Sr. Pharmacy Consultant, EB

Job Description:

We are looking to add a Sr. Pharmacy Consultant to join our EB team. Offering a forward-thinking, innovative, and vibrant company culture, along with the opportunity to share your unique potential, there really is no place like Holmes!

The Sr. Pharmacy Consultant will assist the Pharmacy Director in executing on business through consulting and analysis services. The Sr. Pharmacy Consultant will leverage expertise, strong contract negotiation skills and industry-leading analytics to consistently produce validated savings to Holmes Murphy clients.

• Trains clients and employees on pharmacy trends, cost containment and clinical strategies.
• Collaborates with Clinical Strategies Team in the development of client clinical analysis and tools.
• Monitors pharmacy and medical utilization across book of business.
• Presents pharmacy strategy in sales finalist meetings for new business and retention of key clients.
• Collaborates with clients on cost effective/efficient plan designs and clinical solutions.
• Serves as expert for internal teams on pharmacy and PBM questions.
• Conducts industry benchmarks, contract reviews and assists in request for proposals.

• Assists in the oversight and management of preferred PBM partnerships.
• Assists in the ongoing evaluation of preferred PBM partnerships.
• Uses data to forecast and create avoidance solutions.
• Analyzes data to enable visibility and transparency into pharmacy spend and trend drivers;
  Presents results to clients.
• Assists in development of new reporting.
• Provides Pharmacy consulting to clients with respect to their employee benefit health and welfare plans;
  Responsible for presenting clinical data to clients.
• Manages and implements pharmacy benefit managers (PBM) relationships.
• Build vendor partner relationships and manage vendor issues.
• Performs special projects and other duties as requested.

Advanced level of data understanding and use. Ability to understand and work with financial, accounting, math and health care concepts. Excellent knowledge of Microsoft systems including Excel and PowerPoint. Ability to work with detail, follow directions and maintain a high level of accuracy. Excellent project and time management skills. Multi-tasked oriented and prioritizes work, voluntarily extends hours, and/or solicits additional resources when necessary to ensure timely completion of tasks.

Ability and willingness to consistently participate in internal and external educational opportunities to enhance knowledge of current insurance topics or relevant system improvements. Ability and willingness to pursue relevant designations and/or continuing education, as appropriate. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Ability to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull objects. Must be knowledgeable of and comply with HMA's Client Privacy Policy, HIPAA regulations and E&O procedures and policies.

Education:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required.

Experience:

7+ years’ experience, preferably in a consulting, employee benefits or provider organization.

In addition to the responsibilities, knowledge, skills, and abilities outlined in this job description, the Company also assesses and develops employees based on core and technical competencies through a performance management process. Competencies applicable to this role include:

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