Pharmacy Purchasing Analyst - Pharmacy

About the role

Under the general supervision of the Sr. Director, Chief Pharmacy Officer, this position is responsible for analyzing inventory and purchasing data for RCHSD inpatient and homecare pharmacies. This position coordinates, manages, purchases, tracks and reports the process of ordering, maintaining and the return of Pharmacy medications and supplies. Oversees GPO pharmacy contract management compliance, price auditing, and ensuring compliance of DSCSA. Manages recall notification by coordinating and processing recalls. Also responsible for the coordination of department inventory management, creating accounts for wholesalers, directs, specialty, secondary vendors/wholesalers, and contract pharmacies. Manages shortages with the clinical operation's manager or equivalent specialist. This position provides data and analysis for budget development, inflation analysis and adherence in the areas of pharmaceutical supplies. This position is responsible for monitoring the daily operations of the 340B program with respect to purchasing for the inpatient and homecare pharmacies. This position provides advanced knowledge of purchasing and 340B regulations regarding but not limited to crosswalk updates, accuracy of purchasing on correct account (WAC, 340B and GPO) and pricing in 340B software.

Requirements

• HS Diploma, GED or Equivalent
• 5 years of experience
• Licensed Pharmacy Tech within 6 months of hire
• Excellent data management and analytical skills
• Able to resource and research systems
• Ability to present data factually with supportive research and analytics
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• 7 years of experience
• 4 years of purchasing and inventory management experience in an institutional (hospital, clinic, long term care, infusion pharmacy) pharmacy or materials management department
• Contract evaluation and negotiation skills
• Pharma manufacturer experience
• Proficiency on Excel, Word, Powerpoint and Access
• Four years of experience as a pharmacy buyer or buyer-like function

Pay

The current salary range for this position is $30.96 to $42.57. Rady Children’s Hospital is committed to compensation that is externally competitive and internally equitable, conducting regular market reviews to remain competitive with organizations of similar size in the nonprofit, healthcare sector. The range listed above does not represent the full salary range for the position but is the expected hiring range for qualified candidates. Compensation decisions consider a variety of factors including experience, education, licensure, unique skillsets, organizational need, and internal equity.