Director-Pharmacy, Centralized Compounding

Indiana University Health System • Plainfield, NJ

47d • Remote

About The Position

Our leaders shape strategic initiatives, develop passionate teams, and work to improve health outcomes. They advance our mission and exemplify excellence, compassion, teamwork and purpose in all that they do. Indiana University Health is seeking individuals who embody these values to join our IU Health’s leadership team in the role of Director of Pharmacy-Centralized Compounding. The Director-Pharmacy, Centralized Compounding is responsible for establishing the long-range vision, priorities, governance, and growth roadmap for centralized pharmaceutical compounding services at IU Health. This is a systemwide role that also serves as a point of expertise for compounding sterile, non-sterile, and hazardous pharmaceutical products. This leader provides administrative decision-making, leadership and strategic planning including the efficient and productive use of personnel, material and financial resources. This director is also responsible for the efficient and purposeful integration of services with other areas and emerging delivery systems. This leader manages ongoing analysis, development and implementation of methods and systems to improve overall efficiency and effectiveness of services and functions. The director formulates proactive action plans in collaboration with system goals. Executes plans, with and through others, integrating the efforts of various components/entities of the system. The leader ensures fiscal responsibility and clinical and operational performance improvement initiatives of the service line.

Requirements

• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) or Bachelor's of Science in Pharmacy prior to 2006.
• At least 3 years of experience in hospital pharmacy practice.
• Licensed as a Pharmacist in Indiana or eligible for licensure.
• Knowledge of the accepted practices, procedures, regulations, and techniques applicable to the practice of Pharmacy.
• 7-10 years of relevant experience.

Nice To Haves

• Progressive leadership in hospitals, health-system, centralized, or large-scale compounding operations.
• Deep knowledge of USP-NF, including USP <795>, <797>, and <800>.
• Board Certified Sterile Compounding Pharmacist (BCSCP).
• Experience with cGMP principles and applying manufacturing-style concepts within a 503A health-system environment.
• Graduate degree in business, health administration, pharmaceutical sciences, quality, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Establishing the long-range vision, priorities, governance, and growth roadmap for centralized pharmaceutical compounding services at IU Health.
• Serving as a point of expertise for compounding sterile, non-sterile, and hazardous pharmaceutical products.
• Providing administrative decision-making, leadership, and strategic planning, including the efficient and productive use of personnel, material, and financial resources.
• Ensuring efficient and purposeful integration of services with other areas and emerging delivery systems.
• Managing ongoing analysis, development, and implementation of methods and systems to improve overall efficiency and effectiveness of services and functions.
• Formulating proactive action plans in collaboration with system goals.
• Executing plans, integrating the efforts of various components/entities of the system.
• Ensuring fiscal responsibility and clinical and operational performance improvement initiatives of the service line.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director