Pharmacy Manager - Sign-On Bonus Available

About the Role

Provides empathetic pharmacy consulting services to patients regarding the effective use of medications and drug interaction awareness. Offers preventive and clinical healthcare services, including immunizations, diagnostic testing, and patient outcome services. Ensures prescribed medications are compounded, reviewed, dispensed, and verified accurately according to regulatory guidelines and company policies and procedures. Manages an efficient pharmacy workflow, improves pharmacy financials, manages inventory effectively, and enhances patient experience. Oversees pharmacy staff performance, engagement, and professional development through training, coaching, and formal performance management initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Patient Experience: Greets patients, offers assistance, resolves issues promptly, and answers questions to ensure a positive experience. Models and shares customer‑service best practices, anticipates patient needs, promotes healthcare services (consultation, medication management, drug therapy reviews, immunizations, diagnostic testing, and outcomes services), and participates in community events as directed.
• Operations: Counsels patients on medication usage, side effects, interactions, privacy, generics, and OTC products; refers to medical providers as needed. Performs pharmacist tasks including compounding, drug therapy reviews, verification, and medication management. Ensures compliance with regulations, company policies, and Good Faith Dispensing standards. Oversees workflow, staff scheduling, role assignment, and shift changes. Manages pharmacy technology systems, insurance claim processing, and resolves insurance or provider issues. Conducts virtual product reviews, maintains pharmacy environment, and prepares required records and reports.
• People & Performance Management: Collaborates with Store Manager on hiring, discipline, termination, and compliance with employment laws. Sets expectations and goals, promotes teamwork, implements rewards programs, oversees training, conducts performance reviews, identifies high‑potential team members, and addresses employee‑relations concerns.
• Training & Personal Development: Maintains required licensing/credentialing/certification, stays current with pharmacy and healthcare knowledge, completes education credits and training modules, seeks professional development, and leverages mentors and coaches.
• Communications: Supports Store Manager by communicating corporate health and wellness strategies to pharmacy staff.
• Business Performance Management: Analyzes performance data (financials, customer service, inventory), manages asset protection, oversees inventory, and identifies trends and improvement opportunities.
• Business Planning: Develops relationships with local medical community, promotes pharmacy services in the community, and assists Store Manager in expanding health‑and‑wellness awareness.

Basic Qualifications

• BS in Pharmacy or Pharm D from an accredited institution.
• Current pharmacist licensure in the states within the district.
• Certified Immunizer or willingness to become an immunizer within 90 days of hire.
• At least 1 year of pharmacy experience including prescription filling, recordkeeping, legal compliance, pharmacy operations, pharmacy software/technology systems, and insurance billing (state‑specific experience may take precedence).
• Experience performing prescription dispensing activities demonstrating strong knowledge of applicable state and federal controlled‑substance laws.
• For internal candidates: average rating of at least 3.0 on leadership behaviors in the last performance review and no written disciplinary actions in the past 12 months.

Preferred Qualifications

• Supervisory experience planning, organizing, and directing pharmacy staff.
• At least 6 months of pharmacy experience with Walgreens.
• For internal candidates: average rating of 3.7 or above on leadership behaviors in the last performance review.

About Walgreens

Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across approximately 8,500 stores in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. With about 220,000 team members—including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers—Walgreens is committed to being the first choice for pharmacy, retail, and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members, and communities.

Pay

Salary Range: $67.05 /hr – $90.55 /hr (actual salary depends on geography, skills, education, experience, and other relevant factors).