Pharmacy Manager - UPMC Presbyterian

Lead with purpose. Drive innovation. Shape the future of pharmacy care. UPMC Presbyterian is seeking a Pharmacy Manager to join our inpatient pharmacy leadership team. In this role, you will lead pharmacy technician supervisors and pharmacist interns, driving operational excellence, fostering engagement, and building a strong talent pipeline during a transformative period. Step into a role where bold leadership meets groundbreaking opportunity-impacting patient care at one of the nation's leading academic hospitals. What's Ahead: + Implementation of advanced technology and automation + Activation of our state-of-the-art hospital in Kamin Tower + Accreditation of our technician training program Key Responsibilities + Operational Leadership: Design and improve pharmacy services for safe, efficient, and cost-effective medication use. + Talent Development: Lead internship programs and technician workforce strategy. Mentor interns and guide supervisors to foster growth, retention, and a strong talent pipeline. + Compliance & Quality: Ensure regulatory compliance and integrate quality improvement principles into daily operations. + Staff & Budget Management: Recruit and mentor the development of high-performing teams. Oversee scheduling and manage operational costs. + Collaboration & Innovation: Partner with clinical leaders, support education and research, and champion adoption of new technologies. _Join a team that values integrity, innovation, and professional growth-and help us deliver world-class care to every patient, every time._ Responsibilities: + Design and implement operational services, including dispensing and compounded product preparation, which support the pharmacists' provision of pharmaceutical care. + Maintain productive, collaborative relationships with physicians, nurses, departmental managers and others in clinical leadership roles to achieve short and long-term goals for related programs and clinical services. + Develop, implement, direct and monitor the delivery of pharmaceutical care. Ensure patient/customer satisfaction and implements measures to correct perceived deficiencies in care and service. + Facilitate staff involvement in established departmental programs, e.g. quality improvement, patient/professional education and staff development. Develop staff advancement opportunities and fosters an environment conducive to innovation and progressive learning. + Promote, support and conduct research related to practice. + Integrate the distributive and cognitive aspects of pharmaceutical care. + Assist with the recruitment, hiring and mentors staff and colleagues through feedback, positive discipline and performance evaluations. Enforce progressive corrective action appropriately. + Ensure provision of cost-effective drug therapy through analysis of patient outcomes; validate that care is provided according to current standards of practice; support and monitor the quality improvement program. + Maintain a current body of knowledge in the areas of their service with regard to drug therapy and technology. Complete all staff pharmacist competencies. + Schedule pharmacists to effectively cover the hours of operations of the pharmacy as well as on call hours. + Assure pharmacy is in compliance with all federal and state regulations. + Assist with the preparation and monitor the budget for areas of responsibility, including drug, purchased services and personnel costs. Required: + B.S. degree in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D.) from an accredited school of pharmacy required. + Three years of experience in a broad range of pharmacy operational, clinical, or administrative pharmacy practice OR completion of an HSPAL postgraduate pharmacy residency required. Preferences: + Master's degree in pharmacy administration or healthcare management (MS, MBA, MHA) preferred. + PGY-1 postgraduate pharmacy residency preferred. + Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) certification preferred. + Prior inpatient pharmacy leadership experience preferred. Department Preferences: + Hospital pharmacy operations expertise + Proven leadership and team-building capabilities with experience managing diverse teams + Strong communicator and collaborator across teams + Skilled in workflow analysis and efficiency improvements + Regulatory compliance and medication safety proficiency + Data-driven decision-making and performance analysis + Adaptable in transitions and stabilization phases Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances: + Pharmacist UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran