What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Pharmacy Operations position at 24 Seven Talent?
Job Description
Director of Pharmacy
We are seeking a Director of Pharmacy to lead pharmacy operations, drive performance, and support continued organizational growth across a multi-state environment. This leader will bring a strong blend of operational excellence, clinical oversight, people leadership, and data-driven decision-making.
The ideal candidate understands how to evaluate and improve pharmacy performance through KPIs, process optimization, workflow improvement, and cross-functional leadership. This person will be responsible for helping scale operations, improve consistency, and elevate the overall effectiveness of the pharmacy function while ensuring compliance and high-quality patient care.
A key priority for this role is identifying a leader who is licensed in multiple states and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-growth setting with complex regulatory and operational demands.
Key Responsibilities
This role is ideal for a pharmacy leader who:
Director of Pharmacy
- Relocation Package to the Southwestern U.S.
- Base Salary $175,000-$200,000 DOE
We are seeking a Director of Pharmacy to lead pharmacy operations, drive performance, and support continued organizational growth across a multi-state environment. This leader will bring a strong blend of operational excellence, clinical oversight, people leadership, and data-driven decision-making.
The ideal candidate understands how to evaluate and improve pharmacy performance through KPIs, process optimization, workflow improvement, and cross-functional leadership. This person will be responsible for helping scale operations, improve consistency, and elevate the overall effectiveness of the pharmacy function while ensuring compliance and high-quality patient care.
A key priority for this role is identifying a leader who is licensed in multiple states and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-growth setting with complex regulatory and operational demands.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day pharmacy operations across a multi-state environment
- Establish, monitor, and improve key pharmacy KPIs, including productivity, turnaround times, quality, service levels, compliance, and team performance
- Drive operational improvement initiatives that enhance workflow efficiency, scalability, accuracy, and patient experience
- Analyze performance data and trends to identify gaps, develop action plans, and implement measurable improvements
- Partner with executive leadership to develop operational strategies that support growth, profitability, and service excellence
- Build, lead, and develop pharmacy teams, including coaching leaders and creating accountability around performance expectations
- Ensure compliance with all state and federal pharmacy regulations, accreditation standards, and internal policies
- Collaborate cross-functionally with clinical, operations, compliance, credentialing, and leadership teams to improve execution and alignment
- Support multi-state licensing strategy and operational readiness as the business expands
- Create and maintain SOPs, workflows, and operational best practices across the pharmacy organization
- Serve as a key leader in change management, helping teams adopt new processes, technologies, and performance standards
- Active Pharmacist license required
- Licensed in multiple states required; additional state licensure strongly preferred
- 7 years of progressive pharmacy leadership experience, including operational leadership
- Prior experience in a Director of Pharmacy, Pharmacy Operations Leader, PIC, or similar leadership role
- Strong understanding of pharmacy operations, compliance, staffing models, workflow design, and performance management
- Demonstrated success using KPIs, metrics, and reporting to improve operational performance
- Proven ability to lead process improvement and drive measurable results
- Experience leading teams in a fast-paced, evolving environment
- Strong business acumen with the ability to balance patient care, compliance, and operational efficiency
- Excellent communication, leadership, and cross-functional partnership skills
- Experience in a multi-state pharmacy environment
- Experience with high-growth pharmacy organizations
- Familiarity with operational dashboards, reporting tools, and pharmacy performance analytics
- Track record of improving turnaround time, team productivity, patient outcomes, or service delivery through operational enhancements
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity and building structure in scaling organizations
This role is ideal for a pharmacy leader who:
- Knows how to turn data into action
- Understands what strong pharmacy operations should look like
- Can build accountability around performance and outcomes
- Has a continuous improvement mindset
- Is excited by the opportunity to lead in a multi-state, operationally complex environment
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Salary : $175,000 - $200,000