Pharmacy Purchasing Analyst - Full Time / Days - Center City

Jefferson Health Plans • Philadelphia, PA

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About The Position

The Pharmacy Purchasing Analyst supports enterprise-wide pharmaceutical procurement through strategic sourcing, drug shortage mitigation, and supply continuity planning. This role leverages operational analytics and financial forecasting to optimize inventory management, support formulary initiatives, and identify cost-saving opportunities, ensuring high-quality patient care while reducing the overall cost of care across the organization

Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED graduate or equivalent education.
• Background in pharmacy operations, engineering, or analytics + 0-3 years of experience in a relevant role

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, analytics, or any health science related field
• Inpatient Pharmacy Technician certification
• ACE-340B - Apexus Certified Expert-340B - Apexus
• Experience working in and maintaining databases such as Microsoft Excel & Access strongly preferred
• Experience with 340B is preferred

Responsibilities

• Pharmaceutical procurement, shortage management, operational analytics, and financial forecasting activities to ensure patient care and reduce cost of care across the enterprise.
• Design, develop, and implement cost-efficient pharmaceutical procurement procedures and methods across the Enterprise.
• Compile, monitor, and analyze data to locate areas of improvement in the pharmacy and supply chain processes to develop methods to increase compliance with the 340B Federal Drug Discount Program and optimize the financial benefit of the health system.
• Work with local pharmacy teams and analysts to make strategic and efficient recommendations and execute actions for procurement and savings opportunities.
• Assist with the development of performance metrics, dashboard reporting, and an operations performance management process that ensures real-time understanding of risks and results.
• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.(Do not delete, move or over-write this statement)

Benefits

• Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts.
• Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.
• All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED