Director of Pharmacy
Indianapolis, IN, US, 46204
Work for Indiana
Begin a fulfilling career with the State of Indiana by joining one of the largest employers in the state, offering a diverse range of opportunities across 60+ agencies. At the state, you'll find competitive compensation, a robust benefits package and a commitment to work-life balance. Most importantly, you'll have the chance to make a real and measurable impact on the lives of Hoosiers across Indiana.
At the State of Indiana, we don’t just talk about diversity and inclusion—we make it our goal to create a welcoming, accessible, and equitable workplace with a workforce that is representative of Indiana's population. As a proud equal opportunity employer, reasonable accommodations may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to complete the application and interview process as well as perform the essential functions of a role.
About the Family & Social Services Administration:
The Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning (OMPP) is a division within the Family and Social Services Administration, which receives around 18 percent of the state's budget to ensure vital health care coverage to approximately 1 in 4 Hoosiers. OMPP strives to build programs and processes that enable Hoosiers to live in fully engaged communities and reach their greatest emotional, mental, and physical well-being. Our mission is to support individual and community well-being with effective and efficient programs, remarkable collaborations, measurable impact on individuals and communities, and an energized staff that is fully engaged with this mission.
Role Overview:
The Director of Pharmacy administers the state's pharmacy benefits for 1.9 million Medicaid members. You will coordinate population health strategies and integrate novel programmatic interventions that will help contain the cost of drugs and improve member health outcomes. You will manage the State's contracted Fee-for-Service Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM) as well as oversee the Managed Care Entities (MCEs) and their PBMs in the administration of the Medicaid pharmacy benefit. This position helps OMPP achieve its mission by effectively promoting population health improvements that have long-term cost-containment benefits, ensuring sustainability of the program and healthier lives for vulnerable Hoosiers.
Salary:
Salary is commensurate with education and experience.
A Day in the Life:
The essential functions of this role are:
- Serve as chief clinical pharmacist and director for clinical outcomes.
- Represent the Medicaid Director and FSSA Secretary on pharmacy boards and committees.
- Identify key areas for quality initiatives and policy intervention through monitoring providers.
- Oversee pharmacy operations, including integration of managed care and fee-for-service pharmacy benefits.
- Serve as the senior executive responsible for pharmacy-related services, such as pharmacy benefit management, claims processing, preferred drug list management, rebate management, auditing, rate setting, audits, or any other services deemed necessary for the effective administration of the pharmacy benefits program.
- Coordinate focused quality improvement initiatives; organize and manage quality reporting on results. Develop ongoing operations reports, dashboards, and other tracking mechanisms to identify trends across all programs in population health.
- Assist and own other projects in support of the agency’s mission as assigned by the supervisor, division executives, and agency leadership.
- Recruit, select, onboard, and train employees to ensure role responsibilities and expectations are clearly understood while providing opportunities to continue professional development.
- Set expectations, measure progress, provide ongoing feedback, and evaluate the performance of employees. Ensure work adheres to quality standards, deadlines, and proper procedures.
- Some essential functions of this position may be performed onsite at the agency’s worksite or other assigned worksites while some essential functions of this position may be eligible for work-from-home authorization per policy. Remote work authorization is not automatic and is dependent upon operational needs and agency approval.
The job profile is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time.
This position is exempt from overtime compensation for additional work hours that may be required to complete essential functions or other assigned work. Exempt employees may work more than 75 hours in a pay period without additional compensation and must report a minimum of 75 hours per pay period of work hours and/or paid leave taken to receive their base biweekly salary.
What You'll Need for Success:
You must meet the following requirements to be considered for employment:
- Degree in Pharmacy from an accredited institution and possess an active Indiana Pharmacist license with no restrictions including active or pending investigations (or be able to obtain licensure within 120 days).
- Must have at least seven years of experience in a health insurance setting with progressive growth in responsibilities, program coordination/design, and supervision. Graduate education and training in healthcare administration, public health, or related fields preferred.
- Experience with drug formulary/Preferred Drug List development/execution and Drug Utilization Review is preferred.
- Possess competency in preventive care principles and practices; deep and pervasive knowledge of reporting and data analysis; ability to critically assess the effectiveness of programs, and identify interventions as needed to maintain or enhance quality and effectiveness of care.
- Must have experience in managing continuous quality improvement programs, benefits management administration, and implementing healthcare programs compliant with federal or industry standards.
- Extensive knowledge of all source materials and references, including federal and state laws governing
- Highly proficient in researching, compiling, synthesizing, and presenting complex recommendations in areas of policy and procedure; ability to analyze and predict effects of program changes on actual work operations.
- Ability to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences ranging from members of the public to agency leadership.
- Ability to delegate work, set clear direction, and manage workflow.
- Ability to effectively give feedback, provide guidance or corrective action, coach, and develop employee skillsets.
- Able to perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
Supervisory Responsibilities/Direct Reports:
Benefits of Employment with the State of Indiana:
The State of Indiana offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees which includes:
- Three (3) medical plan options (including RX coverage) as well as vision and dental plans
- Wellness Rewards Program: Complete wellness activities to earn gift card rewards
- Health savings account, which includes bi-weekly state contribution
- Flexible work scheduling options, including the potential for hybrid remote work for employees whose work may be performed outside state facilities
- Deferred compensation 457B account (similar to 401k plan) with employer match
- Two (2) fully-funded pension plan options
- A robust, comprehensive program of leave policies covering a variety of employee needs, including but not limited to:
- 150 hours of paid new parent leave
- Up to 15 hours of paid community service leave
- Combined 180 hours of paid vacation, personal, and sick leave time off
- 12 paid holidays, 14 on election years
- Education Reimbursement Program
- Group life insurance
- Referral Bonus program
- Employee assistance program that allows for covered behavioral health visits
- Qualified employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
- Free Parking for most positions
- Free LinkedIn Learning access
Equal Employment Opportunity:
The State of Indiana is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to recruiting, selecting, developing, and promoting employees based on individual ability and job performance. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunity to all people in all aspects of employer-employee relations without discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, or veteran status. We will comply with the spirit as well as the letter of all applicable state and federal laws.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodations to complete this application, you can request assistance by contacting the Indiana State Personnel Department at jobs@spd.IN.gov.
The State of Indiana has established a culture that welcomes equity, inclusion, and opportunity for all employees and applicants. We encourage you to apply if you feel you have the transferrable skills to be successful in this position and we look forward to reviewing your application.
Nearest Major Market: Indianapolis
