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MedImpact

Health Economics & Outcomes Manager

MedImpact, San Diego, California, United States, 92101

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MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc. is looking for extraordinary people to join our team! Why join MedImpact? Because our success is dependent on you; innovative professionals with top-notch skills who thrive on opportunity, high performance, and teamwork. We look for individuals who want to work on a team that cares about making a difference in the value of healthcare. At MedImpact, we deliver leading edge pharmaceutical and technology related solutions that dramatically improve the value of health care. We provide superior outcomes to those we serve through innovative products, systems, and services that provide transparency and promote choice in decision making. Our vision is to set the standard in providing solutions that optimize satisfaction, service, cost, and quality in the healthcare industry. We are the premier Pharmacy Benefits Management solution! Job Description

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned: Designs analytic protocols, develops and implements methodologies, including but not limited to predictive modeling, trend analysis and forecasting, risk stratification, and clinical programs ROI analysis drawing from expertise in econometrics or biostatistics. Formulates research objectives. Plans, organizes and schedules activities to meet strategic research objectives. Develops, documents, implements, and communicates operating policies, procedures, and systems to support planned research projects. Constructs budget impact models using industry recognized econometric methods and presents models to payor clients, consultants, and internal stakeholders. Evaluates and recommends statistical methods for data analysis and monitors and interprets results of analysis. Prepares technical reports and papers on study plans, progress, and results of research activities. Prepares abstracts, posters, and manuscripts for research dissemination activities. Actively participates in professionally sponsored meetings, seminars, and symposia as a representative to promote project and company visibility (activities may include writing articles/case studies for newsletters and dissemination to the company's client base). Leads in the strategic development and execution of clinical analytic products. This includes: 1) idea generation for new products; 2) developing business cases, business requirements documents, product slicks and descriptions, implementation questionnaires [IQs]; 3) presenting these documents internally for approval in the product development cycle; and 4) overseeing the programming and data analysis and performing a QC of the analytics. Improves process flow efficiency, such as developing standard operating procedures, department policies and procedures, and templates for budgeting, project management, etc. Remains informed of the status of completed and ongoing research in related areas. Represents the company at industry meetings or multi-stakeholder organizations (e.g., Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, Pharmacy Quality Alliance), or providing guest lectures at the schools of pharmacy. Partners with Marketing and Business Development functions in identifying and designing strategic presentation opportunities. Other duties as assigned. Supervisory responsibilities: None Client responsibilities: This is an internal and external client facing position that requires excellent customer service skills and interpersonal communication skills. One must be able to manage difficult or emotional client situations; respond promptly to client needs; solicit client feedback to improve service; respond to requests for service and assistance from clients; meet commitments to clients. Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Education and/or Experience: CL11 - PharmD and 3+ years' experience or equivalent combination of education and experience, and 1 year of SME in respective areas Computer Skills: Expert in MS Excel, well-versed in other Microsoft Office applications and strong experience or understanding of data analyses using a programming language (e.g., SAS, SQL, Python, or equivalent experience using other econometric and health services research software/programming tools including SPSS, Stata, TreeAge, and StatSoft). Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Registered Pharmacist in the State of California or equivalent state required. Other Skills and Abilities: Expertise in research methodologies related to predictive modeling, study design, statistical analysis, econometric techniques, and reporting results. Prefer experience or demonstrated history of successful completion of research-focused fellowships in managed care pharmacy or advanced degree in pharmacoeconomics, statistics, epidemiology, or related field. Strong understanding of the health services research environment. Strong understanding of the PBM, managed care, health services research, and retail pharmacy environments. Experience in analyzing large medical and pharmacy claims database Ability to multi-task and work on several projects with aggressive turnaround times Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Mathematical Skills

Choose up to 1 from each drop-down list: Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis. Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations. Language Skills

Choose up to 1 from each drop-down list: Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Competencies: To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies: Composure Decision Quality Organizational Agility Problem Solving Customer Focus Drive for Results Peer Relations Time Management Dealing with Ambiguity Learning on the Fly Political Savvy Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee must have close vision (clear vision of 20 inches or less). The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate (examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic). Work Location: This position works on-site at the San Diego Headquarters or other company location (or from a remote location with management approval based on business requirements). Must provide adequate support to internal clients; be available for regular interactions and coordination of work with other employees, colleagues, clients, or vendors; as well as be available to facilitate effective decisions through collaboration with stakeholders. Working Hours: This is an exempt level position requiring the incumbent to work the hours required to fully accomplish job responsibilities and meet deadlines for work deliverables. The individual must have the flexibility to work beyond traditional hours and be able to work nights, weekends, or on holidays as required. Work hours may be changed from time to time to meet the needs of the business. Typical core business hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm. Travel: This position requires domestic travel of up to

The Perks:

Medical / Dental / Vision / Wellness Programs Paid Time Off / Company Paid Holidays Incentive Compensation 401K with Company Match Life and Disability Insurance Tuition Reimbursement Employee Referral Bonus