Director, Managed Care Pharmacy at Optum
Dallas/Fort Worth Area
Optum
Director, Managed Care Pharmacy
September 2014 to Present
Dallas/Fort Worth Area
Optum
Associate Director
April 2012 to Present
Dallas/Fort Worth Area
Aetna
Clinical pharmacist, pharmacy service manager
1993 to 2011
Dallas/Fort Worth Area
MetraHealth
Pharmacy Director
1995 to 1995
Dallas/Fort Worth Area
University of Louisiana at Monroe
Poison and Drug Information Specialist
1992 to 1993
Monroe, Louisiana Area
Acadiana Mental Health
Clinical Pharmacist
1981 to 1989
Lafayette, Louisiana Area
Eckerd
Pharmacist
1980 to 1981
University of Louisiana at Monroe
M.S. Pharmacology
1989 to 1992
University of Louisiana at Monroe
M.S. Toxicology
1989 to 1992
University of Louisiana at Monroe
B.S. Pharmacy Magna Cum Laude
1977 to 1980
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Biological and Physical Sciences
1975 to 1977
Acadiana High School
1971 to 1975
What company does James Viator work for?
James Viator works for Optum
What is James Viator's role at Optum?
James Viator is Director, Managed Care Pharmacy
What industry does James Viator work in?
James Viator works in the Hospital & Health Care industry.
📖 Summary
Experience • Medicare Part D including medication therapy management, formulary development, transition of care, HEDIS, Medicare Star Quality Ratings, end-stage renal disease, compliance, oversight and monitoring, plan design recommendations • Commercial self-funded pharmacy benefits management including benefit consulting, utilization management tools, drug utilization review, executive summary development and presentation, request for proposals, finals presentations, consultative sales for disease management and clinical management programs • HMO pharmacy benefits management including formulary, network contracting, NCQA accreditation, HEDIS measures, pharmacy and therapeutics committee coordination • Customized reporting programs and analytics; medical and pharmacy data integration • Drug information, medical and drug literature searches, drug and device pipeline review and analysis • Drug cost modeling and financial analysis; new drug pricing and marketing; pharmacy benefit analysis and strategy • Member and provider education • Care management and coordinationDirector, Managed Care Pharmacy @ From September 2014 to Present (1 year 4 months) Dallas/Fort Worth AreaAssociate Director @ From April 2012 to Present (3 years 9 months) Dallas/Fort Worth AreaClinical pharmacist, pharmacy service manager @ From 1993 to 2011 (18 years) Dallas/Fort Worth AreaPharmacy Director @ From 1995 to 1995 (less than a year) Dallas/Fort Worth AreaPoison and Drug Information Specialist @ From 1992 to 1993 (1 year) Monroe, Louisiana AreaClinical Pharmacist @ From 1981 to 1989 (8 years) Lafayette, Louisiana AreaPharmacist @ From 1980 to 1981 (1 year) M.S., Pharmacology @ University of Louisiana at Monroe From 1989 to 1992 M.S., Toxicology @ University of Louisiana at Monroe From 1989 to 1992 B.S., Pharmacy, Magna Cum Laude @ University of Louisiana at Monroe From 1977 to 1980 Biological and Physical Sciences @ University of Louisiana at Lafayette From 1975 to 1977 Acadiana High School From 1971 to 1975 James Viator is skilled in: Managed Care, Pharmacy Benefit Management, Pharmacy, Healthcare, Disease Management, Medicare Part D, Pharmacy Consulting, Clinical Pharmacy, Quality Management, Program Oversight, Healthcare Consulting, Presentations, Provider Relations, Medicaid, HIPAA
Extraversion (E), Intuition (N), Feeling (F), Judging (J)
4 year(s), 10 month(s)
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Issued by Aetna · 2002
Issued by American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education · 1991
Issued by American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education · 1990
Issued by - · September 2014
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