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Posted: 10-Oct-25
Location: INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana
Type: Fellowship
Salary: $55,000 plus benefits
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Requirements:
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Overview:
This 24-month Indianapolis-based RxAccess fellowship is a novel collaboration between Purdue University and AffirmedRx. The fellow will divide their time longitudinally to build competencies in charitable pharmacy operations, clinical service implementation, public health practice-centered research, healthcare infrastructure, and managed care pharmacy.
Objective:
To train a medication access expert equipped with the clinical, operational, regulatory, and ethical PBM expertise needed to lead and sustain comprehensive charitable pharmacy operations, while advancing systems-level innovations that enhance access, improve affordability, and support sustainable pharmacy care models. Their work will be grounded in community engagement, with the ability to build and maintain meaningful relationships that reflect the lived experiences and needs of the populations they serve.
Fellowship Goals:
- Develop leadership and project management skills across clinical, academic, and managed care sectors, demonstrating increased independence over time.
- Advance expertise in pharmacy benefit management with a focus on transparency, access, and affordability for all individuals.
- Contribute meaningfully to advance research, clinical innovation, and patient-centered outcomes.
Anticipated Roles & Responsibilities:
- AffirmedRx:
- Contribute to projects related to formulary management, health policy, data analytics, and value-based care.
- Support strategic initiatives in ethical and transparent pharmacy benefit design.
- Patterson-McCallum-Mareta Charitable Pharmacy:
- Staffing: Support the Pharmacist-in-Charge to maintain and advance patient care skills.
- Infrastructure Building: Support development and sustainability of clinical programs and educational initiatives.
- Clinical Service: Implement direct patient care services and create appropriate referral pathways.
- Medication Access: Provide medication access solutions and develop patient support programs.
- Research:
- Conduct independent or collaborative research focused on outcomes, access, or managed care practices.
- Support grant writing, data analysis, evaluation, and dissemination of findings through presentations and publications.
Required Qualifications:
- PharmD Degree
- Completion of a PGY1 residency or equivalent (3-5 years) professional experience
- Indiana pharmacist license or ability to obtain Indiana license
Preferred Qualifications:
- Spanish language fluency
- Experience with data collection, evaluation, and research dissemination
- Involvement in community activities beyond residency/professional expectations