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Director of Pharmacy jobs are open across health systems, hospital networks, retail pharmacy chains, and long-term care facilities, from staff-level pharmacy managers to system-level directors, with specializations in clinical pharmacy operations, regulatory compliance, and formulary management. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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Position Summary:
We are seeking an Assistant Director of Pharmacy Programs to provide enterprise-level strategic leadership, operational oversight, and performance accountability for The Harris Center’s Pharmacy Operations. This position will plan, organize, and direct all functions of the Harris Center Pharmacy services. The incumbent will ensure all legal, regulatory, and accrediting requirements are maintained, and will ensure all pharmacy revenue management and pharmacy budgets are tracking through the system properly as well. The Assistant Director of Pharmacy is responsible for ensuring optimal revenue capture, integrity, and reliability for technical and professional based billing systems in both inpatient and ambulatory pharmacy areas and other clinical areas as assigned.
This position ensures pharmacy services are safe, efficient, compliant, financially sustainable, patient-centered, and aligned with organizational priorities, clinical transformation goals, and executive leadership expectations.
Essential Job Functions:
- Work with and support Director of Pharmacy Programs to set the strategic direction and ensures that each pharmacy of the assigned district achieves budgeted profit, unit cost, bed retention and other goals
- Oversee daily operations of pharmacy programs, processes for drug recalls, monthly medication area inspections and having supporting documentation.
- Will participate in Harris Center committee meetings necessary to enhance practice and patient care.
- Address actionable items from Accreditation Bodies and regulatory agencies standards related to pharmacy.
- Collaborate with sites, managed care, finance, compliance and other areas of the revenue cycle to decrease denials, ensure optimal clean claim rates and ensure compliant billing practices.
- Will partner with other areas that have an indirect impact on charge integrity including but not limited to coding, health information management, and utilization management.
- Support process for medication charges, and that they are accurately and timely posted to accounts.
- Leads charging and revenue related projects, workflow changes, review areas of risk, assess financial impact of changes and outline workflow procedures.
- Conducts staff meetings as appropriate and requested by director.
- Perform special projects as requested.
- Maintain and/or cover as Pharmacist In Charge and/or pharmacist as defined by pharmacy structure and resource needs.
- Other related duties and work scheduled as assigned to assure continuity of service within The Harris Center.
- Establishes, monitors, and continuously improves pharmacy quality assurance, medication safety, drug utilization evaluation, customer satisfaction, medication error tracking, corrective action planning, and performance improvement systems.
- Leads and supports the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and related medication governance processes to ensure formulary decisions, clinical standards, utilization practices, and medication safety initiatives meet patient needs while maintaining fiscal accountability.
- Provides senior-level leadership for the pharmacy workforce, including organizational structure, talent development, succession planning, recruitment, retention, performance management, coaching, recognition, and corrective action in accordance with TSBP rules, applicable regulations, and The Harris Center policies.
Requirements:
- PharmD, Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy required. Pharmacy degree from School of Pharmacy accredited by ACPE required.
- 2 years related community/clinic pharmacy experience.
- 3 years of pharmacy financial reporting and revenue cycle experience is required.
- Prior management experience required.
- Hospital or health system pharmacy experience preferred.
Other:
- Ability to work varied hours as needed.
- Conducts all activities with the highest standards of professionalism and confidentiality.
- Knowledgeable in regulatory compliance issues related to Medication management.
- Extensive data analysis and navigation of reports using spreadsheets, databases, pivot tables including financial information, pharmacy claims data and other pharmacy or medication related reporting.
- Ability to develop, implement and lead all aspects of pharmacy operation.
- Complies with all applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures, supporting the organization’s corporate integrity efforts by acting in an ethical and appropriate manner, reporting known or suspected violation of applicable rules, and cooperating fully with all organizational investigations and proceedings.
Requirements:
- PharmD, Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy required. Pharmacy degree from School of Pharmacy accredited by ACPE required.
