Clinical Pharmacist - Operations Manager

UpCore Solutions; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

UpCore Solutions is seeking a Pharmacy Operations Manager to provide operational leadership for an acute care hospital pharmacy, ensuring safe, efficient, and compliant medication-use processes. This role oversees pharmacy operations, medication safety initiatives, sterile and non-sterile compounding, staff development, workflow optimization, and continuous quality improvement.

The ideal candidate will have a PharmD or BS in Pharmacy, residency in health-system administration, a current license,

Qualifications

• PharmD or BS in Pharmacy from an accredited institution.
• Completion of a PGY1 or PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration Residency.
• Current pharmacist license or eligibility for licensure.
• Minimum of 3 years of recent acute care hospital pharmacy experience.
• Experience with USP 797/800 and medication safety.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily inpatient pharmacy operations and workflow.
• Ensure compliance with USP 797/800 and regulatory standards.
• Oversee sterile and non-sterile compounding quality programs.
• Lead medication safety and quality improvement initiatives.
• Supervise, mentor, and develop pharmacy technicians.
• Manage medication distribution, inventory, and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams.
• Support accreditation readiness and regulatory compliance.
• Monitor operational metrics and implement process improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Pharmacist license

Regulatory compliance

Quality improvement

Medication safety

Education

PharmD or BS in Pharmacy

PGY1 or PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration Residency

Job description

About the job Clinical Pharmacist - Operations Manager

Position Summary

Our client is seeking - A Pharmacy Operations Manager that provides operational leadership for an acute care hospital pharmacy, ensuring safe, efficient, and compliant medication-use processes. This position oversees pharmacy operations, medication safety initiatives, sterile compounding compliance, staff development, workflow optimization, and continuous quality improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead daily inpatient pharmacy operations and workflow.
• Ensure compliance with USP 797/800 and regulatory standards.
• Oversee sterile and non-sterile compounding quality programs.
• Lead medication safety and quality improvement initiatives.
• Supervise, mentor, and develop pharmacy technicians.
• Manage medication distribution, inventory, and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams.
• Support accreditation readiness and regulatory compliance.
• Monitor operational metrics and implement process improvements.

Minimum Qualifications:

• PharmD or BS in Pharmacy from an accredited institution.
• Completion of a PGY1 or PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration Residency.
• Current pharmacist license or eligibility for licensure.
• Minimum of 3 years of recent acute care hospital pharmacy experience.
• Experience with USP 797/800 and medication safety.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Leadership or supervisory experience.
• Experience managing pharmacy operations and technicians.
• Regulatory compliance and quality improvement experience.