Vice President (VP) Pharmacy Services

Harris Health; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Harris Health seeks a visionary VP Pharmacy Services to lead enterprise-wide pharmacy operations focused on quality, patient safety and transform pharmacy services. You will design strategies, manage resources, and collaborate with medical, nursing, and executive leaders to advance the system’s goals.

The role requires extensive pharmacy leadership, 15+ years of experience, a PharmD or science degree, and TX licensure within 90 days; residency preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Science or related field or PharmD (Residency Preferred)
• Masters degree preferred; if not held, must be obtained within 3 years of hire
• TX BOP License; must obtain Texas license within first 90 days of employment
• Fifteen (15) years of Pharmacy experience
• Ten (10) years of Management/Operations experience in director level or above
• Strong communication skills: verbal (public speaking), writing/reports; heavy public contact

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-wide pharmacy services with emphasis on quality and patient safety
• Develop and implement strategies for operations, HR, automation, formulary & inventory optimization
• Collaborate with medical, nursing and executive leaders and external stakeholders

Skills

Pharmacy leadership

Public speaking

Verbal communication

MS Word

PC proficiency

Education

PharmD

Bachelor's degree in science or related field

Residency preferred

Master's degree preferred

Tools

MS Word

PC

Job description

About Us

Harris Health is the public healthcare safety-net provider established in 1966 to serve the residents of Harris County, Texas. As an essential healthcare system, Harris Health champions better health for the entire community, with a focus on low-income uninsured and underinsured patients, through acute and primary care, wellness, disease management and population health services. Ben Taub Hospital (Level 1 Trauma Center) and Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Level 3 Trauma Center) anchor Harris Health's robust network of 39 clinics, health centers, specialty locations and virtual (telemedicine) technology. Harris Health is among an elite list of health systems in the U.S. achieving Magnet® nursing excellence designation for its hospitals, the prestigious National Committee for Quality Assurance designation for its patient-centered clinics and health centers and its strong partnership with nationally recognized physician faculty, residents and researchers from Baylor College of Medicine; McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth); and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Job Summary

The VP Pharmacy Services will report to the CPLO and will lead the enterprise to provide service to our patients through adoption of industry leading and transformative pharmacy best practices. The VP Pharmacy Services will be responsible for enterprise-wide pharmacy focused on excellence in quality and patient safety in a High reliable organization. VP Pharmacy Services also will draw upon their demonstrated expertise to accurately assess Pharmacy operating environments, appraise and prioritize challenges, and design operational plans to achieve efficient, high performing services encompassing human resources, service delivery optimization, automation and information technology applications, cost effective formulary & inventory optimization, population health initiatives (wellness, prevention, and disease management), safety and regulatory readiness. VP Pharmacy Services must establish strong collaborative relationships with key medical, nursing and executive leaders throughout the organization and external key stakeholders to achieve bold and innovative services that are in alignment with the system's strategic plans. The VP Pharmacy Services will be expected to continuously assess healthcare and pharmacy environments and proactively develop short and long term strategies to ensure that the pharmacy services department is well-positioned for current and future success.

Minimum Qualifications

• Degrees: Bachelor's Degree in Science or related field or PharmD; (Residency Preferred)
• Masters degree Master's degree preferred at time of hire. If not held, the degree must be obtained within three years of the hire date.
• Licenses & Certifications: TX BOP License; must obtain Texas license within the first 90 days of employment
• Work Experience: Fifteen (15) years of Pharmacy experience
• Management Experience: Ten (10) Years of Management/Operations experience in director level or above
• Communication Skills: Above Average Verbal Communication (Heavy Public Contact), Exceptional Verbal (Public Speaking), Writing/Correspondence, Writing/Reports
• Proficiencies: MS Word, P.C.

Job Attributes

• Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Analytical, Design, Mathematics, Medical Terminology, Research, Statistics
• Work Schedule: Flexible, On-Call, Travel