Director Clinical Pharmacy - 340B Program

Providence; Mission Hills (CA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Providence is seeking a Director of Pharmacy based in California. This leadership position requires deep expertise in pharmacy management and medication safety.

The role includes overseeing pharmacy operations, ensuring compliance with regulations, and leading a team focused on patient-centered care. Candidates should possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy, California Registered Pharmacist License, and a strong background in pharmacy operations.

The position supports hybrid work arrangements with three days onsite and two days remote.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of pharmacy experience in an applicable area.
• 2+ years of management experience.
• Strong understanding of pharmacy operations and integrated pharmacy services.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all pharmacy activities to optimize patient care.
• Ensure adherence to legal and regulatory requirements.
• Supervise professional and support staff.

Skills

Pharmacy operations

Leadership

Clinical excellence

Regulatory compliance

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree from an accredited College of Pharmacy

California Registered Pharmacist License

PharmD (preferred)

Master’s Degree (MPH, MBA) (preferred)

Job description

Calling All Esteemed Leaders! Are you a clinically grounded pharmacy leader with deep expertise in pharmacy practice, medication safety, and team leadership? Do you thrive in complex healthcare environments and bring the operational discipline and collaboration skills needed to deliver high-quality, compliant, patient-centered pharmacy services? If so, this Director of Pharmacy opportunity may be an excellent fit.

The Role

Must reside in California. Some travel may be required.

The Director of Pharmacy is a professionally competent, legally qualified pharmacist who is thoroughly knowledgeable about and experienced in pharmacy practice and management. This role assists the Service Area Pharmacy Director and/or Executive Pharmacy Director in providing oversight and comprehensive strategic planning, design, operation, and continuous improvement of 340B pharmacy services across the South Division.

The Director of Pharmacy is responsible for overseeing all activities and programs of the pharmacy in a manner that optimizes patient care. This includes accountability for the procurement, receipt, storage, security, preparation, and distribution of medications.

The Director ensures the pharmacy provides optimal support for medication administration and complies with all applicable legal, regulatory, accreditation, and certification requirements. This role ensures adherence to all policies, procedures, codes, and standards of practice and plans, organizes, schedules, and directs pharmacy operations and services, including budgeting, automated dispensing systems, personnel management, clinical programs, formulary management, contract management and compliance, policy and procedure development and maintenance, quality assurance, Joint Commission compliance, and adherence to applicable laws.

The Director supervises professional, paraprofessional, and support staff; demonstrates proficiency in delivering care to assigned age-specific patient populations; and participates in ongoing continuing education. The role includes frequent collaboration with physicians, nurses, vendors, and other healthcare professionals.

What You’ll Do

Mission-Driven Leadership & Culture

• Ensure Providence St. Joseph Health mission and core values guide all pharmacy activities.
• Promote a safe environment of care and compliance with safety regulations through orientation, training, policy development, and documentation.
• Lead teams to maintain high morale, engagement, and commitment during both stable periods and times of significant change.
• Support unity and effective change management through clear communication and strong performance leadership.

Clinical & Operational Pharmacy Leadership

• Maintain accountability for all human-resource functions, financial sustainability, regulatory compliance, operational and clinical pharmacy programs, and medication safety and quality initiatives within the assigned ministry.
• Execute pharmacy strategies, tactics, and initiatives at the operational, clinical, and product-service levels through a defined governance framework.
• Collaborate with pharmacy leaders, shared services, system leaders, and ministry leadership to ensure consistency and alignment of pharmacy practice.

Workforce & Performance Management

• Select, orient, train, and assign department staff.
• Manage all aspects of performance management for pharmacy caregivers.
• Maintain effective communication through staff meetings and other engagement methods.
• In collaboration with ministry and pharmacy leadership, establish annual pharmacy goals, performance objectives, budgets, offered programs, technology plans, and resource strategies.

Interdisciplinary Collaboration & Integration

• Maintain close coordination and relationships with departments and key stakeholders to ensure continuity and collaboration of services within the ministry.
• Work closely with providers, Nursing Administration, Quality Management, and operational partners to ensure efficient and safe medication-use processes.
• Participate in system, divisional, regional, and ministry committees, councils, and workgroups as needed to support organizational goals.

Additional Leadership Responsibilities

• Where applicable, serve as Pharmacist-in-Charge (PIC).
• Perform additional pharmacy leadership duties as requested by the Service Area Pharmacy Director, Division Pharmacy Director, CEO, COO, or other regional or system pharmacy leaders.

What You’ll Bring

Education & Licensure

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited College of Pharmacy.
• PharmD (preferred).
• Master’s Degree (MPH, MBA) (preferred).
• California Registered Pharmacist License (required upon hire; vendor managed).

Leadership & Experience

• 3+ years of pharmacy experience in an applicable area.
• 2+ years of management experience.
• Personal values and ethics aligned with Providence St. Joseph Health.

Professional & Clinical Capabilities

• Strong understanding of pharmacy operations and integrated pharmacy services.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement contemporary clinical and operational pharmacy programs.
• Current knowledge of regulatory and accreditation standards.
• Thorough understanding of 340B program requirements is required for this role.

Leadership Competencies

• Demonstrated strengths in communication, team building, problem solving, sound decision-making, innovation, and effective change management.
• Strong collaboration skills across interdisciplinary teams.
• Ability to balance clinical excellence, regulatory compliance, and operational performance.

Why Join Us?

• Lead pharmacy excellence: drive medication safety and quality at the ministry level.
• Partner clinically: collaborate closely with physicians, nurses, and healthcare leaders.
• Operate with impact: balance patient care excellence with compliance and financial stewardship.
• Develop teams: lead and grow skilled pharmacy professionals.
• Serve a mission that matters: advance compassionate, high-quality care aligned with Providence values.

If you are a patient-focused pharmacy leader ready to drive clinical excellence, safety, and operational performance, we encourage you to explore this opportunity.

The full pay range is listed in accordance with applicable law. Final compensation will be determined based on qualifications, experience, organizational compensation alignment, and the approved hiring department budget for the position. This position may also be eligible for incentive compensation and benefits.

At Providence we believe in the importance of human connection and the impact of in-person collaboration towards team cohesion and caregiver engagement. Leaders applying for this role will be required to work a hybrid schedule, which consists of three days onsite, two days remote, and live within a reasonable commuting distance to the ministry or service area they support and lead.