- 2 years related community/clinic pharmacy experience.
- 3 years of pharmacy financial reporting and revenue cycle experience is required.
- Prior management experience required.
- Hospital or health system pharmacy experience preferred.
Position Summary:
We are seeking an Assistant Director of Pharmacy Programs to provide enterprise-level strategic leadership, operational oversight, and performance accountability for The Harris Center’s Pharmacy Operations. This position will plan, organize, and direct all functions of the Harris Center Pharmacy services. The incumbent will ensure all legal, regulatory, and accrediting requirements are maintained, and will ensure all pharmacy revenue management and pharmacy budgets are tracking through the system properly as well. The Assistant Director of Pharmacy is responsible for ensuring optimal revenue capture, integrity, and reliability for technical and professional based billing systems in both inpatient and ambulatory pharmacy areas and other clinical areas as assigned.
This position ensures pharmacy services are safe, efficient, compliant, financially sustainable, patient-centered, and aligned with organizational priorities, clinical transformation goals, and executive leadership expectations.
Essential Job Functions:
- Work with and support Director of Pharmacy Programs to set the strategic direction and ensures that each pharmacy of the assigned district achieves budgeted profit, unit cost, bed retention and other goals
- Oversee daily operations of pharmacy programs, processes for drug recalls, monthly medication area inspections and having supporting documentation.
- Will participate in Harris Center committee meetings necessary to enhance practice and patient care.
- Address actionable items from Accreditation Bodies and regulatory agencies standards related to pharmacy.
- Collaborate with sites, managed care, finance, compliance and other areas of the revenue cycle to decrease denials, ensure optimal clean claim rates and ensure compliant billing practices.
- Will partner with other areas that have an indirect impact on charge integrity including but not limited to coding, health information management, and utilization management.
- Support process for medication charges, and that they are accurately and timely posted to accounts.
- Leads charging and revenue related projects, workflow changes, review areas of risk, assess financial impact of changes and outline workflow procedures.
- Conducts staff meetings as appropriate and requested by director.
- Perform special projects as requested.
- Maintain and/or cover as Pharmacist In Charge and/or pharmacist as defined by pharmacy structure and resource needs.
- Other related duties and work scheduled as assigned to assure continuity of service within The Harris Center.
- Establishes, monitors, and continuously improves pharmacy quality assurance, medication safety, drug utilization evaluation, customer satisfaction, medication error tracking, corrective action planning, and performance improvement systems.
- Leads and supports the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and related medication governance processes to ensure formulary decisions, clinical standards, utilization practices, and medication safety initiatives meet patient needs while maintaining fiscal accountability.
- Provides senior-level leadership for the pharmacy workforce, including organizational structure, talent development, succession planning, recruitment, retention, performance management, coaching, recognition, and corrective action in accordance with TSBP rules, applicable regulations, and The Harris Center policies.
Requirements:
- PharmD, Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy required. Pharmacy degree from School of Pharmacy accredited by ACPE required.
- 2 years related community/clinic pharmacy experience.
- 3 years of pharmacy financial reporting and revenue cycle experience is required.
- Prior management experience required.
- Hospital or health system pharmacy experience preferred.
Other:
- Ability to work varied hours as needed.
- Conducts all activities with the highest standards of professionalism and confidentiality.
- Knowledgeable in regulatory compliance issues related to Medication management.
- Extensive data analysis and navigation of reports using spreadsheets, databases, pivot tables including financial information, pharmacy claims data and other pharmacy or medication related reporting.
- Ability to develop, implement and lead all aspects of pharmacy operation.
- Complies with all applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures, supporting the organization’s corporate integrity efforts by acting in an ethical and appropriate manner, reporting known or suspected violation of applicable rules, and cooperating fully with all organizational investigations and proceedings.
