Pharmacoeconomist

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We are seeking a Defense Health Agency (DHA) Pharmacoeconomist to join the Pharmacy Operations Support Contract (POSC) team. This position will provide technical and program management support for the DoD P&T Committee, which manages the Uniform Formulary of the Military Health System. The task supports DHA drug utilization and research efforts including evaluation of prescribing patterns and analysis of patient health outcomes critical for evidence-based decision-making and pharmaceutical policy development in the Military Health System.

This is a 100% Remote Position

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform, design, present and oversee cost-minimization, cost-effectiveness, and/or cost utility analysis of drug regimens for therapeutic categories.
• Perform studies on pharmaceuticals, drug use evaluation, pharmacoepidemiology, Pharmacoeconomics, and pharmaceutical policy evaluation in Military Health System.
• Perform studies of professional and scientific work in health technology assessment including cost effectiveness analysis and budget impact analysis.
• Perform studies which require knowledge of designing and executing budget impact analysis, which can include decision tree analysis, Markov modeling, and simple/multiple linear regression techniques.
• Develop and conduct pharmacoeconomic analyses in support of the Uniform Formulary and the Defense Health Agency that require a greater level of analytic complexity.
• Use various databases and analysis tools (e.g., Business Objects, SAS Enterprise Guide, pharmacy contractor databases, Microsoft Access, SQL queries, Excel including designing pivot tables/charts. etc.) for report development.
• Carry out and present post decision assessments of DoD formulary decisions that design and oversee analyses that evaluate the impact of pharmaceutical policy decisions.
• Participate in cross-functional teams involved in general analytics, calculating operational metrics and presenting results to various audiences.
• Support to maintain analytics capabilities of the pharmacoeconomists team.

Work Experience:

• Two years of economic modeling experience required
• Experience conducting outcomes research is desirable
• Possess and maintain proficiency with SAS statistical software with at least one year experience using SAS

Job Skills:

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite applications - Access including writing SQL queries, Excel including pivot table/graph/charts, Word, PowerPoint)
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Excellent analytical skills
• Ability to deal with and resolve ambiguity
• Ability to anticipate problems and take decisive action, giving regard to the impact on both the client and company
• Able to work under pressure and to be flexible under changing priorities
• Able to find innovative ways to solve problems
• Ability to write clear and concise creative content in a highly confidential manner
• Excellent report writing and communication
• The ability to work well independently or with a team
• Capable of meeting deadlines

Education:

• Master's Degree in Pharmacoeconomics or related discipline required

Certificates, Licenses and Registrations:

• This position requires the candidate to be a United States citizen capable of obtaining an IT-2 position of Public Trust

Communication Skills:

• Excellent verbal and writing skills
• Demonstrated experience communicating effectively across internal and external organizations.
• Enthusiastic, proactive, positive attitude with good listening skills and high integrity

Travel:

• Willing to travel occasionally as needed

Environmental Requirements:

• Remote work in a private and suitable location
• Private high efficiency home internet access is required
• Private high efficiency home phone or mobile phone service is required
• Highly recommend access to Adobe, card reader, and a scanner
• Standard Monday through Friday day schedule, with some extended hours at times

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Unissant management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as necessary. In addition, where applicable and available, reasonable accommodation(s) may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of this position.

Please note: Candidate(s) will be required to go through pre-employment screening.

Unissant, Inc. is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer! (EOE; M/F/Disability/Vets)