Ambulatory Pharmacy Supervisor - UCLA 16th Retail Pharmacy

University of California; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 144,400 - 341,800; Full time

Job summary

UCLA Health in Santa Monica, CA seeks a Pharmacy Supervisor to lead ambulatory pharmacy services, overseeing pharmacists and technicians, ensuring regulatory compliance and efficient workflows.

Reporting to the Director of Pharmacy, you will develop staff, support accreditation readiness, partner with clinic teams, and advance patient access to therapies through cross-coverage and service improvements.

Qualifications

• PharmD from an accredited school of pharmacy.
• Current California Pharmacist license in good standing.
• Minimum 5 years of outpatient pharmacy experience.
• Strong knowledge of outpatient pharmacy workflows and ability to supervise daily operations across multiple workstreams.
• Experience ensuring compliance with state/federal regulations and accreditation standards (CA Board of Pharmacy, CMS, DEA, FDA, The Joint Commission).
• Experience supporting controlled substance stewardship, hazardous product handling, and safe medication distribution practices.
• Ability to develop, implement, and communicate departmental policies and procedures.
• Experience hiring, onboarding, training, scheduling, coaching, and evaluating pharmacy staff.
• Ability to support departmental performance improvement initiatives, including medication event and adverse drug reaction reporting.

Responsibilities

• Oversee procurement, storage, preparation, dispensing, distribution, and auditing of pharmaceuticals.
• Lead staff training, onboarding, scheduling, and performance evaluations.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and readiness for accreditation and audits.
• Collaborate with clinic partners and leadership to expand pharmacy services.
• Promote continuity of care and cross-training across workflows.

Skills

Leadership

Supervision

Compliance

Controlled substances

Hazardous drugs

Policy development

Staff training

Performance improvement

Education

PharmD (Doctorate of Pharmacy)

California Pharmacist license

Job description

Work Location: Santa Monica, CA, USA

Work Schedule: full-time varied hours, depending on departmental needs, fully onsite

Employment Type: Indefinite

Salary Range: $144,400 - $341,800 annually

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

You bring more than clinical knowledge to your work in pharmacy — you bring leadership, accountability, and a commitment to safe, high-quality patient care. At UCLA Health, we foster a collaborative environment where pharmacy leaders are empowered to improve systems, support teams, and help patients access the right therapies at the right time. You’ll love it here.

Join UCLA Health as a Pharmacy Supervisor, a key leadership role within Ambulatory Pharmacy Services. Reporting to the Director of Pharmacy, you will oversee a specialized team of pharmacists and technicians supporting outpatient pharmacy operations and pharmacy‑led clinical services. This position is responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance, maintaining efficient workflows, supporting staff performance and development, and continuously improving operational effectiveness across assigned areas.

In this role, you will provide operational oversight for the procurement, storage, preparation, dispensing, distribution, and auditing of pharmaceuticals, including controlled substances and hazardous products, in alignment with departmental policies and regulatory requirements. You will maintain and implement standard operating procedures, ensure training and competency completion, and support readiness for accreditation and audits. As a people leader, you will supervise, coach, and develop pharmacy staff by supporting hiring, onboarding, scheduling, performance evaluations, and corrective action when needed. You will promote cross‑training and continuity of care across workflows, ensuring your team operates at a high level of performance, productivity, and service. You will also collaborate closely with clinic partners and departmental leadership to expand and enhance pharmacy services, support new initiatives, and improve patient access to therapies. This includes participating in direct patient care activities and serving as a liaison between pharmacy and clinical/non‑clinical departments to strengthen communication, service quality, and patient satisfaction.

At UCLA Health, our passion for leveraging state‑of‑the‑art technology to support world‑class patient care has enabled us to become an internationally renowned health system with five award‑winning hospitals and more than 270 community clinics throughout Southern California. We’re also home to the world‑class medical research and clinical education capabilities of the David Geffen School of Medicine.

Job Qualifications

• Doctorate of Pharmacy (PharmD) from an accredited school of pharmacy
• Current California Pharmacist license in good standing
• Minimum 5 years of outpatient pharmacy experience
• Strong knowledge of outpatient pharmacy workflows and ability to supervise daily operations across multiple workstreams
• Demonstrated experience ensuring compliance with state/federal regulations and accreditation standards (e.g., CA Board of Pharmacy, CMS, DEA, FDA, The Joint Commission)
• Experience supporting controlled substance stewardship, hazardous product handling, and safe medication distribution practices
• Ability to develop, implement, and communicate departmental policies and procedures
• Experience hiring, onboarding, training, scheduling, coaching, and evaluating pharmacy staff
• Ability to support departmental performance improvement initiatives, including medication event and adverse drug reaction reporting

Preferred Qualifications:

• Pharmacy specialty and/or leadership certification (e.g., BCACP, BCPS, BCSOTP, BCDE, or other relevant board certification)
• Experience supporting and optimizing the 340B program within the assigned practice area
• Leadership certification or equivalent leadership experience

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer. Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.