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Specialty Pharmacy Liaison

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Associate or Bachelor’s Degree and 2-4 years of experience or 6-8 years relevant working experience
  • 2 years experience in a customer service setting, preferably in a call center environment
  • Previous experience in the PBM and/or healthcare industry preferred
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, specifically Excel

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the single point of contact for Specialty Pharmacies and Specialty Distributors
  • Review, analyze, identify, and solve problematic issues and escalations
  • Develop strong relationships with Specialty Pharmacies and support patient access activities
  • Coordinate a delivery date for products from Specialty Pharmacies based on patient needs

Key facts

  • Remote from: United States
  • Full time
  • Mid-level (2-5 years)
  • English

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Customer Service
  • Relationship Building
  • Problem Solving
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Communication
  • Collaboration
  • Time Management

About the company

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UBC

  • Clinical Research (CRO)
  • Large
  • 1,001–5,000
Dedicated to Global Product Safety, Brand Loyalty, and Patient Access Strategies that Support the Full Product Lifecycle United BioSource LLC (UBC) is a leading provider of pharmaceutical support services, partnering with life science companies to make medicine and medical products safer and more accessible. Our diverse suite of services helps bridge the gap between development and delivery and builds brand loyalty through patient access and adherence. UBC is well known for our ability to generate authoritative, real-world evidence of product effectiveness, safety, and value to assist healthcare decisions and enhance patient care. Developing a drug, taking it through commercialization, and demonstrating its post-launch value and safety is a complex journey. Regulatory hurdles and payer decision-making are increasing the complexity around drug development and product choices. UBC has aligned our expertise and industry insight to help manufacturers make informed decisions early in the product journey that ultimately optimize care and improve patient outcomes. The most successful product journeys start with great maps. UBC’s industry-leading experts work in unison to effectively navigate the product lifecycle, focusing on: Clinical Development Safety Commercialization We understand what it takes to compete in a crowded product market with many stakeholders that demand the right evidence at the right time. Our Past, Present, and Our Future UBC was founded in 2003 by industry experts with a passion for innovation and a commitment to working with pharmaceutical and biotech organizations in proving the safety, efficacy, and value of pharmaceutical and medical products. We recognized the opportunity to build an organization tailored to meet the need for scientific evidence in the healthcare industry. And, we quickly developed our core strength – the generation, analysis, and communication of real-world evidence throughout the product lifecycle.

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Job description

As a pharmaceutical support industry leader, UBC is devoted to empowering health solutions for a better tomorrow. We take pride in improving patient outcomes and advancing healthcare. At UBCwe provide services to enhance the entire drug development process and commercialization lifecycle - From clinical trial support to real-world evidence generation.

Embark on a rewarding career journey with UBC! Grow your career while making a meaningful impact on the world around you. UBC fosters a culture built on our Core Values being: Collaborative, Conscientious, Curious, Consultative, and Compassionate. We believe in an inclusive workplace that fosters creativity.

If you are seeking a career that will challenge, inspire, and reward you, join us at UBC! 

Brief Description:   

Patients are at the center of our business strategies.  This role serves as a single point of contact for program specific Specialty Pharmacies (SPs), Specialty Distributors (SDs) and/or the manufacturer’s Sales Force.   Responsible for reviewing, analyzing, identifying, and solving problematic issues and escalations. Provide timely and accurate reconciliation of SP and/or SD dispensing/shipping information, builds and develops strong SP-HUB relationships, and support all activities that facilitate patient access. As applicable, builds and develops strong Sales Force-HUB relationships. Utilize knowledge of specialty pharmacy processes, dispensing patterns and reimbursement issues to effectively detect and investigate potential gaps in care.  

Specific job duties:

  • Service Provider will provide dedicated full-time equivalent Specialty Pharmacy Liaison(s) (SPL) to serve as the primary resource managing the coordination of specialty pharmacies within HUB operations.
  • The SPL manages the SPPs by conducting teleconferences with each SP.
  • The SPL provides ongoing communication with the SPP as needed to manage each patient case.
  • The SPL identifies complex cases and triages them appropriately to the next level for support.
  • The SPL reviews the exceptions and restatement of SPP records
  • The SPL provides support for the questions related to the sales portal
  • The SPL serves as a point of escalation concerning prior authorization denials and/or appeals.
  • The SPL assist as need with the SPP scorecard.
  • SPPs will be contracted to work closely with NCM to support and coordinate service delivery.
  • SPL will coordinate a delivery date for product, pump and supplies from the appropriate SPP to coincide with the patient's first day of titration or based on HCP/patient need.  If the SP is unresponsive or refuses, UBC will immediately notify the client.
  • SPL obtains information for follow up on behalf on the SPP. 

Qualifications: 

  • Associate or Bachelor’s Degree and 2-4years of experience or 6-8 years relevant working experience 
  • 2 years experience in a customer service setting,  preferably in a call center environment 
  • Previous experience in the PBM and/or healthcare industry preferred 
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, specifically Excel  
  • Ability to handle a fast paced environment 

At UBC, employee growth and well-being are always at the forefront. We offer an extensive range of benefits to ensure that you have everything you need to thrive personally and professionally. 

Here are some of the exciting perks UBC offers: 

  • 401K with company match* 
  • Tuition reimbursement 
  • Discretionary PTO (Paid Time Off) 
  • Paid Holidays 
  • Employee assistance programs 
  • Medical, Dental, and vision coverage 
  • HSA/FSA 
  • Telemedicine (Virtual doctor appointments) 
  • Wellness program 
  • Adoption assistance 
  • Short-term disability 
  • Long term disability 
  • Life insurance 
  • Discount programs

UBC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class. We are committed to a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture that fosters respect for each other, our clients, and our patients.

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