Clinical Consultant Senior Director

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

The Clinical Consultant Senior Director serves as the primary liaison between Emisar clinical operations, professional practice, clinical products and the Clinical Consultant's assigned GPO Member base. The role provides clinical support for Emisar GPO Member account management, operations, information technology, and other internal departments. 

The Clinical Consultant establishes GPO Member relationships and serves as primary point of contact for overall and day-to-day service delivery for clinical pharmacy needs. This individual is relied upon to provide proactive clinical recommendations, information regarding pharmacy trends, clinical programs and products, and industry changes to GPO Members, thereby fostering consultative relationships. This individual also represents GPO Members internally and coordinates with other functional areas to implement GPO Member initiatives, complete projects, and address ongoing pharmacy service needs.

Careers with Emisar offer hybrid work arrangements and individuals who live in the Republic of Ireland will have the opportunity to regularly work from home. Here at Emisar, we use the office space to promote community, enhance collaboration and foster innovation.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide superior clinical consultation and clinical account management with a focus on GPO Member satisfaction, GPO Member retention, and trend management
• Collaborate with GPO Members to establish achievable but aggressive clinical program goals, including generic dispensing rate improvements, implementation of utilization management programs, improvement in medication adherence rates, and improvements in therapy gaps for key chronic disease states
• Communicate drug information to GPO Members and respond to plan-specific clinical inquiries
• Stay aware of and provide clinical market intelligence to GPO Members
• Identify opportunities for clinical program up-sell and spearhead up-sell to assigned GPO Member(s)
• Incorporate treatment and practice guidelines into GPO Member presentations including up-selling opportunities
• Comprehend and effectively explain formulary and clinical program changes to GPO Members
• Effectively manage GPO Member objections to new programs and proposed changes
• Identify and create opportunities to manage trend and add Emisar products
• Formulate GPO Member recommendations based on available data and trend
• Deliver clinically sound and fiscally responsible recommendations to GPO Members based on their trend
• Routinely collaborate with Emisar account management to provide clinical aspects of GPO Member quarterly reviews
• Analyze & interpret benefit designs
• Collaborate in development of strategy as outward facing, dedicated or designated resource for assigned accounts, typically with direct GPO Member contact
• Bring innovative ideas that can be scaled across the organization
• Work in a collaborative manner with the Consultant(s) of assigned GPO Member(s) while maintaining focus on UHG/Emisar strategies and goals
• Clearly communicate analytical and reporting needs to supporting departments
• Help GPO Members be competitive within their market
• Identify opportunities to increase efficiency

You will be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role, as well as providing development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy degree 
• Proven experience in pharmacy practice or equivalent experience 
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and Outlook 
• Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills 
• Demonstrated excellent interpersonal skills 
• Demonstrated ability to show solid initiative 
• Demonstrated high achievement drive 
• Demonstrated problem solving skills 
• Proven track record of building solid relationships

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven experience in managed care or PBM environments 
• Proven experience in client facing roles or clinical account management 
• Demonstrated solid clinical and analytical background 
• Demonstrated solid presentation skills and experience 
• Demonstrated ability to successfully manage multiple clients simultaneously

Please note you must currently be eligible to work and remain indefinitely without any restrictions in the country to which you are making an application. Proof will be required to support your application.  

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.


Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: Optum is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, race, and membership of the Traveller community, or any other characteristic protected by law. Optum is a drug-free workplace. © 2026 Optum Services (Ireland) Limited. All rights reserved.

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