Manager - Clinical Pharmacy - Full Time Exempt

University of Southern California; Arcadia (CA); On-site; USD 158,000 - 261,000; Full time

Job summary

The Clinical Manager at the University of Southern California oversees the clinical programs of the pharmacy department, ensuring safe, effective, and compliant services within the hospital. This role supports the Director of Pharmacy in maintaining regulatory and accrediting standards while leading clinical initiatives and pharmacoeconomic outcomes.

The position emphasizes leadership in formulary management, cost containment, and collaboration with healthcare providers.

Qualifications

• Builds and maintains strong interpersonal relationships.
• Effectively prioritizes tasks and responsibilities.
• Provides clear leadership and guidance to team members.
• Demonstrates in-depth pharmaceutical expertise.
• Delivers engaging and informative presentations.
• Negotiations with confidence and professionalism.
• Financial operations and budgeting.
• Time management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee clinical programs of the pharmacy department.
• Assist the Director of Pharmacy to maintain regulatory, legal, and accrediting requirements.
• Ensure clinical services meet hospital goals and standards.
• Provide leadership for clinical programs, formulary management, cost containment, and pharmacoeconomic outcomes.
• Build relationships with pharmacy staff and other healthcare providers.
• Communicate effectively with pharmacy and hospital staff.
• Maintain a professional presence throughout the hospital.

Skills

Interpersonal relationships

Task prioritization

Leadership

Pharmaceutical expertise

Public speaking

Negotiation

Financial management

Time management

Job description

The Clinical Manager is responsible for overseeing the clinical programs of the pharmacy department. This position will utilize resources to provide safe and effective clinical pharmacy programs at the hospital. This position will assist the Director of Pharmacy to assure all legal, regulatory, and accrediting requirements are maintained at the best demonstrated practice. Assure clinical pharmacy services and activities are carried out to meet goals and standards of the hospital. In the absence of the Director of Pharmacy, the Clinical Manager may be required to assume the essential responsibilities and perform the duties of the Director of Pharmacy.

The Clinical Manager will serve as an active member of the pharmacy management team providing leadership for clinical programs, formulary management, cost containment programs, and improved pharmacoeconomic outcomes. Build and enhance professional relationships with pharmacy staff, other healthcare providers, and management. Communicate effectively with the pharmacy and hospital staff. Maintain a professional presence throughout the hospital.

Minimum Skills

• Builds and maintains strong interpersonal relationships
• Effectively prioritizes tasks and responsibilities
• Provides clear leadership and guidance to team members
• Demonstrates in-depth pharmaceutical expertise
• Delivers engaging and informative presentations
• Negotiations with confidence and professionalism
• Financial operations and budgeting
• Time management

Required Certifications

• Registered Pharmacist (CA DCA) Registration with California State Board of Pharmacy Board Certification

Preferred Experience

• 5 years Of related Hospital Clinical Pharmacy experience and/or Postgraduate Year One Pharmacy Residency

Pay Transparency

The annual salary range for this position is $ 158,080.00 - $260,830.00 . When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California Arcadia Hospital considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, State, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.

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