Pharmacist – Real-World Evidence, Health Policy Consulting
Job Description:
• Synthesize evidence on drug comparative effectiveness, adverse effects, safety, patient adherence and preferences, unmet need, and therapeutic advances from existing literature, including randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews and network meta-analyses, FDA labels and clinical practice guidelines
• Help design, conduct, and interpret studies to understand drug utilization patterns overall and in subpopulations, using claims and other data sources
• Identify clinically relevant outcomes, endpoints, and surrogate markers, and specify appropriate subgroups relevant to clinical practice guidelines
• Provide clinical expertise on drug formulations, dosing logic, drug characteristics, therapeutic alternatives to new and existing indications, and contribute clinical coding expertise, including identifying off-label use
• Serve as a subject-matter expert on drug pharmacology, classification systems, drug compendia, and use of publicly available and commercial drug databases
• Conduct and report on interviews of clinical experts (physicians) to understand current real-world treatment patterns and considerations in the use of select drugs
• Support development of value frameworks, formulary recommendations, and coverage policies (tier placement and utilization management) for public and private payers
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary research teams including health economists, physicians, biostatisticians, policy analysts, programmers, and clients
• Translate findings into policy-relevant deliverables, such as reports, briefs, presentations, and publications
Requirements:
• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) or equivalent clinical pharmacy degree with at least six years of relevant experience
• At least three years of experience in healthcare consulting, health services research, managed care, and/or life sciences RWE generation
• Demonstrated experience designing or interpreting observational studies (e.g., cohort studies, cost analyses, comparative effectiveness, systematic evidence reviews, clinical drug evaluations) and experience conducting outcomes research or evidence synthesis
• Working knowledge of pharmacy claims, data, formulary design, quality measures (e.g., PQA patient safety measures, medication adherence, STAR ratings), and clinical practice guidelines
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience translating clinical data for diverse stakeholders
• Proficiency collaborating in interdisciplinary teams and managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B visa status, etc.)
Benefits:
• Competitive base salary
• Generous paid time off policy
• Merit based annual increases
• Bonus opportunities
• Robust recognition program
• Competitive range of insurance plans (including health, dental, life, and short-term and long-term disability)
• Access to a retirement savings program such as a 401(k) plan
• Paid parental leave for all parents
• Financial assistance with adoption expenses or infertility treatments
• Financial reimbursement for education and developmental opportunities
• Employee assistance program
• Numerous other offerings to support a healthy work-life balance
• Synthesize evidence on drug comparative effectiveness, adverse effects, safety, patient adherence and preferences, unmet need, and therapeutic advances from existing literature, including randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews and network meta-analyses, FDA labels and clinical practice guidelines
• Help design, conduct, and interpret studies to understand drug utilization patterns overall and in subpopulations, using claims and other data sources
• Identify clinically relevant outcomes, endpoints, and surrogate markers, and specify appropriate subgroups relevant to clinical practice guidelines
• Provide clinical expertise on drug formulations, dosing logic, drug characteristics, therapeutic alternatives to new and existing indications, and contribute clinical coding expertise, including identifying off-label use
• Serve as a subject-matter expert on drug pharmacology, classification systems, drug compendia, and use of publicly available and commercial drug databases
• Conduct and report on interviews of clinical experts (physicians) to understand current real-world treatment patterns and considerations in the use of select drugs
• Support development of value frameworks, formulary recommendations, and coverage policies (tier placement and utilization management) for public and private payers
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary research teams including health economists, physicians, biostatisticians, policy analysts, programmers, and clients
• Translate findings into policy-relevant deliverables, such as reports, briefs, presentations, and publications
Requirements:
• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) or equivalent clinical pharmacy degree with at least six years of relevant experience
• At least three years of experience in healthcare consulting, health services research, managed care, and/or life sciences RWE generation
• Demonstrated experience designing or interpreting observational studies (e.g., cohort studies, cost analyses, comparative effectiveness, systematic evidence reviews, clinical drug evaluations) and experience conducting outcomes research or evidence synthesis
• Working knowledge of pharmacy claims, data, formulary design, quality measures (e.g., PQA patient safety measures, medication adherence, STAR ratings), and clinical practice guidelines
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience translating clinical data for diverse stakeholders
• Proficiency collaborating in interdisciplinary teams and managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B visa status, etc.)
Benefits:
• Competitive base salary
• Generous paid time off policy
• Merit based annual increases
• Bonus opportunities
• Robust recognition program
• Competitive range of insurance plans (including health, dental, life, and short-term and long-term disability)
• Access to a retirement savings program such as a 401(k) plan
• Paid parental leave for all parents
• Financial assistance with adoption expenses or infertility treatments
• Financial reimbursement for education and developmental opportunities
• Employee assistance program
• Numerous other offerings to support a healthy work-life balance