Pharmacy Manager, Acute Care & Cancer Center Operations
About The Position
Provides strategic, operational, and clinical leadership for inpatient pharmacy services supporting acute care, Cancer Center clinical operations, the Medication Resource Center (MRC), hematology, oncology, transplant, pulmonary, diabetes and endocrinology, and other specialty populations. This full-time, exempt manager oversees daily operations, regulatory compliance, workforce management, health system technology, and approximately 23 direct-report pharmacists. The role works closely with Cancer Center and Critical Care leaders to support inpatient clinical operations and collaborates with multidisciplinary partners—including nursing, physicians, Willow, medication safety, supply chain, pharmacy clinical services, and peer pharmacy leaders—to implement new therapies, address regulatory mandates, enhance technology, and support clinical expansion. The regular schedule is Monday through Friday during day-shift hours, with flexibility required for team meetings, operational support, leadership meetings, and staffing needs. The manager also participates in an after-hours and weekend on-call rotation with other pharmacy leaders. Success requires a self-motivated, supportive, organized, detail-oriented team player who can work independently, communicate effectively, and demonstrate proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or Ph.D. in Pharmacy required.
- RPH certification from the state of Texas required.
- Self-motivated, supportive, organized, detail-oriented team player able to work independently.
- Effective communication skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Nice To Haves
- Two or more years of hospital staff pharmacist experience preferred.
- Twenty hours of training in compounding sterile products accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education or the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists preferred.
Responsibilities
- Direct day-to-day inpatient pharmacy operations, ensuring safe and efficient medication use and medication preparation.
- Monitor service quality, productivity, medication availability, and customer service metrics while driving continuous process improvement.
- Manage staffing plans, scheduling, and workload balancing.
- Supervise, coach, and develop approximately 23 direct-report pharmacists.
- Oversee recruitment, onboarding, training, competency assessments, performance evaluations, development plans, cross-training, and succession planning.
- Foster an engaged, accountable culture aligned with organizational H.E.A.R.T. values.
- Serve as the designated lead for USP <800> and NIOSH hazardous drug compliance, overseeing risk assessments and hazardous drug workflows.
- Ensure perpetual readiness for Joint Commission surveys.
- Provide timely investigation and resolution of medication incidents through corrective action plans with multidisciplinary partners.
- Lead pharmacy operations for rollout of new treatment models, including oncology, cell and gene therapy, investigational drugs, DEB-TACE, and infusion services.
- Participate in assessing the operational impact, staffing models, inventory requirements, and safety considerations of emerging clinical programs.
- Act as the operational pharmacy lead for Epic Willow, Beacon treatment plan development, and clinical decision support enhancements.
- Partner with Willow to validate and implement optimized medication-use and medication-preparation workflows.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
