Benjamin J. Chukwurah

Benjamin Chukwurah, *

410-***-****) adkhyq@r.postjobfree.com)

SUMMARY

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)/Certified Associate in Project Management with over 3 years of experience in pharmacy practice, product management, project management, managed care contracting, clinical program development, medical affairs, and leadership. Well versed in cross functional communication/collaborative work and committed to quality production.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

IngenioRx (Anthem)

Clinical Pharmacist (40 hours per week, full time)

• Led cross functional teams to design, implement, and manage pharmacy network products for Medicare line of business using cost analysis, risk analysis, and market modeling

• Evaluated effectiveness of clinical programs by incorporating the feedback from network pharmacies and data analysis to optimize pharmacy performance

• Organized and conducted regular meetings to disseminate updates on multiple projects running concurrently while providing structure to said projects though milestone planning, key performance indicator identifying, and other management tasks

• Created reporting deliverables for key stakeholders and executives that detail updates, monitoring activities, and performance on Medicare Stars programs and medication therapy management contracting with network management vendors

• Analyzed PDC score data on an NPI and chain pharmacy level to determine the relative performance of pharmacies within their corporation and amongst and competition to monitor the Medicare Preferred Performance Network

• Designed and led the implementation of an integral Medicaid value-based program which leveraged independent pharmacies that service members based on population health data and client needs to expand developing PBM book of business

• Constructed and refined budgets for various programs utilizing while factoring in possible risks to the implementation of the program to account for multiple variables

• Developed multidose packing provider-facing educational communications while ensuring legal compliance to increase adherence through promotion of multidose packaging services on behalf of preferred pharmacy providers of the service

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

Contract Clinical Scientist (20 hours per week, part time)

• Maintain evidence review and medical policy web-based platforms through authorship and review of assigned medical and pharmacy reference policies

• Debrief larger team on clinical policy updates and recommendations for assigned medical and pharmacy reference policies

CVS Pharmacy

Floating Pharmacist (35 hours per week, full time)

• Managed a team of pharmacy technicians to receive, fill, and dispense over 2000 prescriptions weekly

• Drove prescription sales by utilizing opportunities to convenience patients and maintain revenue volume by building relationships with patients

• Accurately verified outgoing prescriptions to guarantee patient safety while enforcing guidelines of Virginia regulatory pharmacy practice

• Provided expert medication consultation, based on clinical guidelines and scientific publications, to patients regarding over the counter and prescription medications

10/01/19-present

09/30/19-03/30/20

05/24/19-09/30/19

Benjamin J. Chukwurah

Benjamin Chukwurah, 2

ADVANCED PHARMACY PRACTICE EXPERIENCE

Sandoz, A Novartis Division 10/22/18-11/23/18

Regulatory Affairs Pharmaceutical Industry Extern (40 hours per week, full time)

• Researched standpoints on biosimilar regulations for several different health organizations to develop strategies to garner their support for the company’s movement into the biosimilar space

• Analyzed policy statements from leaders of several patient-based organizations extracted from a proprietary database to develop a presentation on strategic ventures to promote Epipen utilization amongst organizations Cline Davis & Mann, Inc. (Omnicom Health Group) 06/18/18-07/23/18 Medical Affairs Pharmaceutical Industry Extern (40 hours per week, full time)

• Collaborated with Medical Science Affairs department to prepare presentations, after extensively reviewing scientific information and determining the validity/relevance of said studies and proposing questions for further discussions/research, to secure potential marketing contracts with mid-sized to large-sized pharmaceutical companies

• Edited existing presentations with updated clinical results for oncology therapies based on medical literature reviews

• Constructed and communicated medical information in more digestible formats for less clinical divisions of the company to aid different branches with a better understanding of current projects

• Contributed ideas to Synthroid tactical team brainstorm sessions from a pharmacist perspective when developing a new cellular phone application based on improving member engagement with their primary pharmacy EDUCATION

Howard University College of Pharmacy

Doctor of Pharmacy

08/17/15-05/08/19

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Bachelor of Arts in Biological Sciences

Minor in Psychology

08/25/11-05/18/15

SKILLS

• Strong product, program, and project management skills

• Data analysis to identify trends, areas for opportunity, justification for projects, and more

• Versatile critical thinking skills

• High level communicator who is prompt with responses

• Doctoral-level clinical training and analysis skills

• Proficiency in SQL, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Tableau CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES

Virginia Board of Pharmacy

License Number: 020*******

Registered Pharmacist

Project Management Institute

License Number: 2213265

07/22/19

06/20/18

Certified Associate in Project Management

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

Rho Chi Society

Awarded to top 15% percent of class

02/04/17

College of Pharmacy Academic Excellence/NIH Endowment Scholarship Awarded based on exemplary pharmacy school application credentials 08/17/15

Contact this candidate