Manager - Pharmacy Operations - Pharmacy - Full Time Exempt

University of Southern California; United States; On-site; USD 158,000 - 261,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

Keck Medicine of USC in the Los Angeles area seeks a Pharmacy Operations Manager to oversee daily operations of the hospital pharmacy and provide pharmaceutical care as needed.

This role supports the Director of Pharmacy, ensures regulatory and accrediting standards are maintained, and steps in for the Director when required, maintaining a professional presence and meeting hospital goals.

Qualifications

• Minimum experience in hospital/pharmacy settings (e.g., Cardinal Health or hospital pharmacist)
• Proficiency in age-specific therapies for hospital patients (neonatal to geriatric)
• Strong leadership and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Oversees daily operations of the hospital pharmacy
• Provides pharmaceutical care as staff pharmacist as needed
• Assists Director of Pharmacy to maintain regulatory/accreditation standards
• Maintains professional presence across the hospital
• Assumes Director of Pharmacy duties in their absence

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Task prioritization

Leadership

Pharmaceutical expertise

Presentations

Negotiation

Financial management

Time management

Education

Registered Pharmacist (CA DCA)

California State Board of Pharmacy Certification

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.

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Keck Medicine of USC is the University of Southern California’s medical enterprise, one of only two university-based medical systems in the Los Angeles area. Keck Medicine combines academic excellence, world-class research and state-of-the-art facilities to provide highly specialized care for some of the most acute patients in the country. Our internationally renowned physicians and scientists provide world-class patient care at Keck Hospital of USC, USC Norris Cancer Hospital, USC Verdugo Hills Hospital, USC Arcadia Hospital and more than 100 unique clinics in Los Angeles, Orange, Kern, Tulare and Ventura counties. Keck Medical Center of USC, which includes Keck Hospital and USC Norris Cancer Hospital, is among the top 50 hospitals in the country in 8 specialties, as well as the top three hospitals in metro Los Angeles and top 10 hospitals in California, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2024-25 Best Hospitals rankings.