Pharmacy Manager - California

Waymark; California; On-site; USD 98,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock Options

Work‑from‑Home Stipend

Medical, Vision, and Dental Coverage

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Retirement Savings (401(k))

Commuter Benefits

Professional Development Stipend

Job summary

Waymark is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist Manager for the California team to improve care for Medicaid populations. You will work with a multidisciplinary team to support patient outreach, medication adherence, and chronic disease education, and help patients obtain medications and equipment after initial rejection.

You will also use analytics dashboards to engage high-risk patients and prevent adverse events.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering interventions and direct patient care in ambulatory settings.
• Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary care teams including CHWs, care coordinators, therapists.
• Strong analytic skills to navigate dashboards and registry data for proactive outreach.
• Leadership experience mentoring pharmacists and technicians.

Responsibilities

• Provide telephonic/video/SMS outreach to Medicaid patients in California.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to wrap around primary care practices.
• Support transitions of care for patients and providers.
• Provide clinical services supporting day-to-day operations and safe practices.
• Participate in QA activities to assure quality, cost-effectiveness, ROI.
• Utilize dashboards to proactively outreach patients identified via data.
• Lead and mentor pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.

Skills

Vulnerable populations outreach

Care management collaboration

Analytics dashboards

Team leadership

Education

PharmD with CA license

PGY1 residency

Job description

About Waymark

Waymark is a team of healthcare providers, technologists, and builders whose mission is to bring the best healthcare to people with Medicaid benefits. Guided by the communities we serve, we bring support and technology-enabled care to help primary care providers keep Medicaid patients healthy. We are building the tools and designing an approach to enable care to reach the patients who can benefit most.

Our Core Values

• We are bold builders, believing that the greatest challenges in care delivery can be solved when we harness the power of community and technology.
• We are humble learners, seeking feedback and perspectives different from our own, and welcome challenges to our conclusions.
• We experiment to improve, actively seeking data to inform decisions and to assess our own performance.
• We act with focused urgency, our commitment to our mission drives us to tirelessly pursue results.

If this vision resonates with you, we hope you consider bringing your creativity, your energy, and your curiosity to Waymark.

About This Role

As a Clinical Pharmacist Manager for the California team, you will be key to our efforts to provide better care and support to vulnerable populations. We are looking for a Clinical Pharmacist Manager with experience working with vulnerable populations; collaborating with a multidisciplinary team including Community Health Workers, Care Coordinators, and Therapists; supporting patients through direct patient outreach, medication adherence and chronic disease education, and assistance in obtaining medications and durable medical equipment after initial rejection; and using analytics dashboards to proactively engage with patients who may be at high risk for adverse drug events and/or avertable acute care events. The Clinical Pharmacist Manager will supervise and support pharmacists and pharmacy technicians working to address patient barriers to medication access and identify patients who can benefit from Waymark’s assistance.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide telephonic and/or video and/or SMS-based outreach, engagement, and education of vulnerable patients in the Medicaid program in California.
• Work with a multidisciplinary team to provide care management services that ‘wrap around’ primary care provider practices; team members include Community Health Workers, Care Coordinators, and Behavioral Health Therapists.
• Support patients and providers around transitions of care.
• Provide clinical services that support day‑to‑day operations and safe practices of the program.
• Participate in QI activities to assure quality, cost‑effectiveness, and ROI.
• Utilize analytics dashboards that help you proactively outreach patients who receive medication and/or equipment rejections, admissions/readmissions, or who may benefit from medication adherence counseling.
• Lead and mentor pharmacists and/or pharmacy technicians.

Minimum Qualifications

• PharmD with advanced practice license in good standing in California.
• Completion of accredited PGY1 residency training in related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in pharmacy practice including delivery of interventions/direct patient care in an ambulatory setting among vulnerable populations.
• Experience in multi‑disciplinary care management.
• Positive referrals from prior colleagues.

Preferred Qualifications

• Completion of PGY2 residency training in related discipline (ambulatory care, geriatrics, pharmacotherapy, internal medicine).
• Strong analytic skills and ability to navigate dashboards and registry data for proactive outreach campaigns including for HEDIS gaps in care.
• History of experience with medication management through collaborative practice agreements with primary care providers.
• BPS Board Certification Preferred (prefer BCPS and/or BCACP).
• Experience serving vulnerable populations with a skill set including motivational interviewing, harm reduction, and behavioral health.
• Leadership experience supporting other pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and/or other care team members.

Hiring Range

US Employees in San Francisco/Bay Area, New York City – $123,000 – $164,000

US Employees in Boston, Los Angeles, Seattle, Washington DC – $113,000 – $151,000

US Employees in Arlington, Denver, San Diego, Sacramento – $108,000 – $144,000

US Employees in Albany, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Central/Southern, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Detroit, Houston, Las Vegas, Miami, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Portland, Research Triangle, Salt Lake City, Twin Cities – $98,000 – $131,000

US Employees in Baton Rouge, Birmingham, Charleston, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Daytona Beach, Indianapolis, Nashville, New Orleans, Omaha, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Tampa – $96,000 – $127,000

Benefits

Stock Options: Opportunity to invest in the company’s growth.

Work‑from‑Home Stipend: A dedicated stipend for your first year to help set up your home office.

Medical, Vision, and Dental Coverage: Comprehensive plans to keep you and your family healthy.

Life Insurance: Basic life insurance to give you peace of mind.

Paid Time Off: 20 vacation days, accrued over the year, plus 11 paid holidays.

Parental Leave: 16 weeks of paid leave for birthing parents after six months of employment, and 8 weeks of bonding leave for non‑birthing parents.

Retirement Savings: Access to a 401(k) plan with a company contribution, subject to a vesting schedule.

Commuter Benefits: Convenient options to support your commute needs.

Professional Development Stipend: A dedicated stipend supports professional development and growth.

Offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check. Employment history and advanced degree verification (when applicable) are included as part of the standard background check process.

We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every requirement. We seek a supportive, equal‑opportunity, and accessible workplace that fosters belonging. If you’re excited about this role or feel you could be a good fit for another opening, we hope you still consider submitting an application.