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Job title: Senior Clinical Pharmacist
Company: Sun Life Financial
Job description: You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You’ll work with dynamic colleagues – experts in their fields – who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you’ll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients – who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.
Job Description:
Reporting to the Director, Drug Reviews and Pharmaceutical Negotiations, the Senior Clinical Pharmacist will be an active member of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Product Development team within Group Benefits. This role is responsible for reviewing new drugs in development and new indications for existing drugs coming onto the Canadian market with a view of analyzing and communicating the potential impact to the Sun Life Group Benefits block of business prior to the market availability of the drug and ensure appropriate clinical criteria are in place for drugs eligible under Sun Life’s drug plans.
The Senior Clinical Pharmacist will also be involved in negotiations with drug manufacturers and will represent Sun Life externally in the private payer market
Main Accountabilities:
Be accountable for the Sun Life internal clinical drug review process, which includes analyzing and understanding the potential impact of new drugs coming to market, and critical appraisal of the effectiveness of the drugs, and establishing prior authorization criteria for high-cost drugs
Act as a Subject Matter Expert in the understanding of new drugs coming to market, evolving drug therapies and clinical guidelines
Act as a liaison with pharmaceutical manufacturers
Participate in meetings and in the strategic and tactical planning of the Pharma Product team, as needed
Provide pharma related support (questions, clients’ requests) to Business Development, Operations, and other internal stakeholders
Required Competencies:
Bilingualism (English and French)
Degree in pharmacy (B.Pharm., Pharm.D., or other), licensed to practice in Canada
Experience in performing drug reviews
Strong project management skills
Strong interpersonal and communication skills with an ability to translate technical details into commonplace understanding
Demonstrates accountability and leadership, with strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
Assets:
Exposure to the complexities of drug plan benefits, formulary management and/or health technology assessments
Experience with specialty drugs, oncology drugs, or drugs for rare diseases
Exposure to budget impact and pharmacoeconomic analyses
Unique Clause:
The candidate that will be retain for this role will have to go through a special clearance from the Royal Canadian Mountain Police. To see if you are eligible for this clearance, please review the section 201 on the Federal Government site ( )
The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted. It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other factors. In addition to Base Pay, eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans, payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance. Certain sales focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results.
Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our clients, the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.
Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process or those needing job postings in an alternative format may e-mail a request to .
At Sun Life we strive to create a flexible work environment where our employees are empowered to do their best work. Several flexible work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.
We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Salary Range: 67 400/ – 110 100/
Job Category: Product
Posting End Date: 30/07/2021
Expected salary: $67400 per year
Location: Waterloo, ON
Job date: Thu, 22 Jul 2021 02:17:48 GMT
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