Full-Time
Senior Program Architect
Posted on 9/9/2025
Free Market Health
51-200 employees
Cloud-based marketplace for specialty pharmacy referrals
Compensation Overview
$100k - $130k/yr
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Hybrid
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- Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree required.
- 5+ years of work experience in health plan, pharmacy benefit management, pharmaceutical manufacturer hub or other healthcare-related field, including benefit configuration and large-scale implementations.
- Proficient computer skills, including MS Office Suite, Jira, with ability to learn proprietary company software.
- Demonstrated operational excellence in analytical thinking, process development and improvement, problem solving, delegation, and planning.
- Excellent written, oral communication, client-based communication skills and interpersonal skills required.
- Ability to gather business requirements and client specifications.
- Demonstrated ability to positively interact with clients, internal customers, and peers.
- Demonstrated willingness to take accountability for achieving service commitments and a demonstrated ability to achieve results.
- Ability to interpret a variety of detailed and complex instructions furnished in written, verbal, diagrams, or work and data flows.
- Physical requirements: Occasional travel (less than 35%).
- Drive an exceptional customer experience by shaping and optimizing plan designs. Partner closely with clients, teammates, and business partners to translate complex requirements into seamless solutions ensuring every change request is clearly defined, expertly developed, thoroughly tested, and delivered with precision.
- Champion smart, sustainable design by applying proven methodologies to every configuration. Ensure non-standard solutions are backed by strong rationale, while safeguarding against inefficiencies and building structures that last.
- Develop deep expertise in the FMH application suite and serve as a trusted subject matter expert for both internal and external stakeholders. Guide client implementations by designing optimal configurations that align with client goals and deliver impactful results.
- Anticipate and identify new development needs, partnering with Product and Engineering teams to define requirements and set priorities. Clearly communicate delivery timelines to both internal teams and external stakeholders to ensure alignment and transparency.
- Leverage proven internal best practices to build smart, scalable configurations that eliminate inefficiencies and ensure long term sustainability.
- Apply strong project planning, prioritization, and organizational skills to drive timely, high quality deliverables and maximize resource efficiency ensuring configuration accuracy at every step.
- Keep implementation deliverables on track, maintaining focus and accountability from start to finish.
- Experience with multiple PBM technology platforms.
- Knowledge of PA/UM process is a plus.
- Experience with SQL programming a plus.
- Experience with specialty drugs is preferred.
Free Market Health runs a cloud-based marketplace platform for the specialty pharmacy ecosystem, connecting payers and specialty pharmacies to streamline the delivery of specialty medications by matching patient referrals with suitable pharmacies. It provides real-time insights and analytics to help optimize resource use and opportunities for all stakeholders. The platform serves as a hub for referral management and reimbursement solutions, centralizing workflows to make the process faster and more transparent. Its goal is to create a more efficient, care-driven marketplace that improves patient access while controlling costs for payers, pharmacies, and patients.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$35.5M
Headquarters
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Founded
2019
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Manages 200,000+ specialty drug claims annually, growing 400% YoY through payer partnerships.
- Payer clients save $2,000+ per specialty utilizer yearly, exceeding 5% total specialty drug spend reduction.
- Highmark partnership demonstrates 40% reduction in prescription abandonment and $2 per member monthly savings.
What critics are saying
- Amazon Pharmacy's 2023 specialty pharmacy launch directly threatens payer relationships and marketplace model.
- Major pharmacy chain consolidation eliminates network diversity and FMH's negotiating leverage.
- Highmark in-sourcing specialty pharmacy operations removes anchor customer and primary proof point.
What makes Free Market Health unique
- Real-time competitive bidding matches patients to specialty pharmacies based on clinical and financial fit.
- Network of 400+ accredited pharmacies enables payers to escape exclusive long-term contracts.
- AI-powered patient onboarding via Beeline Rx acquisition streamlines prior authorization and fulfillment.
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