Senior Director Clinical Pharmacy - N Puget Sound

Providence•Everett, WA

9h•Hybrid

About The Position

This Service Area Director of Pharmacy opportunity is for a pharmacy leader who thrives in complex healthcare environments and brings strong clinical, operational, and strategic expertise to pharmacy services. The Service Area Director of Pharmacy is a professionally competent, legally qualified pharmacist with extensive knowledge and experience in pharmacy practice and management. This role supports comprehensive strategic planning, oversight, design, operation, and continuous improvement of pharmacy services across the assigned service area. The Service Area Director manages overall pharmacy operations in collaboration with ministry senior managers, lateral colleagues, and broader regional leadership. This leader contributes to the development, implementation, and execution of system and regional strategies, utilization management (UM), operational initiatives, and other enterprise priorities, while holding accountability for results. The role is responsible for advancing medication management systems, ensuring regulatory compliance, driving quality outcomes through performance improvement, leading drug utilization efforts, optimizing information systems and technology, managing pharmaceutical supply chains and financial operations, overseeing policies and procedures, and supporting managers and caregivers in achieving performance and engagement goals. The Service Area Director also plays a critical role in supporting ministry leaders across their service area.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited College of Pharmacy.
5+ years of pharmacy experience in an applicable practice area.
3+ years of management experience.
Personal values and ethics consistent with Providence St. Joseph Health.
Strong understanding of pharmacy operations and healthcare delivery systems.
Demonstrated ability to develop and implement contemporary clinical and operational pharmacy services.
Strong communication, team‑building, problem‑solving, decision‑making, innovation, and change‑management skills.
Current knowledge of regulatory, accreditation, and compliance requirements.
Thorough understanding of 340B program requirements where applicable.
Washington Pharmacist License (required upon hire; vendor managed).

Nice To Haves

PharmD or equivalent education/experience (preferred)
Master’s Degree (MPH, MBA) or equivalent education/experience (preferred)

Responsibilities

Support execution of pharmacy strategies, tactics, and initiatives across operational, clinical, and product‑level services within the assigned service area.
Partner with regional and ministry leadership to set annual pharmacy performance goals, objectives, budgets, programs, and technology and resource plans.
Participate in system, regional, and ministry committees, councils, and workgroups to advance organizational priorities.
Lead and oversee pharmacy operations across the service area, ensuring excellence in medication safety, quality, clinical programs, and patient outcomes.
Improve and maintain effective medication‑use processes through collaboration with providers, nursing administration, quality management, and operational partners.
Optimize the use of pharmacy information systems and technology to enhance safety, efficiency, and service delivery.
Where applicable, perform ministry pharmacy leader duties, including serving as Pharmacist‑in‑Charge (PIC).
Ensure compliance with all federal and state laws, regulations, accreditation standards, and system expectations governing pharmaceutical services.
Lead performance‑improvement initiatives and drug utilization efforts to achieve quality and safety outcomes.
Maintain current knowledge of regulatory and accreditation standards, including 340B program requirements (where applicable).
Provide accountability for financial sustainability, budgeting, and pharmaceutical supply chain management across the service area.
Partner with ministry leaders to ensure responsible fiscal management and alignment with regional and system goals.
Lead and support pharmacy leaders, managers, and caregivers across service area ministries with emphasis on clear communication, accountability, leadership effectiveness, and engagement.
Promote a safe, mission‑aligned environment of care that upholds Providence St. Joseph Health’s Mission and Core Values.
Support change management initiatives through transparent communication and performance‑focused leadership.
Maintain strong relationships with key departments and stakeholders to ensure continuity and collaboration of services across the service area.
Support ministry leaders and pharmacy teams in achieving performance goals and meeting human resource needs.