[blindlaw] FW: CMS Job Opportunity- Pharmacist/Health Insurance Specialist

[Othman, Ronza (CMS/OEOCR)]

*** CMS Job Opportunity***

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), located in Baltimore, Maryland, is seeking applicants for the position identified below.  CMS is seeking to hire a veteran or non-veteran individual who is Schedule A eligible, meaning that they possess a "severe" disability.  For more information on the Schedule A hiring authority, please visit http://www.opm.gov/disability/PeopleWithDisabilities.asp.
I am requesting your assistance to provide me with resumes of Schedule A applicants with the identified skills.  More information on the specific job duties and the function of the center are below.

The CMS hiring managers in the Medicare Drug Benefit and C &D Data Group  (MDBG) are looking to fill a Pharmacist/Health Insurance Specialist position.  The required skills and abilities for this position are identified below.

Position - GS-13 Pharmacist/Health Insurance Specialist

This position requires a clinical background and a pharmacy degree.  An understanding of pharmacy benefits and claims data and the ability to analyze these data are also required.

This person's main job duties will be to develop and implement monitoring and oversight programs for the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program focused on drug utilization, patient safety, or medication therapy management.  This will involve project management, data analyses, monitoring activities, and oversight.

Main skill set required:

*         Degree in pharmacy and clinical background.

*         Experienced analyzing pharmacy administrative claims data.

*         Advanced analytical skills.  Needs the ability to be able to analyze pharmacy claims, drug benefit, and drug utilization data, interpret information, and make inferences and recommendations based on findings.

*         Excellent project management skills.

*         Excellent computer skills in Excel, Access, and/or SAS.

*         Knowledge of statistics.

*         Detail-oriented.

*         Team player.

*         Excellent organizational skills.

Please send any resumes of Schedule A applicants and the supporting certification documentation to Llauryn Iglehart-Howard at Llauryn.iglehart-howard at cms.hhs.gov<mailto:Llauryn.iglehart-howard at cms.hhs.gov>   Be sure to include "MDBG-Pharmacist-Health Insurance Specialist"  in the subject line.  The hiring managers are interested in selecting candidates, as soon as possible.  Resumes must be received by COB Friday, August 10, 2012.  Resumes will also be retained in a resume bank for possible future job openings.

Thank you in advance for your assistance in reaching potential applicants and I look forward to continuing an ongoing relationship with you to support CMS' efforts to hire, recruit and retain individuals with disabilities.



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Llauryn Iglehart-Howard
Director
Affirmative Employment Group (AEG)
Office of Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights (OEOCR)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
7500 Security Boulevard, N2-22-16
Baltimore, MD 21244
410-786-6463 phone
410-786-9549 fax
llauryn.iglehart-howard at cms.hhs.gov<mailto:llauryn.iglehart-howard at cms.hhs.gov>

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