Pharmacist Lead – Specialty & Infusion Operations

Essential Functions

• Outpatient Pharmacy Operations
  • Oversees daily operations of specialty and infusion pharmacy services within the licensed outpatient pharmacy.
  • Ensures safe and efficient workflow for specialty and infusion-related medications, including sterile and non-sterile compounded products in accordance with USP and standards.
  • Maintains regulatory and operational compliance with all dispensing, labeling, and documentation requirements.
  • Optimizes staffing models, workflow design, production capacity, and inventory mangement to support prescription volume, patient access, and financial performance.
  • Pairs with the Pharmacist-in-Charge to ensure alignment with pharmacy-wide policies, regulatory requirements, and operational standards.
  • Supports general outpatient (Class A) pharmacy operations, including medication fulfillment, dispensing workflows, and pharmacist coverage as needed.
• Specialty Pharmacy Program Management
  • Oversees specialty pharmacy operations, including medication procurement, prescription fulfillment, dispensing, patient onboarding, refill management, and adherence monitoring.
  • Develops and maintains specialty medication workflows and service standards; monitors adherence, turnaround times, patient retention, and financial performance; and coordinates with manufacturers, specialty distributors, and payer organizations to support medication procurement and reimbursement processes.
  • Oversees specialty medication procurement strategy, including sourcing through wholesalers, specialty distributors, and 340B channels; manages inventory levels, product selection, and purchasing decisions to optimize cost, reimbursement, and product availability; and partners with supply chain and finance teams to support contract optimization and margin performance.
• Infusion Pharmacy Program Management
  • Leads and is accountable for pharmacy-related aspects of ambulatory infusion services, including oversight of sterile compounding activities and preparation of infusion medications in accordance with USP and standards, storage, inventory management, and administration support.
  • Ensures compliance with USP, USP, state and federal regulations, and accreditation standards; collaborates with nursing leadership on infusion workflows, scheduling, and monitoring processes; and supports implementation of new infusion therapies and service line expansion.
• Clinical Leadership
  • Provides clinical oversight and advanced practice leadership for specialty and infusion medication services; reviews and verifies medication orders for appropriateness, safety, and compliance; develops treatment plans, monitoring parameters, and clinical workflows; collaborates with providers and nursing staff to optimize therapy outcomes; serves as a resource for complex medication questions; and monitors adverse drug reactions, infusion reactions, and medication safety events.
• MEDICATION ACCESS AND FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP
  • Partners with medication access, prior authorization, and medication assistance teams, as well as revenue cycle functions, to support specialty and infusion-specific patient access support functions and improve therapy initiation and continuity of care.
  • Identifies opportunities to maximize 340B program benefits while maintaining compliance; monitors drug utilization trends; optimizes inventory management strategies; assists with specialty and infusion contracting initiatives; and participates in budget development and financial performance reviews.
• Quality and Regulatory Compliance
  • Ensures compliance with Texas State Board of Pharmacy regulations, USP, USP, 340B Program requirements, accreditation standards, and organizational policies and procedures.
• Leadership and Team Development
  • Provides functional oversight of pharmacy operations within specialty and infusion services, including workflow accountability and performance expectations.
  • Provides day-to-day leadership and guidance for pharmacists, technicians, and support staff assigned to specialty and infusion services.
• Informatics and Program Development
  • Collaborates with pharmacy informatics and EMR teams to optimize specialty and infusion workflows.
• Patient-Centered Medication Management
  • Provides direct patient care and supports safe, compliant, and patient centered medication management for specialty and infusion therapies, including patient education, monitoring, adherence support, and coordination with multidisciplinary care teams.
• Program Sustainability and Growth
  • Serves as the operational and clinical leader responsible for developing a sustainable specialty and infusion pharmacy program that improves patient access, health outcomes, and organizational financial performance.
• Performance Indicators and Operational Reporting
  • Makes key indicators such as specialty prescription capture rate, medication adherence, prior authorization turnaround time, infusion prescription volume and growth, dispensing turn around time, patient satisfaction, 340B savings and optimization, medication safety event rates, refill compliance, revenue and margin performance, and regulatory and accreditation readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy (BS Pharmacy) required.
• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) preferred.
• Registered Pharmacist in good standing with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy required.
• Current Health Care Provider Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification through American Heart Association or American Red Cross required.