Clinical Informatics Pharmacist- Fulltime

University of Miami•Miami, FL

About The Position

The University of Miami Hospital and Clinics Sylvester Cancer Center is hiring a full-time Clinical Informatics Pharmacist. The role serves as the primary subject matter expert for pharmacy-related applications and leads the design, development, implementation, analysis, support, and ongoing optimization of pharmacy clinical information systems, software, and hardware. The pharmacist evaluates system requirements, develops technical specifications, and aligns technology solutions with clinical and operational workflows. The position is the key liaison between Pharmacy and the Epic IT team, partnering on system design, workflow optimization, build prioritization, testing, upgrades, issue resolution, and implementation of pharmacy technology solutions. The role translates clinical requirements into system functionality to support safe and efficient medication-use processes and alignment between pharmacy operations and enterprise technology initiatives. This is a core job profile. Specific duties may vary based on departmental needs, and other consistent duties may be assigned. The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission, and more.

Requirements

Doctorate degree in Pharmacy (PharmD) required.
Minimum 3 years of relevant experience required.
Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols and adapt to changing priorities and work demands.
Ability to work collaboratively and contribute to a team environment.
Skill in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications.
Strong written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary liaison between Pharmacy, Epic, vendor partners, and clinical stakeholders to ensure applications and technology solutions meet operational, clinical, and organizational needs.
Lead design, analysis, configuration, and optimization of pharmacy clinical applications, including Epic Beacon, Willow, order management, automated dispensing, CPOE, IV compounding, barcode, and supply chain systems.
Assess workflows, gather and define user requirements, and develop system workflows aligned with pharmacy procedures and best practices.
Oversee development, maintenance, standardization, and governance of pharmacy order sets, chemotherapy protocols, and clinical content.
Lead implementation activities, including system build, database population, testing, simulations, upgrades, go-live support, production enhancements, change control, and issue resolution.
Facilitate governance committees, disease workgroups, and stakeholder meetings to prioritize enhancements, protocol builds, naming conventions, and standardization efforts while managing expectations and timelines.
Partner with clinical teams, Pharmacy and Therapeutics committees, billing teams, report writers, and business and clinical analysts on policy translation, charge capture, reporting, and knowledge transfer.
Monitor incidents, troubleshoot application issues, coordinate resolutions, and provide user support.
Support user training, adoption, and competency by assessing training needs, developing educational support, and promoting best practices.
Assist with software lifecycle management, including release reviews, audit trail testing, enhancement prioritization, data conversion analysis, build tracking, and vendor relationship management.
Follow University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguard University assets.