Pharmacist – Real-World Evidence, Health Policy Consulting

🕒 Yesterday

🌲 North Carolina – Remote

🌲 North Carolina – Remote

💵 $145k - $179k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

💊 Pharmacist

Apply Now

Find Similar Remote Jobs

Receive Emails For Remote Jobs

📊 Check your resume score for this job

Improve your chances of getting an interview by checking your resume score before you apply.

Upload Resume

RTI International

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1958

🔬 Science

📚 Education

🌍 Social Impact

Science • Education • Social Impact

RTI International is an independent nonprofit research institute dedicated to improving the human condition through science-based solutions in climate, education, health, and equity. The institute engages in multidisciplinary research spanning diverse areas such as health care, international development, environmental sciences, and social and economic justice. RTI International collaborates with a wide range of partners including governments, businesses, universities, and non-profit organizations to conduct research and provide technical services. It aims to impact global wellbeing by leveraging expertise in fields such as climate change solutions, education reform, public health, food security, and more. RTI International also emphasizes corporate responsibility, sustainability, and commitment to quality and ethics in its operations.

📋 Description

• Synthesize evidence on drug comparative effectiveness, adverse effects, safety, patient adherence and preferences, unmet need, and therapeutic advances from existing literature, including randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews and network meta-analyses, FDA labels and clinical practice guidelines • Help design, conduct, and interpret studies to understand drug utilization patterns overall and in subpopulations, using claims and other data sources • Identify clinically relevant outcomes, endpoints, and surrogate markers, and specify appropriate subgroups relevant to clinical practice guidelines • Provide clinical expertise on drug formulations, dosing logic, drug characteristics, therapeutic alternatives to new and existing indications, and contribute clinical coding expertise, including identifying off-label use • Serve as a subject-matter expert on drug pharmacology, classification systems, drug compendia, and use of publicly available and commercial drug databases • Conduct and report on interviews of clinical experts (physicians) to understand current real-world treatment patterns and considerations in the use of select drugs • Support development of value frameworks, formulary recommendations, and coverage policies (tier placement and utilization management) for public and private payers • Collaborate with multidisciplinary research teams including health economists, physicians, biostatisticians, policy analysts, programmers, and clients • Translate findings into policy-relevant deliverables, such as reports, briefs, presentations, and publications

🎯 Requirements

• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) or equivalent clinical pharmacy degree with at least six years of relevant experience • At least three years of experience in healthcare consulting, health services research, managed care, and/or life sciences RWE generation • Demonstrated experience designing or interpreting observational studies (e.g., cohort studies, cost analyses, comparative effectiveness, systematic evidence reviews, clinical drug evaluations) and experience conducting outcomes research or evidence synthesis • Working knowledge of pharmacy claims, data, formulary design, quality measures (e.g., PQA patient safety measures, medication adherence, STAR ratings), and clinical practice guidelines • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience translating clinical data for diverse stakeholders • Proficiency collaborating in interdisciplinary teams and managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment • Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) • Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B visa status, etc.)

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive base salary • Generous paid time off policy • Merit based annual increases • Bonus opportunities • Robust recognition program • Competitive range of insurance plans (including health, dental, life, and short-term and long-term disability) • Access to a retirement savings program such as a 401(k) plan • Paid parental leave for all parents • Financial assistance with adoption expenses or infertility treatments • Financial reimbursement for education and developmental opportunities • Employee assistance program • Numerous other offerings to support a healthy work-life balance