Lead Clinical Pharmacist (Temp-to-Hire position)

Based in San Francisco, Arine is a rapidly growing healthcare technology and clinical services company with a mission to ensure individuals receive the safest and most effective treatments for their unique and evolving healthcare needs. 

Frequently, medications cause more harm than good. Incorrect drugs and doses costs the US healthcare system over $528 billion in waste, avoidable harm, and hospitalizations each year. Arine is redefining what excellent healthcare looks like by solving these issues through our software platform (SaaS). We combine cutting edge data science, machine learning, AI, and deep clinical expertise to introduce a patient-centric view to medication management, and develop and deliver personalized care plans on a massive scale for patients and their care teams.

Arine is committed to improving the lives and health of complex patients that have an outsized impact on healthcare costs and have traditionally been difficult to identify and address. These patients face numerous challenges including complicated prescribing issues across multiple medications and providers, medication challenges with many chronic diseases, and patient issues with access to care. Backed by leading healthcare investors and collaborating with top healthcare organizations and providers, we deliver recommendations and facilitate clinical interventions that lead to significant, measurable health improvements for patients and cost savings for customers. 

Why is Arine a Great Place to Work?:

Outstanding Team and Culture - Our shared mission unites and motivates us to do our best work. We have a relentless passion and commitment to the innovation required to be the market leader in medication intelligence.

Making a Proven Difference in Healthcare - We are saving patient lives, and enabling individuals to experience improved health outcomes, including significant reductions in hospitalizations and cost of care.

Market Opportunity - Arine is backed by leading healthcare investors and was founded to tackle one of the largest healthcare problems today. Non-optimized medications therapies which cost the US 275,000 lives and $528 billion annually.

Dramatic Growth - Arine is managing more than 18 million lives across prominent health plans after only 4 years in the market, and was ranked 236 on the 2024 Inc. 5000 list and was named the 5th fastest-growing company in the AI category.

The role:

We are looking for a Lead Clinical Pharmacist to assist in leading one of the clinical teams that uses the Arine platform to deliver excellent outcomes for our customers. 

The Lead Clinical Pharmacist is part of a team of clinicians, analysts, clinical support staff, and trainees utilizing Arine’s software platform to help optimize patient outcomes for our clients. The purpose of the Lead Clinical Pharmacist position is to assist in managing a patient engagement program that achieves four and five-star results across a variety of Medicare Part C and Part D measures. The position leads and oversees expert level medication therapy consultation to patients and providers, collaborates with the Engineering team and leadership to improve Arine’s software platform, and supervises a team of Pharmacists who are directly reviewing medication profiles and counseling patients, interacting with other health professionals to help improve patient outcomes. The Lead Clinical Pharmacist partners with the Clinical Support Lead to achieve results by setting a strategic approach with Arine leadership and with other Clinical Care Leads to drive excellent medication outcomes and by engaging client teams and Arine Customer Success to align expectations and communicate roadblocks and progress. 

This role encompasses all of Arine's Clinical Care team activities. Lead Clinical Pharmacists will be asked to:

• Support oversight of goals, progress, and resource allocation of an Arine full-service clinical project
• Develop intervention strategies to optimize medication regimens to improve health outcomes (example, decrease hospitalizations, cost, and morbidity),  support CMS quality measures (example adherence, SUPD and SPC), and other established goals
• Manage team productivity and timelines to ensure goals are met 
• Ensure quality assurance standards are met
• Develop new workflows, best practices, and standards to drive continuous improvement in health outcomes, efficiencies, and insights to improve our product 
• Prioritize project needs and be able to communicate the magnitude of potential impacts when escalating product asks, staffing requests, etc
• Represent Arine’s Clinical Care team at customer meetings, as well as lead internal staff meetings
• Hire, train, and schedule team members and help lead in the growth and development of the team
• Manage and conduct performance reviews for assigned team members
• Respond to questions by patients, providers, and other professional personnel and team members
• Comply with all company policies and state and federal rules and regulations

Our ideal candidate has:

• At least 12 months experience in a Pharmacist role on Adherence or MTM projects, with a track record of excellence and demonstrated leadership (required)
• Team management and or coaching experience 
• Excellent analytical skills
• Ability to quickly problem solve and triage both clinical and operational situations 
• Ability to organize and set priorities which accurately reflect the relative importance of job responsibilities
• Excellent communication and project management skills
• Ability to engage with the patients, promote adherence and treat patients with empathy and compassion
• Strong grasp of standard workflows for medication adherence 
• Ability to apply judgment and make informed decisions in order to work independently and meet deadlines
• Ability to work effectively within a team and foster effective working relationships and build consensus
• Eagerness to learn new skills in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Strong computer skills, including facility with Microsoft Word, Excel, Google Spreadsheets, and Google Documents

Perks:

Joining Arine offers you a dynamic role and the opportunity to contribute to the company's growth and shape its future. You'll have unparalleled learning and growth prospects, collaborating closely with experienced Clinicians, Engineers, Software Architects, and Digital Health Entrepreneurs.

This position is temp-to-hire for a minimum of 3 months, with the possibility of extension or conversion to a permanent role based on performance and business needs. Throughout the temporary period, you will receive full benefits starting from day one.

The posted range represents the annual base salary range for this position and does not include any other potential components of the compensation package, benefits, and perks. Ultimately, the final pay decision will consider factors such as your experience, job level, location, and other relevant job-related criteria. The annual base salary range for this position is $140,000 - $147,000.

Job Type: Full-time

Job Requirements:

• Ability to pass a background check
• Must live in and be eligible to work in the United States

Information Security Roles and Responsibilities:

All staff at Arine are expected to be part of its Information Security Management Program and undergo periodic training on Information Security Awareness and HIPAA guidelines. Each user is responsible to maintain a secure working environment and follow all policies and procedures. Upon hire, each person is assigned and must complete trainings before access is granted for their specific role within Arine.

Arine is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees are treated with fairness and respect. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other legally protected status. Our hiring decisions and employment practices are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply and join us in our mission.

Check our website at https://www.arine.io. This is a unique opportunity to join a growing start-up revolutionizing the healthcare industry!

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Note to Recruitment Agencies: We appreciate your interest in finding talent for Arine, but please be advised that we do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies. All resumes submitted to Arine without a prior written agreement in place will be considered property of Arine, and no fee will be paid in the event of a hire. Thank you for your understanding.