Vice President, Chief Pharmacy Officer

About the role

The Vice President / Chief Pharmacy Officer provides strategic and operational leadership to the Pharmacy Enterprise across all Legacy Health System sites. Responsible for developing and maintaining integrated high-quality pharmacy services across Legacy Health System hospitals and ambulatory practice settings. Provides senior leadership through trusting and collaborative relationships with medical staff leaders, directors, peers, and senior management to develop, sustain, and advance the mission, vision, and strategic priorities of Legacy Health.

Within Pharmacy Services, the VP, Chief Pharmacy Officer is accountable for development and execution of pharmacy service strategy and tactics, system-wide pharmacy operations, clinical pharmacy services, quality assurance, financial management, and budget performance. Provides strategic and operational leadership to a team of directors, managers, and staff across the pharmacy enterprise to successfully execute pharmacy performance objectives. All work must be performed in Oregon and/or Washington.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute pharmacy service strategy and tactics
• Oversee system-wide pharmacy operations and clinical pharmacy services
• Ensure quality assurance and financial management, including budget performance
• Lead a team of directors, managers, and staff to meet pharmacy performance objectives
• Build collaborative relationships with medical staff leaders, peers, and senior management

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s or Pharm.D. preferred
• Advanced management degree (e.g., MBA/MHA) preferred
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience within a healthcare environment, including:
  • Multi-hospital pharmacy operations management
  • Budget forecasting
  • Human resources
  • Patient-focused care
  • Computer systems and pharmacy clinical services management
  • Physician relations
  • Technology applications
  • Cost accounting
  • Team building and reengineering
  • Continuous quality improvement
• Ambulatory pharmacy care and specialty pharmacy program services experience preferred
• Current applicable state Registered Pharmacist License (RPh) required (Oregon/Washington)

Skills

• Knowledge of healthcare issues, demographics, financing, and policy changes
• Professional and effective communication skills
• Leadership ability to work collaboratively across the system
• Organizational skills to function independently and work closely with other professionals using a team approach
• Judgment skills to make appropriate decisions
• Ability to handle multiple demands and respond rapidly to changing priorities
• Keyboard skills and ability to navigate electronic systems applicable to job functions

Pay

USD $143.20 - USD $207.64 per hour