Pharmacist – Real-World Evidence, Health Policy Consulting
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Pharmacist synthesizing clinical trial and real-world evidence for health policy initiatives. Contributing to evidence-based insights for federal and state initiatives in a research-driven environment.
Responsibilities:
- 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
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