Director, Community Pharmacy

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Michigan.

📋 Description

• Deliver strategic guidance and operational management for a network of 65 retail pharmacies spanning 12 states.

• Align strategic initiatives with operational workflows, financial reporting, and performance indicators.

• Harmonize pharmacy operations and implement standardized best practices.

• Spearhead automation and technology initiatives.

• Assist in contracting efforts to enhance access to affordable medications.

• Lead, oversee, and promote the development of people, processes, and programs that support patient care.

• Execute strategic and operational projects, which include introducing new services, enhancing revenue, minimizing expenses, and optimizing managed care utilization strategies.

• Ensure excellence in performance regarding quality, safety, service, affordability, and technology.

• Supervise drug utilization management, pharmaceutical supply chain, and financial operations.

• Manage Community Pharmacy operations and ensure adherence to professional, regulatory, licensing, federal, and state regulations.

• Collaborate with executive leaders and healthcare teams to formulate strategies, objectives, and operational standards.

• Establish quality benchmarks, oversee assurance activities, and develop corrective action plans.

• Prepare operational and capital budgets; track KPIs and enact improvement measures.

• Foster business development, revenue integrity, 340B compliance, community benefit, and contracting optimization.

• Integrate technology and centralized support services.

• Support clinical pharmacy initiatives, drug-use enhancement, medication safety, and medication-use recommendations.

• Train, mentor, coach, and evaluate pharmacist competencies.

• Direct procurement, purchasing, receiving, storage, distribution, inventory, and dispensing functions.

• Analyze vendor agreements, engage in negotiations, and ensure compliance.

• Assess competitors, changes in third-party financing, and legislative proposals impacting operations.

• Plan, execute, and oversee marketing and advertising strategies to boost market penetration.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy is mandatory.

• An advanced or Master's degree, such as a PharmD or MBA, is preferred.

• At least seven years of experience as a pharmacist is required.

• Minimum of seven years of management experience in Community Pharmacy.

• Current pharmacist state licensure in one of the states where Trinity Health operates is essential.

• Must obtain state licensure in the employment state within 180 days of hire.

• Demonstrated leadership abilities in motivating and empowering staff.

• Strong business acumen in both health systems and pharmacy practice.

• Excellent analytical and cognitive skills for budgeting, interpreting financial trends, problem-solving, and implementing processes.

• Capability to plan, develop, and implement pharmaceutical care programs and services.

• Proficient in identifying opportunities, facilitating work groups, and developing processes.

• Ability to build relationships across system, regional, and ministry levels.

• Awareness of current pharmacy practice trends and the evolving healthcare landscape.

• Strong critical thinking and innovative strategy development skills.

• Skills in leadership, collaboration, customer service, team-building, and personnel management.

• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and graphics or presentation software.

• Demonstrated honesty, integrity, compassion, and the ability to inspire others.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer.

• Mission-driven, faith-based healthcare organization.

• Investment in community benefit and charitable care as part of the organization's mission.