Salary : $8,961.00 - $16,158.00 Monthly
Location : Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type: Classified
Job Number: MVA/SP/225011
Department: LDH-Medical Vendor Administration
Opening Date: 08/19/2026
Closing Date: 9/2/2026 11:59 PM Central

Minimum Qualifications
Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice pharmacy plus three years of experience as a licensed pharmacist.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.
Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

• Directs and manages pharmacy policy and operations, establishing priorities, work plans, and performance expectations to ensure Medicaid Pharmacy Benefits Management goals and objectives are achieved.
• Supervises and provides guidance to professional staff and program managers responsible for pharmacy policy, program development, operations, rebates, outcomes management, and other pharmacy benefit activities.
• Develops, interprets, and implements Medicaid pharmacy policies and procedures in compliance with federal and state laws, regulations, and Louisiana Board of Pharmacy requirements.
• Oversees pharmacy program operations, including reimbursement methodologies, claims processing, drug utilization review, claims reconciliation, and the fiscal intermediary's pharmacy-related activities.
• Manages and maintains the Medicaid Preferred Drug List (PDL), coordinating updates with the Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committee, fiscal intermediary, managed care organizations, and supplemental rebate contractors.
• Provides oversight of the Pharmacy Point of Sale and Prospective Drug Utilization Review systems, analyzes program data and reports, and identifies opportunities to improve cost containment, claims accuracy, and program integrity.
• Advises leadership and communicates with Medicaid providers, recipients, pharmaceutical manufacturers, legislators, auditors, federal agencies, and other stakeholders regarding pharmacy policy, legislation, program operations, and fiscal impacts.

Position-Specific Details:
Location: Medical Vendor Administration/ Director's Office/Executive Management Team / East Baton Rouge Parish
Appointment Type: This position may be filled as aProbationary appointment, Promotional appointment, or Detail to Special Duty

Cost Center: 3052010100

Position Number(s): 188753

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

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Contact Information:

Shambrielle Pooler
LA Department of Health (LDH)

Division of Human Resources

PO Box 4818

Baton Rouge, LA 70821

225-342-6477

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To ensure compliance with LDH Nepotism Policy#41, if you have any immediate family members that are currently employed by LDH, please list the name and relationship. Please type "N/A" if no immediate family members are employed by LDH.
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Do you possess a current Louisiana license to practice pharmacy?

• Yes
• No

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If yes, please list the license number, original issue date, and expiration date of your license. If no, please type "N/A".
Required Question