Director, Pharmacy, Full Time, Day

Position Summary

The Director of Pharmacy Services is responsible for leading and managing all aspects of pharmacy operations across the hospital and Valley Health System. This role ensures safe, effective, and efficient delivery of services while aligning departmental goals with organizational objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Anticipates departmental needs to establish short- and long-term goals; provides direction to staff for successful implementation and compliance.

• Operational Oversight: Integrates clinical, service, administrative, and educational functions of pharmacy services; coordinates with other hospital departments for operational efficiency.

• Communication & Collaboration: Develops and maintains effective communication channels; participates in committees to foster departmental cohesion.

• Financial Management: Prepares and manages budgets; ensures optimal resource utilization across hospital pharmacy, retail pharmacies, specialty pharmacy, compounding pharmacy, PBM, and system-wide programs.

• Program Oversight: Supervises ASHP residency programs, FDU clinical program, pharmacy student rotations, and Meds-to-Beds initiatives.

• Compliance & Standards: Ensures adherence to federal/state regulations, Joint Commission standards, and professional practice guidelines; oversees policy development and reporting.

• Innovation & Cost Savings: Implements margin enhancement and cost-saving initiatives; manages pharmacy automation and software systems.

• Supply Chain Management: Oversees drug purchasing and system-wide distribution.

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy or equivalent experience, ASHP hospital residency or equivalent experience, New Jersey license.

Experience

5 years of Pharmacy leadership for experience.

Skills

Demonstrated high level, state-of-the art clinical or operational expertise, demonstrated positive interpersonal skills.
 

Job Location

Shift

Benefits

• Medical/Prescription, Dental & Vision Discount Program (Full Time/Part Time Employees)
• Group Term Life Insurance and AD&D(Full Time Employees)
• Flexible Spending Accounts and Commuter Benefit Plans
• Supplemental Voluntary Benefits ( e.g. Short-term and Long-term Disability, Whole Life Insurance, Legal Support, etc.)
• 6 Paid Holidays, Paid Time Off (varies), Wellness Time Off, Extended Illness
• Retirement Plan
• Tuition Assistance 
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Valley Health LifeStyles Fitness Center Membership Discount
• Day Care Discounts for Various Daycare Facilities

EEO Statement

Valley Health System does not discriminate on the basis of ancestry, age, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, civil union status, color, creed, disability, domestic partnership, gender, gender identity or expression, familial status, genetic information, liability for service in the Armed Forces of the United States, marital status, medical condition or illness, mental or physical handicap, national origin, nationality, perceived disability, pregnancy, race, refusal to submit to genetic testing or make available results of such tests, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran’s status or any other protected basis, in accordance with all applicable Federal, State and Local laws. This applies to all areas of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training and development, promotion, transfer, termination, layoff, compensation, benefits, social and recreational programs, and all other conditions and privileges of employment.