About the Role
Clearway Health is redefining specialty pharmacy by improving access to care, delivering personalized support, and helping patients navigate complex medication needs. We are recognized as a Great Place to Work® and are looking for driven individuals to make a difference in a collaborative, purpose-driven environment.
Responsibilities
- Strategically execute and develop goals, plans, and tactics to ensure continuous improvement in the size and profitability of the partner's specialty pharmacy program.
- Inspire, develop, and motivate on-site teams of specialty pharmacists, liaisons, and other staff to exceed goals, fostering high patient and provider satisfaction.
- Own the relationship between Clearway Health and the partner's leadership and pharmacy teams, ensuring seamless collaboration.
- Ensure strict compliance with limited distribution drug and specialty pharmacy contract requirements in partnership with health system clients.
- Coordinate and manage external relationships with pharmaceutical manufacturers, third-party payors, and organizations associated with specialty pharmacy on behalf of the partner health system.
- Direct project management for all initiatives at the partner health system site related to Specialty Pharmacy development, covering planning, development, and timely project execution.
- Provide expertise to identify improvements in pharmacy operations, guaranteeing the delivery of top-notch service within the partner's Specialty Pharmacy.
- Forecast and prepare the Specialty Pharmacy operating and financial plans, including financial planning and decision support.
- Keep job expertise within Specialty Pharmacy current by actively participating in educational forums and professional organizations, representing both the partner and Clearway Health.
- Collaborate with Clearway Health corporate resources to leverage subject matter expertise and obtain necessary resources to execute and exceed plans.
- Serve as the coordinator of the Performance Improvement (PI) program to develop and implement the department's PI plan.
- Identify appropriate quality measures for the PI program.
- Set goals for process improvement and client/patient outcomes for the PI program.
- Coordinate chart reviews and audits for the PI program.
- Compile performance improvement reports for presentation to appropriate committees.
- Oversee compliance for the clinical patient management program.
- Implement methods and accountabilities to track applicable state and federal laws and regulations.
- Conduct ongoing internal monitoring, auditing, and reporting to ensure consistent compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
- Promptly respond to detected risks, problems, and incidents related to regulatory compliance.
- Take corrective action to prevent future occurrences of problems or incidents.
Requirements
- Must be registered as a Pharmacist with the Board of Pharmacy in the client's state of residence (multi-state licensure preferred).
- Must have or be willing to complete the 340B Operations Certificate Program within six months of employment.
- 5+ years with direct Pharmacy experience required.
- 3+ years with relevant experience in pharmacy and leadership responsibilities is required.
- Experience managing and successfully executing complex projects (preferably in a hospital, clinic or health system setting) while working with diverse stakeholders.
- Leadership within a specialty pharmacy, health system, or managed care setting with a record of accomplishment of transformation.
- Prior responsibility for successfully managing a P&L for a specialty pharmacy or large-scale pharmacy program.
- Clear and effective people management and communication skills.
- Excellent project management skills.
- Proactive approach to problem solving with a high attention to detail.
- Proficiency in MS Office including Word, Excel, PPT, Outlook.
- Experience working in a clinical setting, ideally holding a PharmD, BS in Pharmacy, or another clinical credential such as a RN (Registered Nurse), or MD (Medical Doctor).
- Firsthand experience in a start-up specialty pharmacy or early-stage health care environments.
- Experience and understanding with clinical knowledge in specialty drugs and treatments.
- Proficiency with standard software used in a healthcare setting, such as EMR (Electronic Medical Records) systems (i.e., EPIC, Cerner, Meditech), dispensing systems (i.e., QS/1, RX30, Liberty).
- Background in specialty pharmacy accreditation (application, process, and maintenance of the accreditation at partner sites).
- Depending on site-specific requirements, an active certification in good standing as a Certified Specialty Pharmacist (CSP) from the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP) may be required.
- Must be open to regional geographic responsibilities that may increase with company growth (travel up to 20% of time potentially).
- Employees at client sites may be required to work on company-recognized holidays.
Skills
- Specialty Pharmacy
- Health Systems
- Patient Management Programs
- Clinical Operations
- Quality Assurance
- Regulatory Compliance
- Accreditation Management
- Financial Management
- Project Management
- Cross-functional Collaboration
- Performance Improvement
- 340B Operations
- MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PPT, Outlook)
- EMR Systems (EPIC, Cerner, Meditech)
- Dispensing Systems (QS/1, RX30, Liberty)
- Certified Specialty Pharmacist (CSP) - preferred
Location
- Client's state of residence
Work Type
- On-site
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 7+ years in with relevant pharmacy experience (with Bachelors or PharmD Pharmacy)
- 5+ years with relevant pharmacy experience (with Doctorate)
- 5+ years with direct Pharmacy experience
- 3+ years with relevant experience in pharmacy and leadership responsibilities
Education Level
- Pharmacist with PharmD or BS Pharm required
- MBA or other business degree preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $153,000 - $191,000
Benefits
- Eligible to participate in the company’s bonus program
- Comprehensive and rewarding benefits package
- Competitive base salary
- Performance-based incentives
About the Company
- Clearway Health has been recognized as a Great Place to Work® for three years in a row.
- We are redefining specialty pharmacy by improving access to care, delivering personalized support, and helping patients navigate complex medication needs.
- Our award-winning culture is built on empowering our people to grow, contribute, and make a difference every day.
Equal Opportunity
- This information is being provided to promote pay transparency and equal employment opportunities at Clearway Health.
