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The Associate Director of Pharmacy Strategy and Programs is responsible for building strong relationships across the enterprise and providing tailored solutions to Optum care delivery organizations. These may include managing, coordinating, and completing projects across various functional areas and business units related to value-based strategies and integrated pharmacy services. Advances understanding of P&T committees, drug reviews, financial models, distribution channels, pharmaceutical group purchasing organizations, wholesalers, provider/facility networks, unit costs and pricing, revenue cycle mgmt., site of service, and medical benefits. Identifies market nuances and areas of opportunity. Provides subject matter expertise in areas including project scope definition, risk identification, project methodology, resource allocation, facilitation, and other areas of expertise based on established project management techniques. Makes presentations to management on project updates, project cycle, and expected results. Collaborates with stakeholders across the enterprise to ensure projects are aligned with core strategies and goals, implemented, and launched on time and in scope. Participates in annual business planning and end-to-end designs of pharmacy programs and strategies. May manage vendor and service providers to define project scope and performance expectations.
You'll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within United States as you take on some tough challenges.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Develops, implements, and supports pharmacy programs to achieve key strategic and business goals
- Ensures alignment and understanding of program/project scope and objectives with the organization's strategic objectives and the Voice of the Customer(s)
- Partners with executive leaders in the development of organizational objectives and short and long-term goals
- Partners with various business units, leadership, and Care Delivery Organizations (CDOs) to identify/define performance planning/measures, programs, initiatives, based on emerging industry trends and growth opportunities
- Oversees and instructs functionally diverse teams to achieve desired end-results on complex problems regarding projects
- Leads and guides functional and segment teams through project implementations with competing agendas and priorities
- Creates compelling interactive dashboards for internal and external customers to identify, design, recommend and execute solutions to deliver actionable information
- Assists in the creation of therapeutic clinical reviews and financial models for Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T)
- Develops appealing data visualizations leveraging multiple internal and external data sources (quantitative and qualitative), and drawing insightful conclusions for decisions makers
- Solves unique and complex problems with broad impact on the business
- Provides subject matter expertise and operational support to internal business partners
- Coaches, mentors, and provides feedback to others
- Maintains project and process knowledge bank to support best practice identification and implementation
- Collaborates cross-departmentally to manage risk forecasting/mitigation, project progress, and issue resolution efforts
- Acts as a liaison between internal and external teams to help steer workstream communications to ensure response integrity
- Influences senior leadership to adopt new ideas, products, and/or approaches that may have segment-wide impact
- Develops appealing data visualizations leveraging multiple internal and external data sources (quantitative and qualitative), and drawing insightful conclusions for decisions makers
- Performs all other related duties as assigned
This is a challenging role that relies on your ability to effectively lead project teams and build relationships with stakeholders. Your ability to use various methodologies and tools to collaborate in a cross-matrix environment will drive long term success keeping the team on track within the project scope and timeline.
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:
- Doctorate of Pharmacy (PharmD)
- Current and unrestricted Pharmacy License in your current state of residence
- 5+ years clinical pharmacist, operations, and Pharmacy & Therapeutics experience
- 5+ years in a Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) or Managed Care plan, with understanding of provider network contracts and/or pharmaceutical rebates
- 3+ years working with Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs), Distributors, Manufacturers, with understanding of government and commercial contracts and pricing
- 3+ years in provider practices with revenue mgmt. cycle experience, must have a working knowledge of payer contracts, fee schedules, allowable tables
- 3+ years professional project management experience
- Strong proficiency with Visio, SharePoint, MS Office Suite (including Excel and Access)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Strong prioritization, attention to detail, effective multi-tasking, verbal/written communication, and organizational skills.
- Ability to create an effective team environment, build strong relationships.
- Strong in solving problems and issues in a matrix environment and communicating effectively at all levels of an organization.
- Advance analytical and technical skills, including Tableau, SQL or SAS
To protect the health and safety of our workforce, patients and communities we serve, UnitedHealth Group and its affiliate companies require all employees to disclose COVID-19 vaccination status prior to beginning employment. In addition, some roles and locations require full COVID-19 vaccination, including boosters, as an essential job function. UnitedHealth Group adheres to all federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations as well as all client COVID-19 vaccination requirements and will obtain the necessary information from candidates prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Failure to meet the vaccination requirement may result in rescission of an employment offer or termination of employment
Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make health care work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)
Colorado, Connecticut or Nevada Residents Only: The salary range for Colorado residents is $97,300 to $176,900. The salary range for Connecticut / Nevada residents is $97,300 to $176,900. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. 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.
*All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy
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.
