Your Role

The Prior Authorization (PA) team utilizes clinical knowledge to review authorization requests for coverage under the outpatient pharmacy benefit. The Pharmacist, Consultant will work as part of the pharmacy benefit Prior Authorization (PA) team to support the Blue Shield of California (BSC) Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee (P&T) by ensuring that evidence based clinical decisions are implemented appropriately to provide a high-quality and cost-effective pharmacy benefit. The Pharmacist, Consultant (Drug Utilization Review Pharmacist) will report to the Drug Utilization Review (DUR) Pharmacist Manager.

This position will require working at least two (2) weekends per month (both Saturday and Sunday) and Holidays.

Your Knowledge and Experience

• Requires a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree
• Requires a currently active and unrestricted California Registered Pharmacist (RPh) license
• Requires at least 2 years of experience in clinical pharmacy
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Thorough knowledge of therapeutic use of medications

Pay Range:

The pay range for this role is: $118,800.00 to $178,200.00 for California.

Note:

Please note that this range represents the pay range for this and many other positions at Blue Shield that fall into this pay grade. Blue Shield salaries are based on a variety of factors, including the candidate's experience, location (California, Bay area, or outside California), and current employee salaries for similar roles.

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