Experienced Data Entry Specialist – Pharmacy Pricing & Underwriting Analyst (Remote) – California

About Us

Walgreens is a leading healthcare, pharmacy, and retail company with a 170-year history of caring for communities. As part of the U.S. Retail Pharmacy and U.S. Healthcare segments of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), we strive to create more fulfilled lives through better health. With nearly 9,000 retail locations across the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Walgreens is proud to be a community health destination serving almost 10 million customers every day.

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Data Entry Specialist – Pharmacy Pricing & Underwriting Analyst to join our team in California. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for undertaking monetary modeling through accumulating and studying facts to make underwriting and pricing suggestions. This role will also lead the facts analytics, collaborate with internal enterprise partners to expand monetary forecast models, and assist in documentation, and communicate the end result of such evaluation to internal management.

Key Responsibilities

• Queries, reviews, and analyzes facts and prepares analytics, including pricing and financial models leveraging advanced Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, SQL techniques, for opportunities obtained from pharmacy advantage managers, health plans, and/or health care consultants.
• Utilizes advanced level skills in Microsoft Excel to create and maintain advanced forecasting and underwriting models (e.g., developing a pivot table, developing Macros, using VLOOKUP, INDEX + MATCH, SUMIFS, Troubleshooting Formula Errors, and Formula Auditing).
• Utilizes intermediate level skills in Microsoft Access, SAS, and SQL to query and analyze large and complex data sets. (e.g., developing parameter and action queries, joining tables, developing cross-tab queries, and using Macros to provide user interaction and automate tasks).
• Responsible for tracking, evaluation, reporting, automation efforts, and advice of process upgrades in order to guide and enhance current pricing mechanisms.
• Identifies and solves pricing issues through acting evaluation that entails retrieving and studying both internal data and data obtained from a third party.
• Analyzes data and units of data so you become responsible for the results portrayed by that evaluation.
• Utilizes standard operating procedures to analyze and respond to inquiries from internal business partners concerning pricing for various lines of business including retail, specialty, immunizations, and clinics.
• Provides compensation charge suggestions based on complex pricing models for multimillion-dollar opportunities.
• Communicates and collaborates with business partners (at all levels of the organization) in different functional areas, including finance, reporting, operations, business development, and sales.
• Presents pricing theory suggestions, data evaluation, and financial models to management and leadership on a daily basis.
• Prepares senior-level executive documentation of pricing theory financial metric suggestions (Executive Governance Memos).

Essential Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Math, Business, Actuarial Science, or Pharmacoeconomics, OR High School Diploma/GED and at least three years of experience in Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM), Contracting, Finance, Account Management, or Pricing; or any combination of education and experience, which could provide an equivalent background.
• Knowledge and understanding of data, business metrics, and operational processes.
• Strong fundamental questioning skills and experience with reading and reporting data in order to identify issues, trends, or exceptions to drive development of results and discover solutions. Ability to challenge results, address ambiguity, resolve issues, make decisions, see trends/patterns within data sets, and identify root causes.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills essential to provide information to executives and leaders within the organization.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to multi-project concurrent assignments while meeting deadlines with a high-quality product.
• Experience providing customer service to internal and external clients, including meeting high-quality standards.
• Intermediate level skills in Microsoft PowerPoint (e.g., using a template, formatting individual spacing, placing a picture, converting slide format and template colors, adding transitions, customizing slide numbers, converting chart format and/or formatting font).
• Intermediate level skills in Microsoft Excel (e.g., using the SUM function, placing borders, placing column width, placing charts, using text wrap, sorting, placing headers and footers, and/or print scaling).
• Intermediate level skills in Microsoft Word (e.g., placing headers, page breaks, page numbers, and tables, and/or adjusting table columns).
• Willing to travel up to 10% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).

Preferred Qualifications

This job description is for use as a guide for performing Company and branch objectives, and only covers the primary features and responsibilities of the function. It is in no way to be construed as an all-encompassing list of duties.

Benefits

At Walgreens, we offer a comprehensive benefits package to support your overall well-being and career growth. Some of the benefits include:

• Company-Paid Life Insurance
• Medical, Prescription Drugs, Dental, and Vision
• Retirement Savings Plan (401(k))
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave (PPL)
• Transportation Benefit Plan
• Employee Store Discount
• Voluntary Life & Personal Accident Insurance

Why Join Us?

At Walgreens, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment that fosters growth, innovation, and collaboration. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work with a talented group of professionals who share your passion for delivering exceptional customer service and driving business results. We offer a range of career growth opportunities, including training and development programs, mentorship, and leadership development initiatives.

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