Pharmacy Supervisor - Clinical MTM and Specialty Projects

UCLA Health and David Geffen School of Medicine; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 149,000 - 352,000; Full time

Job summary

UCLA Health in Los Angeles is seeking a lead pharmacist to oversee MTM and clinical pharmacy operations, ensuring regulatory compliance and operational excellence. You will supervise pharmacists and technicians, coordinate with the specialty pharmacy team, and participate in patient assessments and refill coordination.

The role focuses on URAC, ACHC, BOP, DEA and California Board of Pharmacy readiness, accreditation activities, competency assessments, and designing standardized clinical

Qualifications

• Current California Pharmacist licensure.
• PharmD degree from an accredited School of Pharmacy.
• Minimum 5 years of outpatient or specialty pharmacy experience.
• Demonstrated experience supervising pharmacists and technicians.
• Strong understanding of specialty pharmacy operations, accreditation requirements, and regulatory standards.
• Ability to manage URAC, BOP, and ACHC accreditation and readiness.
• Experience with manufacturer and payer audits.
• Strong operational leadership skills, including workflow oversight, competency assessments, and performance management.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with clinical teams, administrative partners, and external stakeholders.
• Proficiency with controlled substance stewardship, specialty dispensing workflows, and compliance activities.
• Preferred: Relevant board certification (BCACP, BCPS, BCSP, or other specialty certification aligned with duties).

Responsibilities

• Overseeing MTM and clinical pharmacy operations and ensuring compliance with URAC, ACHC, BOP,DEA, California Board of Pharmacy and other applicable regulatory agency requirements.
• Managing and maintaining all accreditation activities, surveys, policies, SOPs, and readiness documentation.
• Ensuring accurate and timely completion of patient assessments, refill coordination, financial assistance and supporting day-to-day pharmacy workflow functions.
• Cross-training pharmacists and technicians across clinical pharmacy workflow.
• Conducting competency assessments and ensuring timely completion of all trainings and required certifications.
• Designing clinical workflows, ensuring standardization and introducing enhancements and KPIs for maximum visibility and efficiency.
• Collaborating with UC system partners, specialty pharmacy leadership, and internal departments to enhance and expand clinical and specialty pharmacy services.
• Supervising staff to ensure accuracy, productivity, compliance, and adherence to departmental expectations.
• Participating in departmental meetings and serving as Administrator-On-Call as needed.

Skills

Pharmacist leadership

Regulatory compliance

Staff supervision

Operational excellence

Collaboration with clinical teams

Education

PharmD degree

California Pharmacist licensure

Job description

Description

You bring more than clinical expertise and leadership experience to your role as a lead pharmacist — you bring a commitment to operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and delivering high-quality specialty pharmacy services. At UCLA Health, we support professionals like you with a dynamic environment where your expertise is valued, and your career can continue to grow.

Reporting to the Director of Pharmacy, you will oversee Medication Therapy Management (MTM) and clinical pharmacy operations, collaborate with the specialty pharmacy team and ensure compliance with all regulatory and payer standards. You will supervise pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, maintain efficient workflows, support UCLA clinical programs strategy and participate directly in operational activities, including patient assessments, benefit investigation and refill coordination. You will cross-train staff, assess competencies, respond to audits, and collaborate with internal and external partners to support expansion of UCLA Health’s clinical and specialty pharmacy programs.

Activities will include:

• Overseeing MTM and clinical pharmacy operations and ensuring compliance with URAC, ACHC, BOP,DEA,California Board of Pharmacyand other applicable regulatory agencyrequirements
• Managing and maintaining all accreditation activities, surveys, policies, SOPs, and readiness documentation
• Ensuring accurate and timely completion of patient assessments, refill coordination,financial assistanceand supporting day-to-day pharmacy workflow functions
• Cross-training pharmacists and technicians across clinicalpharmacy workflow
• Conducting competency assessments and ensuring timely completion of all trainings and required certifications
• Designing clinical workflows, ensuring standardization and introducing enhancements and KPIs for maximum visibility and efficiency
• Collaborating with UC system partners, specialty pharmacy leadership, and internal departments to enhance and expand clinical and specialty pharmacy services
• Supervising staff to ensure accuracy, productivity, compliance, and adherence to departmental expectations
• Participating in departmental meetings and serving as Administrator-On-Call as needed

At UCLA Health, dedicated professionals like you help make us one of the world’s most respected health systems — with award-winning hospitals, extensive community clinics, and the renowned David Geffen School of Medicine. If you’re seeking an opportunity to advance specialty pharmacy practice, regulatory excellence, and operational leadership, this is your moment.

Schedule: full time, variable hours depending on department needs, fully onsite

Annual Salary Range: $148,700 – $352,100.00

Qualifications

We’re seeking an experienced pharmacy leader with:

• Current California Pharmacist licensure
• PharmD degree from an accredited School of Pharmacy
• Minimum 5 years of outpatient or specialty pharmacy experience
• Demonstrated experience supervising pharmacists and technicians
• Strong understanding of specialty pharmacy operations, accreditation requirements, and regulatory standards
• Ability to manage URAC, BOP, and ACHC accreditation and readiness
• Experience with manufacturer and payer audits
• Strong operational leadership skills, including workflow oversight, competency assessments, and performance management
• Ability to collaborate effectively with clinical teams, administrative partners, and external stakeholders
• Proficiency with controlled substance stewardship, specialty dispensing workflows, and compliance activities
• Preferred: Relevant board certification (BCACP, BCPS, BCSP, or other specialty certification aligned with duties)