Clinical Consultant Pharmacist - Remote

** Requisition number:
** 2379848

** Job category:
** Pharmacy

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities.

Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start  
** Caring. Connecting. Growing together.*
* The Health Trust Clinical Consultant Pharmacist serves as the primary liaison between Optum Rx clinical operations, professional practice, and clinical products. The Health Trust Clinical Consultant is contractually dedicated to Health Trust. The role provides clinical support for Optum Rx account management, operations, information technology, and other internal departments. The Health Trust Clinical Consultant establishes client relationships and serves as primary point of contact for overall and day-to-day service delivery for clinical pharmacy needs.

This individual is relied upon to provide proactive clinical recommendations, information regarding pharmacy trend, clinical programs and products, and industry changes to clients, thereby fostering consultative relationships with large, complex and/or strategic clients. This individual also represents client(s) internally and coordinates with other functional areas to implement client initiatives, complete projects, and address ongoing pharmacy service needs. In addition, the Health Trust Clinical Consultant supports the clinical pharmacy team with formulary development, clinical program development and clinical pharmacy functions as the need arises.

You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely
* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

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* Primary Responsibilities:

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* + Provide superior clinical consultation and clinical account management with a focus on client satisfaction, client retention, and trend management

+ Collaborate with clients to establish achievable but aggressive clinical program goals, including generic dispensing rate improvements, implementation of utilization management programs, improvement in medication adherence rates, improvements in therapy gaps for key chronic disease states and formulary compliance targets

+ Communicate drug information to clients and respond to plan-specific clinical inquiries

+ Stay aware of and provide clinical market intelligence to clients

+ Identify opportunities for clinical program up-sell and spearhead up-sell to assigned client(s)

+ Incorporate treatment and practice guidelines into client presentations including up-selling opportunities

+ Comprehend and effectively explain formulary and clinical program changes to clients

+ Effectively manage client objections to new programs and required changes

+ Identify and create opportunities to manage trend and add Optum Rx products

+ Formulate client recommendations based on available data and trend

+ Deliver clinically sound and fiscally responsible recommendations to clients based on their trend

+ Routinely collaborate with account management to provide clinical aspects of client quarterly reviews

+ Analyze & interpret benefit designs

+ Demonstrate critical thinking by analyzing relevant information with multiple methods

+ Generate innovative ideas that can be scaled across the organization

+ Develop clinical strategy as outward-facing, direct client contact for large, complex and/or strategic accounts

+ Clearly communicate analytical and reporting needs to supporting departments

+ Help clients be competitive within their market

+ Identify opportunities to increase efficiency

+ Lead and manage ongoing contract relationships and pharmacy benefit analysis and consultation delivery to clients

+ Manages/facilitates custom P&T committees for select clients, per contractual requirements

+ Provide education for clients, pharmacists, members and physicians per contractual requirements

+ Support sales and marketing including participating in RFP & strategic Finalist activities, per department policies

+ Serve as subject matter expert in one or multiple areas and represent Clinical Consulting department in these areas - internally and externally

+ Provide administrative/management/leadership back-up support to Director as necessary

+ Drive enhanced client relationships through senior-level strategic discussions and planning which addresses issues of highest priority to the client

+ Maintain familiarity with assigned client contract terms; particularly pricing of clinical programs/services, and is able to actively engage in contract renewal negotiations as needed

+ Consistently look at existing processes, methods and materials to find opportunities for improvement

+ Maintain strategic relationships with client leaders, key…