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Company

American Institutes for Research · 4 hours ago

Medication and Pharmaceutical Policy Analyst

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid Level

$95K/yr - $115K/yr

4+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Serve as Task Lead or activity lead; manage tasks or activities, including associated teams and budgets (in collaboration with a Project Manager or Project Director).

Review and interpret regulatory and sub-regulatory guidance. May include, interpreting policy and regulation.

Conduct prescription drug reviews and lead the annual drug list update.

Provide clinical expertise with evidence-based best practices to provide technical direction and oversight to the policy and operational approach to Marketplace prescription drug reviews

Leverage policy knowledge to provide input into program operations.

Mentor and train junior analysts and technical assistance support staff to develop their subject matter expertise and skills in policy analysis, interpretation, and implementation.

Manage and contribute to the development and writing of technical reports, dashboards and/or public-facing content, tailored to the client and customer needs.

Clearly communicate with clients, contractor staff, and other stakeholder orally and in writing and represent AIR in a professional manner.

Collaborate with other CMS contractors and CMS staff to obtain necessary data to answer policy questions and/or investigate outlier results.

Proactively identify ideas for innovation and strategies to implement innovations.

Participate in business development activities, including writing technical responses and supporting federal and state capture planning activities.

Qualification

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Medication knowledgeDrug policy expertiseCMS familiarityClient relationship managementPharm.D. DegreeProject management

Required

Master’s degree with a minimum of 4 years of related experience or Pharm.D. Degree.

Knowledge of medications, clinical guidelines and standards of care.

Experience managing client relationships and managing projects.

Experience collaborating with and mentoring a team of policy analysts and technical assistance support staff.

Experience effectively managing competing priorities under tight deadlines.

Experience with consulting or working with client-based projects.

Experience working on multiple projects/tasks simultaneously.

Ability to assess prescription drug formularies and plan designs.

Self-motivated achiever who identifies opportunities to drive value and takes the initiative to lead solutions.

Ability to exercise strong attention to detail, problem solving, and organizational skills. Includes the ability to produce consistent, high-quality deliverables while meeting tight deadlines.

Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate complex technical material succinctly and accurately using plain language, both orally and in writing.

Ability to analyze and synthesize findings to develop valuable insights and strategic recommendations for the client.

Excellent people skills with a customer service oriented approach, and a focus on building relationships with the client, project team, and other contractors.

Ability to work independently as well as with a team in a fast-paced environment. Includes the ability to be flexible to meet project priorities.

Ability to think creatively and work on teams to develop innovative ideas for new and existing clients.

Ability to apply project management principles to assist the team through each phase of the project.