Pharmacy Network Manager

Who We Are:

SmithRx is a rapidly growing, venture-backed Health-Tech company. Our mission is to disrupt the expensive and inefficient Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) sector by building a next-generation drug acquisition platform. With hundreds of thousands of members onboarded since 2016, SmithRx has a solution that is resonating with clients all across the country.

We pride ourselves for our mission-driven and collaborative culture that inspires our employees to do their best work. We believe that the U.S healthcare system is in need of transformation, and we come to work each day dedicated to making that change a reality. At our core, we are guided by our company values of:

• Do the right thing. Especially when it’s hard.
• Embrace the challenge.
• Build bridges and lift up your colleagues.

Job Summary:

The Pharmacy Network Manager will oversee SmithRx’s pharmacy network partnerships and ensure the network’s successful day-to-day operations. S/he/They will drive network contract outreach and negotiation, manage network maintenance and administration within our adjudication platform, coordinate with various SmithRx teams to address internal and external network-related requests, and foster strategic relationships with key network partners. Our goal is to provide SmithRx members with a pharmacy network that offers comprehensive access to their medications at the lowest net cost attainable in the market.

What will you do:

• Work with our Member Support and Implementation teams to identify opportunities to bring additional pharmacies into our network and initiate outreach to these locations
• Manage contractual negotiations with pharmacies, including coordination with our Legal and Pricing teams, to ensure the final contract is compliant with all applicable laws and serves our clients' best interests
• Enter contract specifications into our claims adjudication platform, maintaining and/or building additional network functionality as needed
• Coordinate with our Pricing team to investigate and respond to pharmacy pricing inquiries
• Support our Finance team in fielding payment and remittance-related pharmacy inquiries
• Build relationships with our key network partners (retail, mail, and specialty), identifying opportunities for mutually-beneficial strategic initiatives

What you will bring to SmithRx:

• Bachelor's degree required, advanced degree preferred (e.g. PharmD, MBA)
• 5-8 years of PBM or other relevant experience required
• Experience working with National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) data strongly preferred
• Strong vendor relationship management experience
• Intermediate skill in Microsoft Excel strongly preferred
• Strong communication skills via meetings and written correspondence
• Self-starter mentality: ability to make informed decisions, find creative approaches to difficult challenges, and deliver on commitments
• Execution-focused ethos - you are a solutions-oriented problem solver and efficiency driven
• Flexible, adaptable, and able to respond under the pressure of a fast-paced technology company

What SmithRx Offers You:

• Highly competitive wellness benefits including Medical, Pharmacy, Dental, Vision, Life insurance
• Discretionary Time Off
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Program
• Flexible Spending Benefits
• Paid Parental Leave benefits
• Professional development and training opportunities
• Well stocked kitchen