Pharmacy Financial/Actuarial Associate Director (Remote)

The Associate Director works within the Financial, Actuarial and Analytics (FAA) team and closely with the Pharmacy Practice within Health and Benefits. As a Pharmacy Associate Director you will contribute to a wide variety of complex projects involving design, financing and ongoing management of pharmacy benefit programs.  This role that provides excellent opportunities to grow your pharmacy and broader health and benefits financial acumen and client management skills by working on cutting edge projects alongside leaders in the industry. 

The Role
As a  Pricing Associate Director specializing in pharmacy, you will work beside some of the industry’s top consultants, drawing on your experience while you continue to progress toward becoming a thought leader of the future.

Your client assignments will draw on your imagination and creativity as well as your ability to analyze data, draw conclusions and present results. These experiences will build on your existing technical knowledge and overall industry expertise.

Your main responsibilities will be as follows:

• Partner with consultants and team members to review and perform financial analyses including cost savings and data analysis projections, create, review and update of pricing and other analytical models
• Develop client analyses and other related documents for WTW clients and prospects including presentations and review of pharmacy contracts
• Analyze, compare and negotiate vendor products, services, contracts and pricing guarantees
• Design, distribute and evaluate responses to RFPs, renewals and market checks
• Serve as lead project manager; materially contribute to project plan creation and lead the team on delivery;  ensure progress against established objectives, budgets, timelines, deliverables and quality standards
• Support the pharmacy practice on intellectual capital initiatives such as development of new financial models or tools as applicable 
• Assist with the preparation and presentation of client deliverables 
• Manage and mentor junior colleagues on the pharmacy financial team
• Present and explain complex pharmacy benefit financial strategies such as PBM pricing models, adjudication and reconciliation logic, financial guarantee exclusion strategies and the impacts to financial results to internal partners and clients
• Participate in financial strategy meetings with external partners 
• 6+ years’ experience and success in the design/management of large group pharmacy benefit plans gained in a consulting, brokerage, pharmacy benefit manager or carrier environment
• Strong financial skills; prior experience in pharmacy pricing, underwriting or valuation work preferred
• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably with significant quantitative coursework
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills, particularly in Excel and PowerPoint
• Well organized and detail oriented 
• Flexibility and proven ability to identify and resolve issues 
• Strong client service orientation and ability to respond to all communications effectively and in a timely manner 
• Self-starter attitude and ability to work individually and as part of a team 
• Strong analytical, creative and integrative skills 
• State Life and Health license required within 90 days of joining 

Note: Employment-based non-immigrant visa sponsorship and/or assistance is not offered for this specific job opportunity. 

This position will remain posted for a minimum of three business days from the date posted or until a sufficient/appropriate candidate slate has been identified.

Compensation and Benefits
Base salary range and benefits information for this position are being included in accordance with requirements of various state/local pay transparency legislation. Please note that salaries may vary for different individuals in the same role based on several factors, including but not limited to location of the role, individual competencies, education/professional certifications, qualifications/experience, performance in the role and potential for revenue generation (Producer roles only).

• Compensation 
• The base salary compensation range being offered for this role is $130,000.00 - $160, 000.00 USD annually.

This role is also eligible for an annual short-term incentive bonus.

• Company Benefits 
• WTW provides a competitive benefit package which includes the following (eligibility requirements apply):
• Health and Welfare Benefits: Medical (including prescription coverage), Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Commuter Account, Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Group Accident, Group Critical Illness, Life Insurance, AD&D, Group Legal, Identify Theft Protection, Wellbeing Program and Work/Life Resources (including Employee Assistance Program)
• Leave Benefits: Paid Holidays, Annual Paid Time Off (includes state/local paid leave where required), Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Other Leaves (e.g., Bereavement, FMLA, ADA, Jury Duty, Military Leave, and Parental and Adoption Leave), Paid Time Off (only included for Washington roles)
• Retirement Benefits: Qualified contributory pension plan (if eligible) and 401(k) plan with annual nonelective company contribution. Non-qualified retirement plans available to senior level colleagues who satisfy the plans’ eligibility requirements.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

At WTW, we trust you to know your work and the people, tools and environment you need to be successful. The majority of our colleagues work in a ”hybrid” style, with a mix of remote, in-person and in-office interactions dependent on the needs of the team, role and clients. Our flexibility is rooted in trust and “hybrid” is not a one-size-fits-all solution.

We understand flexibility is key to supporting an inclusive and diverse workforce and so we encourage requests for all types of flexible working as well as location-based arrangements. Please speak to your recruiter to discuss more.

Eoe, Including Disability/Vets