Team Leader Pharmacy

Job Description

*As Team Leader Pharmacy-Clinical Programs, you will be eligible to work remotely from your home location, with the expectation of travel to the Des Moines, Iowa office 2 weeks each month on average.  Candidates in the Central Time Zone and/or with a direct flight to Des Moines, Iowa are preferred. Candidates in the Des Moines metro will be in-office Tues-Thurs weekly.*

Use your strengths at Wellmark as a Team Leader of Pharmacy Clinical Programs!    

About the Opportunity: As a people leader, you will guide, mentor and lead a multi-functional team of Clinical Pharmacists supporting managed care work across the organization. You will lead and support team members through their development and success, while removing barriers that may arise for the team. In addition, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management and oversight of the development and maintenance of comprehensive clinical pharmacy programs in partnership with Wellmark’s Pharmacy & Therapeutics (P&T) Committee. In collaboration with Pharmacy leadership, you will be responsible for ensuring the implementation of strategic program goals in a highly matrixed environment. In addition, you will develop and monitor clinical operational approaches for the Clinical Pharmacy team, such as KPI development and metrics oversight. You will aid in clinical operations oversight of vendor management to ensure program deliverables are achieved. As a strategic leader, you will be responsible for managing, collaborating and communicating at all levels, ensuring essential information is disseminated to achieve objectives and goals.  

About You: As a leader of others, you will directly impact the success, growth, and development of team members by setting clear expectations, defining accountabilities, providing regular coaching, facilitating change, and providing an overall positive work environment. Being a role model in behaviors that demonstrate Wellmark’s Leader Success Expectations is a must. You are a strong change leader who demonstrates both flexibility and resiliency. You are at your best when you can strategically think both up and downstream, use data to inform decisions, and creatively solve problems – plus, you love to inspire and coach others to do the same.   

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy OR PharmD.
• Licensure:  An active and unrestricted Pharmacy license in Iowa or South Dakota (individual must be licensed in the state in which they reside) is required within 6 months from date of hire.
• 5+ years of managed care pharmacy or pharmacy residency program experience, including demonstrated coaching/mentoring experience, and broad understanding of the health care delivery system, managed care and pharmacy benefit management systems, plan design and overall operations. Advanced knowledge of medical literature retrieval and evaluation.
• Leadership experience gained through a combination of project or informal leadership.
• Ability to measure, evaluate and/or improve work processes, programs, and services; ensures alignment with strategic goals.
• Self-starter able to produce quality results based off strong decision-making skills.
• Excellent analytical, problem solving, and critical thinking skills. Ability to independently make effective evidence-based decisions and coach/guide others.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills. Ability to effectively articulate complex information across all levels of an organization, including senior leadership and non-clinical/technical audiences. Strong presentation skills.
• Strong organization and prioritization skills. Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and consistently meet deadlines.
• Self-starter able to produce quality results based off strong decision-making skills.
• Effective time management and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize initiatives, align appropriate resources, clearly articulate expectations to others, and motivate teams in order to achieve success.
• Adaptable and flexible with change and also have the ability to effectively lead teams through change.
• Understanding of applicable rules, regulations, and guidelines. Must be aware of implications to department.

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA.
• Prior experience with pharmacy claims software.
• Success with end-to-end management of complex programs from inception through execution and ongoing optimization.
• Knowledge of accreditation standards, PBM contracts, Part D rules and regulations.
• Strategic planning experience.