Pharmacist Office of Personnel Management Healthcare and Insurance Summary As a Pharmacist with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Healthcare and Insurance, you will provide pharmacy expertise supporting health benefit programs; analyze complex pharmacy benefits, formularies, drug utilizion, pricing, and pharmaceutical da; develop policy recommendions; evalue industry and regulory developments; and advise stakeholders on pharmacy benefit design, quality, cost, and member access. Learn more about this agency Summary As a Pharmacist with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Healthcare and Insurance, you will provide pharmacy expertise supporting health benefit programs; analyze complex pharmacy benefits, formularies, drug utilizion, pricing, and pharmaceutical da; develop policy recommendions; evalue industry and regulory developments; and advise stakeholders on pharmacy benefit design, quality, cost, and member access. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Washington, DC No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $143,913

• $187,093 per year Pay scale & grade GS 14 Promotion potential None Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 0660 Pharmacist Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union Yes Drug test No Security clearance Other Position sensitivity and risk High Risk (HR) Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance . The type depends on the job. Background check type Credentialing Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number 26-CLD-13055935-DH Control number 883897300 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency

THIS IS A PUBLIC NOTICE

This Notice is issued under direct-hire authority (DHA) to recruit new talent for the position listed below. This means th we can hire any qualified candide, either from this notice or from any source. Videos Duties Help Develops pharmacy benefit policies, goals, and stregies to improve prescription drug coverage, quality, access, utilizion, and cost. Analyzes complex pharmacy benefits, formularies, drug utilizion, pricing methodologies, pharmacy networks, and pharmaceutical da to identify trends and recommend changes. Conducts pharmacy program studies and develops reports, analyses, presentions, recommendions, and solutions for decision makers. Evalues pharmaceutical industry developments, clinical practices, and public

• and prive-sector innovions for potential applicion to health benefit programs.

Analyzes proposed legislion and regulory changes affecting pharmacy benefits and assesses their potential program, clinical, and cost impacts. Collabores with health professionals, economists, actuaries, government agencies, health plans, pharmacy organizions, and other stakeholders on pharmacy benefit issues. Advises on pharmacy quality, pient safety, populion health, medicion management, benefit administrion, and pharmacy program oversight. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Must be a U.S. Citizen or Nional Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigion May be required to successfully complete a probionary period Candides will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, or nional origin Complete the initial online assessment and USAHire Assessment, if required You required to report to an OPM assigned office. This position is eligible for inclusion in the bargaining unit. The union th represents employees in this position is the American Federion of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 32. Qualificions

BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PHARMACIST GS-0660-14

You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to least the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service, or equivalent performing ALL of the following: Comprehensive knowledge of the U.S. healthcare system including Medicare, Commercial and Health Exchange programs and best practice for coordinion of benefits. Evaluing the impact of pharmaceutical industry developments, legislion, regulions, or clinical practices on pharmacy or health benefit programs; Analyzing complex pharmacy benefit design, formularies, drug utilizion, pricing, or pharmacy networks to identify trends and inform program improvements (this includes providing quantitive and qualitive informion on da relionships and/or trends); Developing pharmacy benefit policies, stregies, or program requirements reled to prescription drug coverage, cost, quality, or access; AND Advising health plans, government agencies, or other stakeholders on pharmacy benefits, medicion management, or populion health.

Educion:

A doctoral degree in Pharmacy th is recognized by the Accredition Council for Pharmacy Educion (ACPE) or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion the time the degree was obtained.

Licensure:

Applicants must be licensed to practice pharmacy in a Ste, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United Stes.

Experience:

Applicant's qualificions background must demonstre the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary to perform the work of the position. Pharmacy work requires knowledge of the use, clinical effects, and composition of medicions, including their chemical, biological, and physical properties. Qualifying professional pharmacy experience may involve, but is not limited to: Evaluing medicion use pterns and outcomes for pients in hospitals or managed care organizions; Planning, monitoring and evaluing medicion programs or regimens; Researching medical literure and/or clinical medicion informion to provide accure responses to inquiries. Basic Requirements for the GS-14 (or equivalent) Grade Level In addition to the licensure and educional requirements described above, a minimum of one year of professional pharmacy experience th is equivalent to least the GS-13 grade level. You must meet all qualificion and eligibility requirements by the closing de of this announcement. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Educion The Pharmacist, GS-0660 position has a basic educion requirement listed under the Qualificions section of this announcement. Therefore, you MUST provide documention supporting any educion claims in your applicion. This documention can include unofficial transcripts or any report listing institution, course title, credits earned and final grade. Additional informion This announcement used to fill vacancies through OPM-authorized Direct Hire Authority due to Critical Hiring Need/Severe Shortage of Candides. Veteran preference and traditional ring/raking of applicants do not apply. For more informion on OPM's authorizion of Direct Hire Authority, please : https://www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/hiring-informion/direct-hire-authority/ Relocion expenses will not be paid. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional similar vacancies across OPM. If you are unable to apply online and would like to request informion about the Alterne Applicion process, please use the contact informion the bottom of this announcement.

