Pharmacy Consultant to review and refine a point of view
Manages projects, using appropriate tools, to ensure projects are being completed on time and with appropriate quality assurance checks
Schedules and manages weekly/bi-weekly status meetings
Works with client teams to ensure pharmacy practice resources are used appropriately, increasing efficiency by identifying ways to improve processes
Complies with agency management system data standards and data integrity (enters and maintains complete and accurate information)
Other duties as assigned