Pharmacy Services Director, Specialty & Ambulatory Care

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 112,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Loan forgiveness

401(k) matching

Lifecycle benefits

Job summary

Northwestern Medicine is seeking a Manager of Pharmacy-Specialty & Ambulatory Clinical Services in Chicago to oversee Pharmacy Services, align clinical and distributive services, and collaborate with leadership to implement programs. This role plans staffing, ensures compliance, budgets, and develops talent while promoting patient‑centered care across departments.

The position requires a Doctor of Pharmacy or PhD-level qualification, Illinois licensure, and several years in a health system

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science or Doctor of Pharmacy from accredited College of Pharmacy.
• Illinois Licensed Pharmacist.
• 3-5 years of experience in a health care institution or equivalent advanced Pharmacy residency/fellowship training.
• Effective oral/written communication skills with all levels of internal and external customers.
• Home Infusion: 5 years’ experience in Home Infusion, acute care, or specialty pharmacy.
• Procurement Operations: negotiating skills, change management, and savings achievement.

Responsibilities

• Plans staffing requirements, hires to meet needs, and schedules to ensure efficient management of pharmacy resources and workflow
• Cooperates with peers in the scheduling and sharing of personnel resources
• Assists with development of talent across sections in technical, clinical, and management positions through early assessment of high potential; individual development plans; direct mentoring and monitoring of development plans; succession planning
• Coaches and monitors staff to ensure compliance with standards and improvement in performance
• Uses appropriate resources to implement department, hospital, and health system policies and procedures
• Implements NM performance management process
• Adheres to Values-Based Leadership Model: Fosters patients first mission and prioritize our people; value and promote teamwork, deliver and expect excellence; act with integrity
• Ensure programmatic goals and evaluations are delivered for pharmacy students and/or residents at the practice site
• Develops department-based goals to support hospital and division mission and objectives
• Develops and participates in facility changes and planning
• Works with physicians in developing criteria for drug use and in implementing and monitoring the criteria
• Works with physicians on the resolution of distributive and clinical issues
• Identifies and pursue activities and development opportunities which are appropriate for position and personal development
• Meets the responsibilities of the Designated Person as outlined in USP standards.

Skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor of Science or Doctor of Pharmacy

Job description

Northwestern Medicine is seeking a Manager of Pharmacy-Specialty & Ambulatory Clinical Services in Chicago to oversee Pharmacy Services, align clinical and distributive services, and collaborate with leadership to implement programs. This role plans staffing, ensures compliance, budgets, and develops talent while promoting patient‑centered care across departments.

The position requires a Doctor of Pharmacy or PhD-level qualification, Illinois licensure, and several years in a health system