Pharmacist Jobs in Brooklyn, IL

About The Position

Requirements

• PharmD or Bachelor of Science Pharmacy degree.
• One year of pharmacy experience as a pharmacist in a retail, mail order, health plan, PBM, or similar setting.
• Current pharmacist license to practice in the applicable state(s).
• Must be eligible to work in the United States without the need for work visa or residency sponsorship.
• Knowledge of prescription drugs, disease states, therapeutic classes, formulary management techniques, prescription benefit designs, and current healthcare industry trends.
• Strong project management, prioritization, and organizational skills in an environment with changing priorities and multiple concurrent assignments.
• Ability to meet short turnaround times and manage deadline-driven work with minimal oversight.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate clinical and business information to varied audiences.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with consistent attention to detail and quality.
• Ability to work collaboratively across teams while independently managing day-to-day responsibilities.
• Ability to quickly learn computer systems and software; proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Must understand, comply with, and attest to the security responsibilities and controls unique to the job, as well as applicable legal, regulatory, contractual, and internal requirements.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of the job; reasonable accommodations may be made for employees with disabilities absent undue hardship.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with health plan, PBM, Managed Medicaid, formulary operations, drug review committees, or utilization management.
• Experience with formulary adjudication, clinical criteria implementation, prescription drug list publishing, or pharmacy data analysis.
• Experience with Microsoft Visio or Access.

Responsibilities

• Manage formularies and clinical criteria for claims adjudication, prescription drug lists, websites, and related publications in alignment with drug review committee decisions and client requests.
• Participate in clinical and financial drug review committees; perform drug and class reviews and develop recommendations for formulary placement and utilization management criteria.
• Research and explain clinical and business considerations related to drugs, drug classes, and formulary strategies, and provide subject matter expertise to resolve formulary issues.
• Monitor weekly drug files for new products and apply appropriate drug statuses and formulary placement.
• Perform routine formulary quality reviews using available reports and pharmacy data to identify and resolve discrepancies.
• Develop and coordinate communications for members, clients, prescribers, pharmacies, and internal stakeholders regarding formulary changes.
• Serve as a liaison among clinical, operational, technical, client, and publishing teams to support end-to-end formulary management.
• Maintain committee documentation and action items, and develop team procedures, checklists, and operational best practices.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Benefits, incentives, and additional compensation are available; details are provided on the company's Benefits Page.