Community Pharmacy Supervisor

UCLA Outpatient Clinics; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 150,200 - 355,400; Full time

Job summary

UCLA Health seeks a lead pharmacist to oversee community pharmacy operations in Los Angeles, balancing regulatory compliance with high-quality patient care and operational leadership.

You will supervise pharmacists and technicians, manage workflows, support prior authorizations and refill coordination, and collaborate with university system partners to expand community pharmacy services. Schedule: Full-Time Onsite; Annual salary range: $150,200 – $355,400.

Qualifications

• Supervise pharmacists and technicians in a community pharmacy setting.
• Oversee patient assessments, refill coordination, and prior authorizations.
• Coordinate training, certifications, and competencies for staff.
• Collaborate with UC system partners and pharmacy leadership to expand services.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing community pharmacy operations and ensuring compliance with applicable regulatory agency requirements
• Completing patient assessments, refill coordination, prior authorizations, financial assistance and supporting day-to-day pharmacy workflow functions
• Cross-training pharmacists and technicians across community pharmacy workflows
• Conducting competency assessments and ensuring timely completion of all trainings and required certifications
• Collaborating with UC system partners, pharmacy leadership, and internal departments to enhance and expand community pharmacy services
• Supporting operational performance improvement
• Supervising staff to ensure accuracy, productivity, compliance, and adherence to departmental expectations
• Participating in departmental meetings and serving as Administrator-On-Call as needed

Skills

Leadership

Operations management

Regulatory compliance

Clinical workflows

Prior authorizations

Training & competency

Staff supervision

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Description

You bring more than clinical expertise and leadership experience to your role as a lead pharmacist — you bring a commitment to operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and delivering high-quality specialty pharmacy services. At UCLA Health, we support professionals like you with a dynamic environment where your expertise is valued, and your career can continue to grow.

Reporting to the Director of Community Pharmacy, you will supervise pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, maintain efficient workflows, support the community pharmacy strategies, and participate directly in operational activities, including clinical workflows, prior authorization, financial assistance and refill coordination. You will cross-train staff, assess competencies, respond to audits, and collaborate with internal and external partners to support expansion of UCLA Health’s community pharmacy programs.

Activities will include:

• Overseeing community pharmacy operations and ensuring compliance with applicable regulatory agency requirements
• Completing patient assessments, refill coordination, prior authorizations, financial assistance and supporting day-to-day pharmacy workflow functions
• Cross-training pharmacists and technicians across community pharmacy workflows
• Conducting competency assessments and ensuring timely completion of all trainings and required certifications
• Collaborating with UC system partners, pharmacy leadership, and internal departments to enhance and expand community pharmacy services
• Supporting operational performance improvement
• Supervising staff to ensure accuracy, productivity, compliance, and adherence to departmental expectations
• Participating in departmental meetings and serving as Administrator-On-Call as needed

At UCLA Health, dedicated professionals like you help make us one of the world’s most respected health systems — with award‑winning hospitals, extensive community clinics, and the renowned David Geffen School of Medicine. If you’re seeking an opportunity to advance specialty pharmacy practice, regulatory excellence, and operational leadership, this is your moment.

Schedule: Full-Time, Variable (Onsite)

Annual Salary Range: $150,200 – $355,400