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Hagerstown, Maryland

Specialty Pharmacist - Onsite

PharmacistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$92k-$164k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

Explore opportunities with CPS, part of the Optum family of businesses. We’re dedicated to crafting and delivering innovative hospital and pharmacy solutions for better patient outcomes across the entire continuum of care.

With CPS, you’ll work alongside our team of more than 2,500 pharmacy professionals, technology experts, and industry leaders to drive superior financial, clinical, and operational performance for health systems nationwide. Ready to help shape the future of pharmacy and hospital solutions? Join us and discover the meaning behind Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

As a Specialty Pharmacist you will provide high-touch support to patients with complex, specialty diseases, helping them achieve better outcomes through personalized care and consistent engagement.

You’ll enroll and retain patients, deliver exceptional service, and act as a trusted resource throughout their therapy journey to maximize their access to pharmacy care.

Responsibilities include resolving drug-related issues, educating patients and healthcare providers, coordinating clinical and billing projects, and contributing to formulary and compliance efforts. You’ll also serve as a specialty medication expert, continuously expanding your knowledge through research and writing.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Review and manage specialty medication therapies for complex, chronic, or high-cost conditions
  • Provide patient education and counseling, focusing on adherence, administration, side effects, and outcomes
  • Coordinate care with providers, payers, and manufacturers to ensure therapy access and continuity

Oversee prior authorizations and utilization management, ensuring compliance with payer and program requirements

Monitor effectiveness and safety of therapy, including lab values, adherence metrics, and patient-reported outcomes

Ensure compliance with REMS and accreditation standards, including documentation and reporting requirements

Support quality initiatives and outcomes reporting, meeting specialty pharmacy performance and regulatory metrics

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications

  • ACPE - accredited PharmD degree (highly preferred) or BS of Pharmacy with recent pharmacist work experience
  • Active State of Maryland pharmacist license in good standing

Preferred Qualifications

  • MS Pharmacy and/or Board certification
  • 1+ years of recent pharmacist experience (hospital setting preferred)
  • Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).

No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $91,700 - $163,700 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. Together, we are shaping the future of healthcare by harnessing technology and innovation to make care simpler to navigate, more affordable and more connected for the people we serve.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcomed, valued, heard and respected, empowering people to bring their authentic selves to work and strengthening our collective impact through diverse talents, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

UnitedHealth Group and its affiliated brands are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group and its affiliated brands are a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

Key Responsibilities

The Specialty Pharmacist provides high-touch support to patients with complex diseases, managing medication therapies and ensuring therapy access. They also coordinate care with providers and payers while maintaining compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an ACPE-accredited PharmD or BS in Pharmacy and possess an active State of Maryland pharmacist license. At least one year of recent pharmacist experience, preferably in a hospital setting, is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical project coordinationFormulary managementMedication therapy managementPatient counselingClinical performance

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 40 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 63% have no call, 43% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Maryland is 105.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$128k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $122k in an average-cost state. 62.9% of Maryland clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Pharmacy market look like in Maryland?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$92k–$164kPharmacy median $141k (middle half $135k–$149k)199 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$122k in purchasing powerMaryland index 105.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pharmacy listings in Maryland111 active10,273 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 20% remote · 63% no call · 43% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMaryland Pharmacist listings: 15% state a sign-on bonus · 15% offer loan repayment112 active listings, Nov 2026
New Pharmacy listings3,675 in the last 30 days3,327 the 30 days before (+10%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Pharmacy pay trend+3.3% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
UnitedHealth Groupsilver tier, 71/100Top Employers work-life index1,737 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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CME allowance
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 1.5
Better work-life than 10% of Pharmacy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,057 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About UnitedHealth Group

Hospitals and Health Care
Eden Prairie , Minnesota
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive benefits package
Incentive and recognition programs
Equity stock purchase
401k contribution

Living in Hagerstown

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$294k≈ 3.2× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,377/mo≈ 18% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
94.2
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.