Corporate Director, Clinical Operations Pharmacy
About The Position
The Corporate Director of Clinical Operations – Pharmacy provides leadership and strategic direction for all clinical pharmacy operations across the health system. This role ensures the consistent delivery of safe, effective, and evidence-based pharmaceutical care while advancing quality outcomes, operational efficiency, and regulatory compliance. The Director collaborates closely with pharmacy leaders, physicians, nursing, and administrative teams to optimize medication management, support clinical initiatives, and expand the role of pharmacy services in improving patient care. This position is responsible for aligning pharmacy practice standards, advancing clinical programs, and developing system-wide initiatives that enhance patient outcomes and financial performance. The Director maintains comprehensive knowledge of regulatory standards and requirements from The Joint Commission (TJC), the State Board of Pharmacy, and other relevant agencies to ensure compliance and readiness across all pharmacy operations. This leader is also responsible for developing departmental budgets, strengthening pharmacy operations, and building high-performing teams through recruitment, training, mentoring, and performance management. The ideal candidate brings strong operational and regulatory expertise, a commitment to patient safety, and the ability to lead pharmacy strategy across a dynamic health system in vibrant New Orleans.
Requirements
- Minimum of ten (10) years of pharmacy experience
- At least five (5) years in a progressive clinical leadership role.
- Licensed Pharmacist through the LA Board of Pharmacy required.
Nice To Haves
- Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree from an accredited institution or master’s degree in healthcare administration, Business, or related field.
Responsibilities
- Provides leadership and strategic direction for all clinical pharmacy operations across the health system.
- Ensures the consistent delivery of safe, effective, and evidence-based pharmaceutical care.
- Advances quality outcomes, operational efficiency, and regulatory compliance.
- Collaborates with pharmacy leaders, physicians, nursing, and administrative teams to optimize medication management, support clinical initiatives, and expand the role of pharmacy services in improving patient care.
- Aligns pharmacy practice standards, advances clinical programs, and develops system-wide initiatives that enhance patient outcomes and financial performance.
- Maintains comprehensive knowledge of regulatory standards and requirements from The Joint Commission (TJC), the State Board of Pharmacy, and other relevant agencies to ensure compliance and readiness across all pharmacy operations.
- Develops departmental budgets.
- Strengthens pharmacy operations.
- Builds high-performing teams through recruitment, training, mentoring, and performance management.
Benefits
- Deliver healthcare with heart.
- Give people a reason to smile.
- Put a little love in your work.
- Be honest and real, but with compassion.
- Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
- Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
- See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective.
- Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
- Love what makes you, you - because we do
- You are welcome here.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
