Pharmacy Care Technician
Optum/UHG · Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States · US
Utilization Review
Remote
Pharmacist
Dentist
Demand66
Career growth45
Healthcare fit40
Remote potential55
5-year outlook
Stable technician-band compensation with strong UHG benefits and predictable annual merit increases, but the ceiling is capped unless the person adds credentials or moves into pharmacist, PBM analytics or care-management tracks. Not a salary-uplift route for clinicians already earning clinical wages.
Clinical license
Required
Applicant reach
narrow
Seniority
junior
Employment type
–
Date found
2026-10-29
Intelligence details
Flexible work details
- Eligible countries
- United States
- License jurisdiction
- US
- Profession fit
- Pharmacist, Dentist
- Rate period
- Hourly
Eligibility, licensing, and location restrictions can change. Always confirm details on the source posting before applying.
Why this is worth applying to
Worth a look for New Mexico–licensed certified pharmacy technicians who want managed care/PBM exposure inside a large, benefits-rich organization. Not worth it for pharmacists, physicians, nurses or IMGs seeking a genuine non-clinical career pivot — this is a technician-scope, moderate-pay operations role.
Who should apply
NM-licensed, PTCB/ExCPT-certified pharmacy technicians with 2+ years retail, PBM or managed care experience who want Medicare Part D, STARs and prior-authorization exposure; healthcare graduates who already hold pharmacy technician licensure and live near Albuquerque; pharmacists should treat it only as a short-term foot-in-the-door to internal UHG roles.
CV angle
Lead with license and national certification, then quantify pharmacy operations impact: daily prescription volume, adherence/PDC outcomes, number of prior authorizations and appeals completed per week, medication reconciliation support, and any Medicare Part D or STARs-adjacent work. Frame outreach and care-gap work as measurable quality and cost-avoidance results, and name the pharmacy systems, claims platforms and documentation tools used — never upgrade technician duties to pharmacist-level clinical scope.
Skills to highlight
- Medication adherence outreach and PDC improvement
- Prior authorization, appeals and patient assistance paperwork
- Medicare Part D, Extra Help/LIS screening and STARs gap closure
- Pharmacy claims, fill history and work-queue management
- Medication reconciliation support and transitions of care follow-up
- Member/patient outreach, education and refill sync/mail-order conversion
- Pharmacy information systems and intervention-log documentation
- Interdisciplinary care team coordination with pharmacists and social workers
Role summary
A remote-first (one day onsite in Albuquerque) pharmacy technician role inside Optum/UnitedHealth Group's centralized pharmacy hub: pulling claims and fill histories for pharmacist review, running adherence and refill-sync outreach, preparing prior authorizations and appeals, screening members for Extra Help/LIS, and tracking medication gaps after discharge to support Part D STARs performance.
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