Pharmacy Program Team Lead - 12 month contract

Cencora; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision care

Backup dependent care

Adoption assistance

Infertility coverage

Paid parental leave

Paid caregiver leave

Job summary

Cencora Canada is seeking a Pharmacy Operations Supervisor to oversee day-to-day pharmacy support and operations within our Innomar Strategies unit in Canada. The role focuses on productivity, service, and quality targets, with a strong emphasis on SOPs, compliance, and process improvements.

Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree in a related field and at least 3 years of experience in specialty pharmacy operations, with prior people management experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration, business, life sciences, pharmacy technology, or a related field preferred, or equivalent experience required.
• 3+ years of experience in specialty pharmacy operations, pharmacy support, reimbursement, or related healthcare operations.
• Certification in pharmacy technician support or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervises day-to-day pharmacy support and operations to meet productivity, service, and quality targets.
• Plans team routines, sets daily priorities, and escalates issues to maintain reliable execution.
• Ensures adherence to SOPs, regulatory requirements, and documented workflows.
• Implements small process and tool improvements with defined metrics.
• Administers onboarding, coaching, performance tracking, and documentation per practices.
• Communicates status updates and workflow dependencies to team and stakeholders.

Skills

Team supervision

Regulatory compliance

Communication

Quality standards

Education

Bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, business, life sciences, pharmacy technology, or a related field

Tools

Pharmacy operations knowledge

SOP adherence

Job description

Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere. Apply today!

Job Details

This role is in support of Cencora’s patient and provider support and pharma commercialization services in Canada marketed through our Innomar Strategies business.

This job profile description is a standardized, non-contractual reference description and global reference tool provided for organizational consistency and talent architecture purposes across Cencora. It does not alter actual job duties, responsibilities, reporting lines, working conditions, grading, compensation, or other essential terms and conditions of employment.

Supervises day-to-day pharmacy support and operations to meet productivity, service, and quality targets. Plans team routines, sets daily priorities, removes blockers, and escalates issues within defined guidelines to maintain reliable execution. Ensures adherence to standard operating procedures, compliance requirements, and documented workflows within the unit. Improves operational consistency by implementing small process and tool enhancements validated through simple performance measures.

Responsibilities

Actual duties and responsibilities may vary based on business needs, local requirements, and operational practices. Where a team member's role is governed by an employment agreement, local terms and conditions, prior job description or collective bargaining agreement, those documents shall prevail in case of any inconsistency. Mandatory local laws shall also prevail.

• Supervises performance against operating metrics, reassigns tasks, and resolves routine issues to sustain delivery reliability.
• Ensures adherence to standard operating procedures, regulatory requirements, and quality standards; escalates exceptions per defined thresholds.
• Maintains compliance with safety, privacy/security, and documentation standards while reinforcing required training and practices.
• Implements small-scale process and tool improvements using established methods and validates outcomes with defined metrics.
• Administers people management activities including onboarding, coaching, performance tracking, and documentation in line with organizational practices.
• Communicates status updates, service expectations, and workflow dependencies to team members and stakeholders.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration, business, life sciences, pharmacy technology, or a related field preferred, or equivalent experience required.

Work Experience

• 3+ years of experience in specialty pharmacy operations, pharmacy support, medication access, reimbursement, fulfillment, or a related healthcare operations environment required.
• Less than 2 years of experience in a management capacity preferred.

Certifications

• Certification in pharmacy technician support, pharmacy operations support, or equivalent preferred.

What Cencora Offers

We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members’ ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more.

Full time

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.

The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email [e-mail]. We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned

Accessibility Policy

Cencora is committed to fair and accessible employment practices. When requested, Cencora will accommodate people with disabilities during the recruitment, assessment and hiring processes and during employment.

Affiliated Companies

Affiliated Companies: Innomar Strategies