Pharmacy Operations Senior Director

Newport News, Virginia

Overview
The Director will lead pharmacy operations with a focus on financial stewardship, quality improvement, medication safety, and regulatory compliance. Drives standardization and best practices through technology, automation, and data-driven solutions to optimize medication utilization and supply chain efficiency. Oversees talent management, including hiring, training, and performance evaluation, to maintain a high-performing pharmacy team. Directly oversees pharmacy services within the acute care division while supporting system-wide initiatives that enhance patient outcomes, operational excellence, and pharmacy standardization

What you will do

• Develop and execute vision and strategic plan for pharmaceutical services and medication use across all acute care facilities and affiliated outpatient locations; in collaborating with pharmacy leaders, hospital administration, physicians, and key stakeholders to align with organizational goals
• Build high-performing teams and oversee management of pharmacy resources to ensures balanced workload across all acute care pharmacies
• Drive financial performance by leading budgeting, resource allocation, and cost-containment strategies for acute care division in collaboration with other stakeholders
• Oversee quality metric and outcome for acute care division in collaboration with quality leads, system and local pharmacy leaders
• Design and implement strategies to strengthen pharmacy operations and efficiency across the system through innovation, process improvement, technology, and automation
• Manage vendor partnerships and contracting activities to optimize purchasing, inventory management, and drug supply chain operations.
• Provide visionary leadership of medication safety program and initiatives in alignment with national best practices, partnering with clinical, operational, and administrative teams throughout the system
• Create and manage programs to facilitate standardization of policies and compliance with applicable legislative, regulatory and/or accreditation standards relating to pharmaceuticals across the system

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelors Degree, or higher in Pharmacy (Required)
• Masters Degree, Business, Healthcare Administration or Public Health (Preferred)

Experience

• 5 years Pharmacy experience (Required)
• 4 years ASHP Health-System Pharmacy Administration & Leadership (HSPAL) residency experience plus 2 years of leadership experience OR 3 years leadership experience (Required)

Skills and Abilities

• Clear Communication
• Strong Ethics and Standards
• Financial management
• Relationship building
• Agility and adaptability
• Innovation and creativity
• Employee motivation
• Decision-making
• Conflict management
• Negotiation
• Critical Thinking
• Strong Ethics and Standard

Licenses and Certifications

• Licensed Pharmacist - Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP) within 60 Days(Required)
• 340B University On Demand within 180 Days (Required)
• Advanced 340B Operations Certificate (Apexus) within 2 Years (Preferred)
• Board Certification Pharmacy Specialties Upon Hire (Preferred)

To learn more about being a team member with Riverside Health System visit us at https://www.riversideonline.com/careers.