Director, Pharmacy - Drug Quality Program

Blue Shield of CA; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Shield of California is seeking a Director, Pharmacist - Drug Quality Program within the Pharmacy Strategy & Operations department. The role focuses on performance on quality measures addressing medication safety, health outcomes, and member experience related to prescription access.

The candidate will report to the Senior Director and lead efforts to improve clinical quality and affordability. The position emphasizes leadership development, building high‑performing teams, and continuous

Qualifications

• Requires PharmD from an accredited U.S. school.
• Requires knowledge of state/federal quality accreditation standards.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Advanced clinical pharmacy practice and managed care experience.
• Advanced proficiency in data analytics using pharmacy claims data.
• Advanced proficiency in computer skills including Microsoft applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead performance on quality measures addressing medication safety and health outcomes.
• Develop and execute strategies to improve prescription affordability and member experience.
• Provide leadership and coaching to pharmacy professionals within the program.

Skills

Leadership in clinical pharmacy

Data analytics

Communication skills

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Your Role

The Clinical Pharmacy Programs team within the Pharmacy Strategy & Operations department is a team of pharmacy professionals responsible for defining and executing strategies to address clinical quality and affordability of prescription medications used by Blue Shield of California (BSC) members. The Director, Pharmacist - Drug Quality Program, will report to the Senior Director, Clinical Pharmacy Programs. In this role, you will be responsible for performance on quality measures that address medication-related safety, health outcomes, and member experience related to accessing needed prescription drugs.

Our leadership model is about developing great leaders at all levels and creating opportunities for our people to grow - personally, professionally, and financially. We are looking for leaders that are energized by creative and critical thinking, building and sustaining high-performing teams, getting results the right way, and fostering continuous learning.

Your Knowledge and Experience

• Requires Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree from an accredited school of pharmacy in the U.S.
• Requires a current active and unrestricted California Registered Pharmacist (RPH) license
• Requires 10 years of prior relevant experience
• Requires 6 years of prior people management experience with direct responsibility for supervising, coaching, and evaluating direct reports
• Knowledge of national and California state quality rating systems; and applicable state, federal, and quality accreditation standards
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Advanced clinical pharmacy practice and experience in managed care or health plan pharmacy business functions
• Advanced proficiency in data analytics, including use of pharmacy claims data, and designing key performance metrics
• Advanced proficiency in computer skills including but not limited to Microsoft applications

Hybrid

This role requires employees to be in-office based on our hybrid workplace model, balancing purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility. For most teams, this means coming into the office two days each week.
Employees living more than 50 miles from an office location will work with their manager to determine in-office time based on business need.