Pharmacy Executive Director, Ambulatory

Mass General Brigham • Somerville, MA

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Pharmacy Executive Director, Ambulatory is an enterprise leadership role responsible for shaping ambulatory pharmacy practice and helping patients access needed medications. The position leads strategy and programs across collaborative drug therapy management (CDTM), prior authorization and refill services, population health pharmacy, retail and bedside delivery, transitions of care, medication adherence, and patient support. Working across the health system, the leader advances consistent, patient-centered practices to improve affordability and access, streamline prior authorizations and refills, strengthen adherence, and improve ambulatory pharmacy performance and outcomes.

The role develops and executes enterprise strategy aligned with organizational priorities, leads transformation and operational excellence, sets performance expectations and accountability mechanisms, and promotes standardization while managing quality, safety, regulatory, and operational risks. The executive leads and develops pharmacy leaders and teams and serves as a senior pharmacy leader and strategic partner to executive, physician, nursing, and operational leadership.

Requirements

• Progressive pharmacy leadership experience within a complex academic medical center, integrated delivery network, or health system.
• Demonstrated success leading enterprise transformation, governance, quality improvement, regulatory readiness, and financial stewardship.
• Proven ability to lead through influence, build strategic partnerships, and drive large-scale organizational change.
• Board certification or specialty certification aligned with the specialty area.

Nice To Haves

• Doctor of Pharmacy degree strongly preferred; Bachelor of Pharmacy considered with advanced experience.
• Master’s degree in healthcare administration, business, public health, pharmacy administration, or a related field, or administrative pharmacy residency training.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute enterprise strategy aligned with organizational priorities for quality, safety, access, workforce effectiveness, growth, and financial sustainability.
• Lead enterprise transformation initiatives that advance standardization, innovation, and operational excellence.
• Establish performance expectations, metrics, and accountability mechanisms to support reliable execution across sites and care settings.
• Advance standardization and reduce unwarranted variation in clinical, operational, and medication-use practices.
• Ensure effective and responsible management of quality, safety, regulatory, and operational risks.
• Lead and develop pharmacy leadership and high-performing teams.
• Serve as the senior pharmacy leader and strategic partner to executives, physician, nursing, and operational leadership.
• Foster accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and leadership development.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits
• Career advancement opportunities
• Differentials, premiums, and bonuses as applicable
• Recognition programs designed to celebrate contributions and support professional growth

What This Job Offers

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