Reasonable Accommodion Requests:

If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilition Act of 1973 as amended and Americans with Disabilities Act 1990 as amended, th would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you granted the opportunity to request a reasonable accommodion in your online applicion. Requests for Reasonable Accommodions for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and approprie supporting documention for Reasonable Accommodion must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for Reasonable Accommodions are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualificions of the position, after notificion of the adjudicion of your request, you will receive an email invition to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudicion decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a Reasonable Accommodion, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodion for Online Assessments here: https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Reasonable_Accommodions_for_USA_Hire As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probionary period during which we will evalue your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizional goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probionary period your employment termined unless you receive certificion, in writing, th your continued employment advances the public interest. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. You evalued based on how well you meet the qualificions listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualificions evalued based on your applicion merials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses on the applicion questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position. You assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics): Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Influencing/Negotiing Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork Oversting your qualificions and/or experience in your applicion merials or applicion questionnaire may result in your removal from considerion. Cheing on an assessment may also result in your removal from considerion.

Career Transition Assistance Programs :

These programs apply to employees who have been involuntarily separed from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; 2) be red well-qualified for the position (obtain a score of 85 or higher on the assessments); and 3) submit the approprie documention to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility. For more informion : http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp . Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Your Resume showing the applicant's name, email address, work schedule, hours worked per week, des of employment, and duties performed to include pay plan, series, and grade level for relevant federal experience. Your resume must show complete informion for each job entry to support minimum qualificions. Only the first 2 pages of the resume/applicion used to verify minimum qualificions. Please be sure to include specific des of employment and work schedule(s). Do not include the following types of informion in your resume: Classified or government sensitive informion Social Security Number (SSN) Photos of yourself Personal informion, such as age, sex, religious affiliion, etc. Encrypted and digitally signed documents This position has a basic educion requirement; you MUST submit a copy of your transcripts for further considerion.. Other supporting documents : Cover Letter, optional College Transcript(s), if qualifying based on educion Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP)Documention, if applicable (e.g., Certificion of Expected Separion, Reduction-In-Force Separion Notice, or Notice of Proposed Removal; SF-50 th documents the RIF separion action; and most recent performance appraisal.) If you are requesting a reasonable accommodion to the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, submit documention to support your request, including the Reasonable Accommodion Request Form found here . Failure to submit any of the above-mentioned required documents may result in loss of considerion due to an incomplete applicion package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted. ? If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an applicion. To apply and be considered for this position, you must complete all required questionnaires, assessments and submit all required documention as specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents section. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. The applicion process is as follows: 1. Click the Apply Online button. 2. Answer the questions presented in the applicion and tach all necessary supporting documention. 3. Click the Submit Applicion button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on the announcement closing de. 4. If you are required to complete any USA Hire Assessments, you notified after submitting your applicion. The notificion provided in your applicion submission screen and via email. The notificion will include your unique assessment access link to the USA Hire system and the completion deadline. Additionally, in USAJOBS you can click "Track this applicion" to return to your assessment completion notice. 5. Access USA Hire using your unique assessment link. Access is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials. 6. Review all instructions prior to beginning your assessments. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodion before beginning the assessments should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilition Act of 1973 as amended. 7. Set aside least 3 hours to take the USA Hire Assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time. If you need to stop the assessments and continue ler, you can re-use your unique assessment link. 8. Your responses to the USA Hire Assessments reused for one year (in most cases) from the de you complete an assessment. If future applicions you submit require completion of the same assessments, your responses automically reused. For more general informion, system requirements, reasonable accommodion informion, and to request assistance regarding the USA Hire Assessments, review the following resources: https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=USA_Hire_Assessments To upde your applicion, including supporting documention: During the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account, find your applicion record, and click Edit my applicion. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To view the announcement stus or your applicion stus: Click on this: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Your applicion stus page is where you can view your applicion stus, USA Hire assessment completion stus, and review your notificions sent by the hiring agency regarding your applicion. You may preview the assessment questionnaire by clicking here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13055935 Agency contact informion OPM Human Resources Phone 202-606-9321 jobs@opm.gov Address OPM Human Resources 1900 E St., NW Washington, DC 20415 US Next steps Once referred, you may be asked to complete a structured interview, written demonstrion, and/or fit interview. Delibere tempts to falsify informion may be grounds for not selecting you or for dismissing you from the position/agency during the probionary period. Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued. You will receive another notificion about the stus of your applicion. We expect to make a job offer within 40 days after the closing de of the announcement. After making a tentive job offer, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigion. An agency may not request, orally, in writing, or electronically through the USA Jobs website or other electronic means, th an applicant for appointment for a position in the civil service disclose criminal history record informion before the appointing agency extends a conditional offer of employment. If you believe you were asked about your criminal history improperly, contact the agency or https://www.opm.gov/about-us/careers

