Pharmacy Central Fill Ops Lead - Production & Training Expert

Mckesson Corporation; West Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

McKesson is seeking a Central Fill Pharmacy Operations Lead to serve as a subject matter expert coordinating daily workflows and ensuring safe, accurate production and fulfillment. The role partners with operations leadership to meet production goals, training requirements, and regulatory procedures.

You’ll lead scheduling, monitor activities, troubleshoot issues, and support SOPs, training, and performance tracking to drive consistent, compliant operations across the site.

Qualifications

• Typically requires 6+ years of related experience.
• Experience working in pharmacy operations, central fill, fulfillment, production, distribution, or a similarly regulated operational environment.
• Experience using operational data, reports, or production metrics to identify and resolve issues.
• Experience working with documented procedures or Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

Responsibilities

• Serve as an operational subject matter expert, providing day-to-day guidance and support across central fill pharmacy operations.
• Create and coordinate daily work schedules and workflow to support production goals while meeting applicable state pharmacy requirements.
• Monitor production activity, provide work direction, and help troubleshoot operational issues that could impact safety, quality, accuracy, or productivity.
• Maintain and support Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and help ensure operational processes are consistently followed.
• Support the site’s training program, including required company training, operational training, and refresher training.
• Research pharmacy incidents using operational data, records, and system information to help identify root causes and opportunities for corrective action.
• Lead internal shipping activities to meet contractual pickup times and validate shipping accuracy.
• Maintain and evaluate operational trackers, records, and reporting used by management to monitor business and operational performance.
• Partner with supervisors and team members to identify workflow improvements and support efficient, consistent operations.

Skills

Operations leadership

Process improvement

Training coordination

Root cause analysis

Attention to detail

Communication

Job description

McKesson is seeking a Central Fill Pharmacy Operations Lead to serve as a subject matter expert coordinating daily workflows and ensuring safe, accurate production and fulfillment. The role partners with operations leadership to meet production goals, training requirements, and regulatory procedures.

You’ll lead scheduling, monitor activities, troubleshoot issues, and support SOPs, training, and performance tracking to drive consistent, compliant operations across the site.