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POSITION SUMMARY:
Your role as the accomplished team leader is pivotal role in developing and expanding our Specialty Pharmacy program for our esteemed health system partners. Your position holds the utmost importance as the most senior leader overseeing the partner's program. You are responsible for its flawless execution, ensuring the achievement of clinical, operational, and financial goals. Our unique partnership model involves every facet of Specialty Pharmacy program development. This encompasses the integration of pharmacy resources directly within client clinics, drawing from the profound expertise we have gained from operating within an academic health system and health plan. Your role is a beacon of leadership and innovation, and your contributions are key to our continuous growth and success.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES:
As a trusted leader in driving growth for your partner organization's new Specialty Pharmacy, you will be at the forefront of a dynamic and exciting role. Your key responsibilities include:
- Strategically executing and developing goals, plans, and tactics to ensure continuous improvement in the size and profitability of your partner's specialty pharmacy program.
- Inspiring, developing, and motivating our on-site teams of specialty pharmacists, liaisons, and other staff to not only meet but exceed goals, fostering high patient and provider satisfaction.
- Owning the relationship between our organization and your partner's leadership and pharmacy teams, ensuring seamless collaboration.
- Coordinating and managing external relationships with pharmaceutical manufacturers, third-party payors, and organizations associated with specialty pharmacy, all on behalf of your partner health system.
- Ensuring strict compliance with limited distribution drug and specialty pharmacy contract requirements in partnership with your health system clients.
- Directing project management for all initiatives at your partner health system site related to Specialty Pharmacy development, covering planning, development, and timely project execution.
- Providing your expertise to identify improvements in pharmacy operations, guaranteeing the delivery of top-notch service within your partner's Specialty Pharmacy.
- Skillfully forecasting and preparing the Specialty Pharmacy operating and financial plans, including financial planning and decision support.
- Keeping your job expertise within Specialty Pharmacy current by actively participating in educational forums and professional organizations, representing both the partner and Clearway Health.
- Collaborating with our corporate resources to leverage subject matter expertise and obtain the necessary resources to execute and exceed your plans.
- Going above and beyond, always prepared to do whatever is necessary for the betterment of the organization. Your dedication and enthusiasm are vital to our shared success.
EDUCATION:
- Pharmacist with PharmD or BS Pharm required. MBA or other business degree preferred. Dependent on education:
- Bachelors or PharmD Pharmacy (B.S. or PharmD): 7+ years in with relevant pharmacy experience.
- Doctorate (Plus residency if non-pharmacy related): 5+ years with relevant pharmacy experience.
- Doctorate + PGY2 Residency (if residency experience includes pharmacy experience).
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED:
- Must be registered as a Pharmacist with the Board of Pharmacy in the client's state of residence (multi-state licensure preferred).
- Must have or be willing to complete the 340B Operations Certificate Program within six months of employment.
EXPERIENCE:
- 3+ years with relevant experience in pharmacy and leadership responsibilities is required.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
- Experience managing and successfully executing complex projects (preferably in a hospital, clinic or health system setting) while working with diverse stakeholders (bonus points for a background in 340B).
- Leadership within a specialty pharmacy, health system, or managed care setting with a record of accomplishment of transformation.
- Prior responsibility for successfully managing a P&L for a specialty pharmacy or large-scale pharmacy program.
- Clear and effective people management and communication skills.
- Excellent project management skills.
- Proactive approach to problem solving with a high attention to detail.
- Proficiency in MS Office including Word, Excel, PPT, Outlook.
- Experience working in a clinical setting, ideally holding a PharmD, BS in Pharmacy, or another clinical credential such as a RN (Registered Nurse), or MD (Medical Doctor).
- Firsthand experience in a start-up specialty pharmacy or early-stage health care environments.
- Experience and understanding with clinical knowledge in specialty drugs and treatments.
- Proficiency with standard software used in a healthcare setting, such as EMR (Electronic Medical Records) systems (i.e., EPIC, Cerner, Meditech), dispensing systems (i.e., QS/1, RX30, Liberty).
- Background in specialty pharmacy accreditation (application, process, and maintenance of the accreditation at partner sites).
ADDITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS PREFERRED:
- Depending on site-specific requirements, an active certification in good standing as a Certified Specialty Pharmacist (CSP) from the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP) may be required.
Special Working Conditions (On-call, travel, shift, coverage):
- Must be open to regional geographic responsibilities that may increase with company growth (travel up to 25-50% of time potentially).
- Clearway Health Specialty Pharmacies, serving patients in hospitals, health systems, and communities, may require employees at client sites to work on company-recognized holidays
The above statements in this job description are intended to depict the general nature and level of work assigned to the employee(s) in this job. The above is not intended to represent an exhaustive list of accountable duties and responsibilities required. External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, must be able to perform the essential job functions (as listed) either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by management on a case-by-case basis.
