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Pharmacy Program Manager (Pharmacoeconomics/Formulary Management)- EDRP Authorized
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 62 days ago
About the Role
This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.
What You'll Do
- →VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws The Pharmacy Program Manager (Pharmacoeconomics/Formulary Management) is responsible for leading and coordinating pharmacoeconomic programs, formulary management activities, and cost-containment initiatives across VA North Texas.
- →Their scope spans Program Management, Administrative & Quality Assurance, Research & Education, Clinical Practice, and Communication.
- →Program Management Leads cost-containment strategies, formulary maintenance, drug utilization reviews, and pharmacoeconomic research.
- →Evaluates new medications for budget impact and formulary considerations.
- →Oversees cost-efficient use of high-cost or high-risk medications and may serve as approval authority.
- →Conducts drug use evaluations, tracks KPIs, analyzes trends, and implements improvement plans.
- →Manages Prior Authorization Drug Requests, therapeutic interchange activities, formulary reviews, and formulary change processes.
- →Develops medication criteria for use and tools to measure outcomes of formulary and pharmacoeconomic interventions.
- →Collaborates on drug shortages, recalls, adverse drug event monitoring, and REMS activities.
- →Administrative and Quality Assurance Performs data analytics using tools such as SQL, Power BI, Pyramid, and Excel.
- →Maintains pharmacoeconomic resources and references.
- →Participates in quality improvement initiatives, policy development, and P&T Committee activities (facility and VISN).
- →Ensures drug file accuracy and provides consultation on drug procurement, cost analysis, and patient care.
- →Documents cost-avoidance activities and supports performance measure achievement.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
Personality Fit
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