Manager - Pharmacy Operations - Pharmacy - Full Time Exempt

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

Job summary

University of Southern California Arcadia Hospital seeks a Pharmacy Operations Manager to oversee daily hospital pharmacy operations and provide patient pharmaceutical care as needed. This role assists the Director of Pharmacy in ensuring compliance with regulations and maintaining professional standards.

The position requires CA Pharmacist licensure with Board Certification, experience in hospital settings, and expertise across age-specific therapies.

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacist with CA DCA license and Board Certification.
• Experience in hospital pharmacy operations and Cardinal Health background.
• Training in age-specific therapies for Neonatal, Pediatric, Adolescent, Adult and Geriatric populations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations of the hospital pharmacy department.
• Provide pharmaceutical care to patients as needed.
• Ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, and accrediting requirements.
• Assist the Director of Pharmacy and assume duties in their absence.
• Maintain a professional presence and meet hospital goals and standards.

Skills

Interpersonal leadership

Task prioritization

Team leadership

Pharmaceutical expertise

Public speaking

Negotiation

Financial management

Time management

Job description

The Pharmacy Operations Manager is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the pharmacy department. In addition, the Pharmacy Operations Manager provides pharmaceutical care to patients as a staff pharmacist as needed. This position will assist the Director of Pharmacy to assure all legal, regulatory, and accrediting requirements are maintained at the best demonstrated practice. Maintain a professional presence throughout the hospital. Assure pharmacy services and activities are carried out to meet goals and standards of hospital. In the absence of the Director of Pharmacy, the Pharmacy Operations Manager is required to assume the essential responsibilities and perform the duties of the Director of Pharmacy.

Minimum Experience:

• Previous Cardinal Health or Hospital pharmacist experience
• Training and proficiency in age specific therapies for hospital patients such as Neonatal, Pediatric, Adolescent, Adult and/or Geriatric.

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

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.

Job ID REQ20179243

Posted Date 08/19/2026