Residency Program | Prime Therapeutics - Prime Therapeutics
Join our residency program
The ASHP-accredited Prime Therapeutics PGY1 residency program will allow you to build your best career in managed care. You will develop a firsthand understanding of medical and pharmacy benefit integration and strategy, with a focus on specialty drug management. The skills and mindset that you cultivate will allow you to be more efficient, adaptable, and well-rounded, and will help kick-start your career as a pharmacist.
WEBINAR: Register to learn about our Residency Program
Nov. 7 | 6 p.m. CT
Take advantage of a 60-minute webinar that helps you better understand our residency program. The leaders of the program will walk through qualifications, compensation and how you can apply.
Take advantage of a 60-minute webinar that helps you better understand our residency program. The leaders of the program will walk through qualifications, compensation and how you can apply.
Contribute today, lead tomorrow
Residents have the opportunity to
- Gain hands-on experience of specialty and medical drug management from a managed care perspective.
- Be a part of the clinical program innovation team and develop/enhance specialty clinical programs in therapeutic areas such as oncology, hemophilia and rare diseases.
- Consult with health plan clients about specialty and medical drug strategies.
- Develop an in-depth understanding of clinical operations, claims adjudication and pricing.
- Evaluate and balance clinical, financial and government considerations to produce patient-focused and therapeutically complete drug lists (formularies).
- Participate and present at P&T Committee meetings.
- Evaluate opportunities and design utilization management criteria to reduce drug misuse and improve member health outcomes.
- Develop a holistic specialty strategy, which includes management opportunities across both pharmacy and medical benefits.
- Learn about the latest developments in specialty pharmacy and broaden understanding of concepts such as value-based contracting, rebates and other innovative strategies.
- Use and expand your knowledge of strategies across Commercial, Medicare and Medicaid lines of business.
- Present your research at national conferences to senior leaders and industry stakeholders.
- Participate in conducting outreach to patients and providers for clinical programs that impact STAR and HEDIS measures.
Compensation
- $50,000 annual salary
- Paid membership dues to AMCP and ASHP
- Paid travel/hotel/fees for professional meetings (AMCP and/or ASHP)
- Generous benefits package
- Medical and dental insurance
- 80 hours of paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Reimbursement for NAPLEX, MPJE (for home state)
Application requirements
- Application, including CV and three letters of recommendation through the PHORCAS system
- On track to graduate from ACPE-Accredited PharmD program by end of spring semester with a minimum of a 3.0 GPA (or “PASS” if in a Pass/Fail program)
- Must obtain pharmacist license from home state within 90 days of starting residency