Sr Manager, Pharmacy / Pharmacist-in-Charge (PIC)

McKesson; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 143,000 - 238,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site culinary team

Flexible hours

Paid benefits

Job summary

McKesson is seeking an experienced Pharmacist-in-Charge to lead the day-to-day operations of a specialized pharmacy in the Dallas–Fort Worth area. You will ensure compliance with Federal and state pharmacy regulations, supervise staff, and manage prescription processing, dispensing, labeling, and patient delivery.

You will also oversee Direct-to-Patient and Free Goods programs, drive quality and patient safety, plan staffing, and lead regulatory inspections and audits as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy (BSPharm) or Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) from an accredited College of Pharmacy.
• Current, unrestricted pharmacist license in good standing.
• Ability to meet all applicable requirements to serve as Pharmacist-in-Charge.
• Ability to obtain and maintain additional pharmacist licenses as required.
• 9+ years of relevant pharmacy experience in specialty pharmacy or related fields.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operations of a specialized pharmacy, including supervision of pharmacists, technicians, and staff.
• Serve as Pharmacist-in-Charge and ensure compliance with federal and state regulations, Board of Pharmacy requirements, and licensing standards.
• Oversee prescription processing, dispensing, labeling, storage, inventory, recalls, and patient delivery activities.
• Support Direct-to-Patient and Free Goods programs while maintaining quality and patient safety.
• Implement workforce planning, scheduling, training, and business continuity activities.
• Recruit, onboard, coach, and develop team members and leadership succession.
• Establish SOPs, workflows, controls, and documentation standards.
• Monitor KPIs and manage budgets and cost-center performance.

Skills

Pharmacist-in-Charge

Regulatory compliance

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

BSPharm or PharmD

Job description

About The Team

Rx's pharmacy organization supports Direct-to-Patient and Free Goods programs that help ensure patients receive medications safely, accurately, and efficiently.

What You'll Do

• Lead the day‑to‑day operations of a specialized pharmacy, including pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, supervisors, leads, and support staff.
• Serve as the Pharmacist‑in‑Charge and maintain compliance with all applicable federal and state pharmacy regulations, Board of Pharmacy requirements, licensing standards, PDMP requirements, and internal policies.
• Oversee prescription processing, medication preparation, dispensing, labeling, storage, inventory management, recalls, expiration controls, order fulfillment, and patient delivery activities.
• Support Direct‑to‑Patient and Free Goods programs while ensuring operational accuracy, quality, and patient safety.
• Ensure operational readiness through workforce planning, scheduling, staffing, training, and business continuity planning.
• Recruit, onboard, coach, develop, and manage team members while building leadership capability and succession plans.
• Establish and maintain SOPs, workflows, operational controls, training programs, exception processes, and documentation standards.
• Monitor and improve key performance indicators, including prescription quality, service levels, productivity, patient experience, customer satisfaction, and program SLA performance.
• Manage departmental budgets and cost‑center performance by analyzing workload volumes, staffing requirements, operational expenses, and business performance.
• Utilize operational data, root‑cause analysis, and trend analysis to identify risks, solve complex challenges, and implement sustainable process improvements.
• Partner closely with Operations, Quality, Legal, Privacy, Compliance, Regulatory Affairs, customers, and pharmacy leadership teams.
• Communicate business priorities, translate organizational strategy into actionable goals, and provide operational updates to key stakeholders.
• Evaluate new program opportunities, pharmacy initiatives, and service offerings from an operational, regulatory, quality, and patient‑safety perspective.
• Lead regulatory inspections, licensing activities, audit readiness efforts, and responses to regulatory inquiries.

Skills You’ll Need

• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy (BSPharm) or Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree from an accredited College of Pharmacy.
• Current, unrestricted pharmacist license in good standing.
• Ability to meet all applicable requirements to serve as Pharmacist‑in‑Charge.
• Ability to obtain and maintain additional pharmacist licenses as required.
• 9+ years of relevant pharmacy experience within specialty pharmacy, patient care, pharmacy operations, Direct‑to‑Patient programs, Free Goods programs, or similar environments.
• Experience leading pharmacy operations within a highly regulated environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of federal and state pharmacy regulations, Board of Pharmacy requirements, licensing standards, operational controls, and compliance expectations.
• Experience managing Board of Pharmacy inspections, regulatory audits, licensing renewals, and ongoing audit readiness activities.
• Experience identifying compliance risks, developing corrective and preventive action plans (CAPAs), and implementing sustainable remediation strategies.
• Experience supporting multi‑state pharmacy operations and pharmacist licensure requirements.
• Experience managing operational metrics, workforce planning, budgets, staffing models, and process improvement initiatives.
• Strong leadership, communication, collaboration, analytical, problem‑solving, and decision‑making skills.
• At least 1 year of people leadership experience, with pharmacy management experience strongly preferred.

Preferred Skills

• 3+ years of pharmacy management experience.
• Prior experience serving as a Pharmacist‑in‑Charge within a specialty, mail‑order, closed‑door, central‑fill, patient assistance, Direct‑to‑Patient, or Free Goods pharmacy environment.
• Experience managing high‑volume pharmacy operations.
• Strong knowledge of multi‑state pharmacy compliance and pharmacist licensure management.
• Experience with pharmacy automation technologies, fulfillment operations, program implementations, pharmacy start‑ups, or operational transformation initiatives.
• Demonstrated success leading organizational change, improving operational performance, and driving service‑level excellence.
• Proven ability to coach, mentor, and develop pharmacy professionals and emerging leaders.
• Experience partnering with Legal, Compliance, Quality, and Regulatory Affairs teams to manage regulatory risk and maintain compliance.
• Robust multi‑state pharmacist licensure portfolio strongly preferred.
• Experience leading regulatory inspections, Board of Pharmacy interactions, licensing activities, and audit‑readiness programs.

Dallas Ft.Worth Candidates Only

We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKesson's pay philosophy, and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long‑term incentive opportunities may be offered. For more information regarding benefits at McKesson, please click here.

Our Base Pay Range for this position $142,600 - $237,600

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