Director Pharmacy Home & Ambulatory Infusion Services

Allina Health

12d • $87 - $120 • Onsite

About The Position

Allina Health is a not-for-profit health system that cares for individuals, families and communities throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. If you value putting patients first, consider a career at Allina Health. Our mission is to provide exceptional care as we prevent illness, restore health and provide comfort to all who entrust us with their care. This includes you and your loved ones. We are committed to providing whole person care, investing in your well-being, and enriching your career.

Provides strategic, operational, and financial leadership for the Allina Health Home Infusion Therapy Service (AHHITS) and serves as the pharmacy enterprise leader responsible for advancing a comprehensive pharmacy infusion strategy across the health system. Serves as a strategic partner and influencer with physician, nursing, pharmacy, and operational leaders to align pharmacy infusion services with broader organizational objectives. Collaborates with pharmacy operations, clinical institutes, medical staff, nursing, ambulatory operations, payer contracting, revenue cycle, medication access, and finance to improve patient access, quality, growth and financial sustainability.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree
• 3 to 7 years of experience with multi-site outpatient, ambulatory or hospital pharmacies
• 3 to 7 years of supervisory or management experience
• Licensed Pharmacist - MN Board of Pharmacy required upon hire

Nice To Haves

• PhD or Master's degree in business or health care related area
• Residency and/or Fellowship
• 0 to 2 years PGY2 health-system pharmacy administration and leadership residency
• Pharmacotherapy Certification or other specialty area

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive pharmacy enterprise infusion strategy that aligns with Allina Health strategic, clinical, operational, and financial goals.
• Partner with enterprise pharmacy and infusion leaders to identify opportunities to expand infusion services and improve referral retention and continuity of care.
• Collaborate with physician, ambulatory, and payer partners to optimize site-of-care delivery based on clinical appropriateness, patient preference, and financial stewardship.
• Partner with the Pharmacy Executive Committee to advance pharmacy enterprise strategies.
• Provide direct operational leadership and accountability for AHHITS, including home infusion pharmacy operations, clinical services, nursing, intake, accounts receivable, and ambulatory infusion suite (AIS) operations.
• Ensures safe, efficient, and compliant delivery of AHHITS services through standardized workflows, performance monitoring, and continuous quality improvement.
• Partners with site-based pharmacy leadership accountable for daily operations, staffing, and performance of infusion sites within their areas of responsibility.
• Establishes system standards, coordinates operational improvements, and drives consistency in quality, patient experience, access, financial performance, and regulatory compliance across all pharmacy infusion settings.
• Recruit, develop, and retain a high-performing team that supports AHHITS operations and enterprise pharmacy infusion initiatives.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Lead through influence, relationship building, and partnership across a highly matrixed organizational structure.
• Provide coaching, mentorship, and professional development opportunities to support team engagement and growth.
• Completes and conducts employee performance reviews.
• May lead or precept pharmacy resident and/or student programs.
• Accountable for the financial performance of AHHITS, including budget development, forecasting, and operational performance.
• Partner with finance, revenue cycle, payer contracting, and medication access teams to optimize infusion reimbursement and support sustainable growth.
• Contributes to optimizing contracts and pricing strategies to maximize profitability and savings.
• Identifies new business or revenue opportunities
• Coordinates and participates in medication safety initiatives and programs.
• Ensures compliance with all regulatory agencies including the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy, The Joint Commission, Medicaid, Medicare, the DEA, FDA, HRSA, other regulatory bodies and system policies and procedures.
• Ensures compliance with all billing and charging practices.
• Ensures clinical standards and outcomes are evidence based.
• Provides oversight of formulary and related processes.
• Participates in systematic approach to pharmacy capital resources such as inventory, management and distribution, compounding systems, information technology and more.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental
• PTO/Time Away
• Retirement Savings Plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-term/Long-term Disability
• Voluntary Benefits (vision, legal, critical illness)
• Tuition Reimbursement or Continuing Medical Education as applicable
• Student Loan Support Benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

What This Job Offers

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