Senior Pharmacist, Pharmacy Support & Operations

Cencora, Inc.; Le Relecq-Kerhuon; On-site; EUR 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Cencora is seeking a licensed Pharmacist to join our team in a pharmacy operations capacity, focused on compliant distribution and documentation. You will apply GDP knowledge, manage SOPs, and ensure audit-ready records within a regulated environment.

Key responsibilities include maintaining inventory, processing chain-of-custody logs, and collaborating with quality, operations, and supply chain teams to safeguard patient safety and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in pharmacy or related field required.
• 4+ years in pharmacy support, pharmaceutical operations, or related regulated environment.
• Certification or license relevant to pharmacy support or laboratory operations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Implements SOPs for pharmacy support activities with audit-ready documentation.
• Applies checklists to process stability samples and update logs.
• Coordinates inventory, labeling, and storage to preserve product integrity.
• Records deviations and notifies supervisors per thresholds and routes.
• Communicates with team to clarify requirements and route out-of-scope requests.

Skills

Licensed Pharmacist

Pharmacy operations

Regulatory compliance

Documentation & SOPs

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Stakeholder management

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in pharmacy or related field

Pharmacist license/certification

Tools

Pharmacy systems

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.

Job Details

Responsabilities

• Implements standard operating procedures for pharmacy support activities, ensuring complete, timely, and audit-ready documentation.
• Applies established checklists to process stability samples, capture measurements, and update chain-of-custody logs and systems.
• Coordinates inventory, labeling, and storage conditions to preserve product integrity and maintain environmental and equipment logs.
• Records deviations, out-of-tolerance events, and common issues and notifies supervisors per defined thresholds and approval routes.
• Corresponds within the team to confirm requirements, obtain clarifications, and route out-of-scope requests to appropriate channels.
• Studies assigned procedures through training, shadowing, and feedback loops to maintain personal job aids and follow standard work.
• Proposes minor improvements to templates or steps—after approval—to reduce errors, strengthen data integrity, and improve cycle time.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences, chemistry, biology, or a related field, or equivalent experience required.
• 4+ years of experience in pharmacy support, pharmaceutical operations, or a related regulated environment, or a related field required.
• Certification or license relevant to pharmacy support or laboratory operations, or equivalent preferred.

Minimum Skills Required

• Licensed Pharmacist, registered with the relevant national pharmaceutical authority.
• Solid experience in pharmacy operations, pharmaceutical distribution, warehouse pharmacy, hospital pharmacy, or a regulated healthcare environment.
• Strong knowledge of pharmaceutical legislation, GDP (Good Distribution Practice), and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Experience ensuring compliance with quality standards, SOPs, audits, inspections, and controlled documentation processes.
• Ability to oversee medication handling, storage, inventory management, and distribution activities while maintaining patient safety and regulatory compliance.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills with the ability to assess risks and implement corrective actions.
• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to accuracy in a highly regulated environment.
• Experience working collaboratively with quality, operations, supply chain, and other cross-functional teams.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and pharmacy-related systems.
• Ability to prioritize tasks, manage multiple responsibilities, and work effectively in a fast-paced operational environment.

What Cencora offers

Benefit offerings outside the US may vary by country and will be aligned to local market practice. The eligibility and effective date may differ for some benefits and for team members covered under collective bargaining agreements.

Full time

Affiliated Companies

Affiliated Companies: Alliance Healthcare Repartition

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.

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