Remote Drug Intelligence, Clinical Pharmacist

Summary

Join Abarca in igniting a revolution in healthcare as a Drug Intelligence & Clinical Pharmacist. Research new and existing drug therapies, provide drug intelligence services, and monitor drug markets to formulary strategies.

Requirements

• Doctoral Degree in Pharmacy is required
• Current and Active Pharmacy License is required
• 3+ years of clinical experience
• Experience working on or with a Pharmacy & Therapeutics (P&T) committee
• Experience assessing and critically appraising clinical trials, evaluating comparative effectiveness evidence
• Experience writing and presenting monographs and class reviews
• Experience with pharmacy benefit management, financial and clinical aspects of the benefit
• Experience with handling multiple projects at once in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (bilingual fluency in both Spanish and English is a must)

Responsibilities

• Develop clinical decision support tools such as decision trees, therapeutic mapping and clinical rules
• Continuously look for ways to streamline and improve the quality of drug information evaluation
• Active participation in Pharmacy and Therapeutic (P&T) Committee internal and external, via zoom or in person
• Prepare drug monographs and drug clinical criteria (this includes new molecular entities, new dosage forms, and new indications as approved by FDA)
• Continually acquiring clinical knowledge with current and emerging trends in clinical guidelines and formulary strategies
• Evaluate and interpret medical literature, clinical studies, and drug monographs to provide accurate and reliable drug information
• Ability to conduct comprehensive literature review to gather evidenced-based information
• Respond to drug information inquiries from clients and internal stakeholders
• Monitor and analyze medication errors to identify trends and prevent future occurrence
• Conduct DURs including but not limited to evaluating medication use patterns, identifying opportunities for optimization and implementing strategies to enhance therapeutic outcomes while minimizing risk
• Assist in training and mentoring of pharmacy students
• Other projects or duties as needed

Benefits

Flexible hybrid work model which will require certain on-site workdays (Puerto Rico Location Only)