• opm/opportunities/ Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent.

Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Your Resume showing the applicant's name, email address, work schedule, hours worked per week, des of employment, and duties performed to include pay plan, series, and grade level for relevant federal experience. Your resume must show complete informion for each job entry to support minimum qualificions. Only the first 2 pages of the resume/applicion used to verify minimum qualificions. Please be sure to include specific des of employment and work schedule(s). Do not include the following types of informion in your resume: Classified or government sensitive informion Social Security Number (SSN) Photos of yourself Personal informion, such as age, sex, religious affiliion, etc. Encrypted and digitally signed documents This position has a basic educion requirement; you MUST submit a copy of your transcripts for further considerion.. Other supporting documents : Cover Letter, optional College Transcript(s), if qualifying based on educion Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP)Documention, if applicable (e.g., Certificion of Expected Separion, Reduction-In-Force Separion Notice, or Notice of Proposed Removal; SF-50 th documents the RIF separion action; and most recent performance appraisal.) If you are requesting a reasonable accommodion to the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, submit documention to support your request, including the Reasonable Accommodion Request Form found here . Failure to submit any of the above-mentioned required documents may result in loss of considerion due to an incomplete applicion package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted. ? If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an applicion. To apply and be considered for this position, you must complete all required questionnaires, assessments and submit all required documention as specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents section. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. The applicion process is as follows: 1. Click the Apply Online button. 2. Answer the questions presented in the applicion and tach all necessary supporting documention. 3. Click the Submit Applicion button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on the announcement closing de. 4. If you are required to complete any USA Hire Assessments, you notified after submitting your applicion. The notificion provided in your applicion submission screen and via email. The notificion will include your unique assessment access link to the USA Hire system and the completion deadline. Additionally, in USAJOBS you can click "Track this applicion" to return to your assessment completion notice. 5. Access USA Hire using your unique assessment link. Access is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials. 6. Review all instructions prior to beginning your assessments. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodion before beginning the assessments should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilition Act of 1973 as amended. 7. Set aside least 3 hours to take the USA Hire Assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time. If you need to stop the assessments and continue ler, you can re-use your unique assessment link. 8. Your responses to the USA Hire Assessments reused for one year (in most cases) from the de you complete an assessment. If future applicions you submit require completion of the same assessments, your responses automically reused. For more general informion, system requirements, reasonable accommodion informion, and to request assistance regarding the USA Hire Assessments, review the following resources: https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=USA_Hire_Assessments To upde your applicion, including supporting documention: During the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account, find your applicion record, and click Edit my applicion. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To view the announcement stus or your applicion stus: Click on this: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Your applicion stus page is where you can view your applicion stus, USA Hire assessment completion stus, and review your notificions sent by the hiring agency regarding your applicion. You may preview the assessment questionnaire by clicking here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13055935 Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion OPM Human Resources Phone 202-606-9321 jobs@opm.gov Address OPM Human Resources 1900 E St., NW Washington, DC 20415 US Next steps Once referred, you may be asked to complete a structured interview, written demonstrion, and/or fit interview. Delibere tempts to falsify informion may be grounds for not selecting you or for dismissing you from the position/agency during the probionary period. Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued. You will receive another notificion about the stus of your applicion. We expect to make a job offer within 40 days after the closing de of the announcement. After making a tentive job offer, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigion. An agency may not request, orally, in writing, or electronically through the USA Jobs website or other electronic means, th an applicant for appointment for a position in the civil service disclose criminal history record informion before the appointing agency extends a conditional offer of employment. If you believe you were asked about your criminal history improperly, contact the agency or https://www.opm.gov/about-us/careers

• opm/opportunities/ Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent.

Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Washington, DC No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $143,913

• $187,093 per year Pay scale & grade GS 14 Promotion potential None Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union Yes Drug test No Security clearance Other Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number 26-CLD-13055935-DH Control number 883897300