Director, Pharmacy Drug Surveillance and Pipeline - Remote

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 diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

The Director, Drug Surveillance and Pipeline, under the direction of the Senior Vice President, Clinical and Formulary Services will manage Clinical Pharmacists and Business Analysts and serve as a dedicated pharmacovigilance leader responsible for drug surveillance, collaborate on developing budget impact analyses, and managing drug safety initiatives. This director will lead enterprise-wide proactive identification and management of high impact pharmaceuticals to mitigate potential high costs/utilization. Leadership activities in support of this role include, but are not limited to Proposal Development & Review, Prospective Clinical Data Review & Assessment, Presentation Preparation and Delivery.

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

Primary Responsibilities:

• Oversee the OptumRx drug pipeline surveillance program to provide clinical intelligence and potential financial impact for both specialty and non-specialty pharmaceuticals across all lines of business
• Lead the OptumRx First Movers process to identify high profile pipeline drugs and biosimilars to proactively identify formulary and utilization management strategies
• Oversee the OptumRx clinical communications program to provide clients and internal stake holders timely and pertinent drug information in both written and oral form
• Manage the OptumRx drug safety initiatives, including shortage and recalls, to meet CMS, NCQA and URAC requirements
• Provide oversight and strategy for developing, maintaining, and improving processes related to the OptumRx drug pipeline and pharmacovigilance operations
• Collaborate with key internal teams including Industry Relations, Clinical Analytics, and Formulary Operations to accurately model and forecast impact of pipeline drugs and develop effective formulary and utilization management strategies
• Serve as liaison between the Clinical Services team and other cross-functional areas, including Industry Relations, Formulary Operations, Clinical Analytics, and Sales (Clinical Consultants; Account Management; Sales Team) to gain clear and up-to-date understanding of changing marketplace needs relative to drug surveillance strategies
• Serve as drug pipeline subject matter expert at key industry meetings as well as in external publications as needed
• Ensure all customer-specific commitments tied to provision of clinical communications, drug safety program, and / or pipeline reports meet or exceed defined goals
• Spearhead training efforts to educate all key stakeholder areas regarding new drug surveillance activities and routine refinements to existing offerings
• Oversee the management of the entire life cycle from strategic planning to tactical activities through hand off to the operations team

Critical Competencies:

• Ability to conceptualize, align and explain strategic vision based upon multiple complex parameters, including healthcare marketplace, market trends, competitor products, emerging technologies, business opportunities, Company goals, client and consultant requests, product value, product development capabilities and product development process
• Understanding of different lines of business (e.g., commercial, Medicaid, exchanges) and respective marketplace needs - must think externally and strategically
• Demonstrated experience working with all levels of cross-functional teams (executives, managers, analysts)
• Ability to build out comprehensive and effective business plans that support future drug surveillance strategies
• Quickly adapt to market changes
• Solid manager and motivator of own team and cross-functional teams

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:

• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy degree (preferred)
• Maintain one valid pharmacist license without restrictions
• 5+ years of managed care pharmacy experience
• 3+ years hands-on experience in drug information or pipeline surveillance
• 3+ years of leadership experience
• 3+ years regular interface with senior leadership levels on projections/initiatives
• 3+ years of extensive involvement in managed healthcare clinical pharmacy strategy
• In-depth knowledge of the healthcare industry from both clinical and business perspectives
• Solid clinical and analytic background
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint
• Proven excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills
• Proven ability to make judgments about the value of ideas, needs and resources, and to effectively communicate the advantages and disadvantages of each to other decision makers
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Proven creative, high-energy self-starter with broad background, creative drive, and innovative solutions to business needs

Preferred Qualification:

• Pharmacy residency

Managing people in Ireland and CA.
Would prefer EST/CST candidates.

Day in the life:

• Externally facing person to work with pharma, clients, to represent thought leadership from a clinical perspective and looking in a prospective/future state way. Looking in the drug pipeline and picking out what will be impactful to the business, shared internally and externally. Need comfortability with public speaking, expressing opinions, working with ELT and clients. No regular travel, but approx 25% or 1x/quarter. Looking at drugs before they are developed.

Managing a team:

1. A lot of presentation and content creation with this role. Experience working with marketing is a plus.

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy

The salary range for this role is $124,500 to $239,400 annually based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. 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.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

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.