Job Summary

Works alongside the rest of the Pharmacy Procurement Team to maintain vendor relationships and serves as the primary resource for item maintenance and cost/pricing discrepancies.

Job Duties

• Maintains the relationship between pharmacy and our pharmacy wholesaler with regards to contracting and price evaluation and verification.

• Responsible for creation of new Pharmacy Vendor Accounts which includes coordinating setup of WAC, 340B and GPO accounts as appropriate with both the external Vendor and applicable internal teams.

• Responsible for all aspects of new Vendor build within the Accounts Payable system including completion of any Vendor application forms, obtaining a recent W9 from the Vendor, obtaining a completed Internal Vendor Build form from the Vendor and any additional Vendor outreach or communication as needed.

• Serves as the primary resource for completion of any pharmacy inventory platform item maintenance related to any formulary changes.

• Serves as the primary resource for pharmacy inventory platform maintenance. This includes updating inventory platform contracts and utilizing the pharmacy aggregate function to monitor and update preferred NDC's across inventory locations.

• Directly responsible for review of pharmacy cost messages and resolution as appropriate with the appropriate external vendor.

• Responsible for generating and distributing the Pharmacy price increase report to Retail/Mail Order/Specialty Pharmacy management.

• Responsible for monitoring and evaluating wholesaler preferred NDC compliance with purchasing. Also responsible for generation and distribution of monthly wholesaler preferred NDC compliance reports. These reports are distributed to Pharmacy Management to assist with improving wholesaler preferred NDC compliance.

• In conjunction with the Contracting team, evaluates contractual agreements and assists with negotiation of agreement terms as needed.

• Post contract execution, assists with audits or other related activities to ensure compliance with the executed contract terms.

• Responsible for all Request for Proposal (RFP) activities within the pharmacy procurement team.

*All other duties as assigned.Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

Position Details

Education

Bachelor's Degree- (Required)

Experience

Minimum of 2 years-Related work experience (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s)

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.

We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.