Position Summary:
We are seeking an Assistant Director of Pharmacy Programs to provide enterprise-level strategic leadership, operational oversight, and performance accountability for The Harris Center’s Pharmacy Operations. This position will plan, organize, and direct all functions of the Harris Center Pharmacy services. The incumbent will ensure all legal, regulatory, and accrediting requirements are maintained, and will ensure all pharmacy revenue management and pharmacy budgets are tracking through the system properly as well. The Assistant Director of Pharmacy is responsible for ensuring optimal revenue capture, integrity, and reliability for technical and professional based billing systems in both inpatient and ambulatory pharmacy areas and other clinical areas as assigned.
This position ensures pharmacy services are safe, efficient, compliant, financially sustainable, patient-centered, and aligned with organizational priorities, clinical transformation goals, and executive leadership expectations.
Essential Job Functions:
- Work with and support Director of Pharmacy Programs to set the strategic direction and ensures that each pharmacy of the assigned district achieves budgeted profit, unit cost, bed retention and other goals
- Oversee daily operations of pharmacy programs, processes for drug recalls, monthly medication area inspections and having supporting documentation.
- Will participate in Harris Center committee meetings necessary to enhance practice and patient care.
- Address actionable items from Accreditation Bodies and regulatory agencies standards related to pharmacy.
- Collaborate with sites, managed care, finance, compliance and other areas of the revenue cycle to decrease denials, ensure optimal clean claim rates and ensure compliant billing practices.
- Will partner with other areas that have an indirect impact on charge integrity including but not limited to coding, health information management, and utilization management.
- Support process for medication charges, and that they are accurately and timely posted to accounts.
- Leads charging and revenue related projects, workflow changes, review areas of risk, assess financial impact of changes and outline workflow procedures.
- Conducts staff meetings as appropriate and requested by director.
- Perform special projects as requested.
- Maintain and/or cover as Pharmacist In Charge and/or pharmacist as defined by pharmacy structure and resource needs.
- Other related duties and work scheduled as assigned to assure continuity of service within The Harris Center.
- Establishes, monitors, and continuously improves pharmacy quality assurance, medication safety, drug utilization evaluation, customer satisfaction, medication error tracking, corrective action planning, and performance improvement systems.
- Leads and supports the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and related medication governance processes to ensure formulary decisions, clinical standards, utilization practices, and medication safety initiatives meet patient needs while maintaining fiscal accountability.
- Provides senior-level leadership for the pharmacy workforce, including organizational structure, talent development, succession planning, recruitment, retention, performance management, coaching, recognition, and corrective action in accordance with TSBP rules, applicable regulations, and The Harris Center policies.
Requirements:
- PharmD, Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy required. Pharmacy degree from School of Pharmacy accredited by ACPE required.
- 2 years related community/clinic pharmacy experience.
- 3 years of pharmacy financial reporting and revenue cycle experience is required.
- Prior management experience required.
- Hospital or health system pharmacy experience preferred.
Other:
- Ability to work varied hours as needed.
- Conducts all activities with the highest standards of professionalism and confidentiality.
- Knowledgeable in regulatory compliance issues related to Medication management.
- Extensive data analysis and navigation of reports using spreadsheets, databases, pivot tables including financial information, pharmacy claims data and other pharmacy or medication related reporting.
- Ability to develop, implement and lead all aspects of pharmacy operation.
- Complies with all applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures, supporting the organization’s corporate integrity efforts by acting in an ethical and appropriate manner, reporting known or suspected violation of applicable rules, and cooperating fully with all organizational investigations and proceedings.
Requirements:
- PharmD, Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy required. Pharmacy degree from School of Pharmacy accredited by ACPE required.
- 2 years related community/clinic pharmacy experience.
- 3 years of pharmacy financial reporting and revenue cycle experience is required.
- Prior management experience required.
- Hospital or health system pharmacy experience preferred.
Position Summary:
We are seeking an Assistant Director of Pharmacy Programs to provide enterprise-level strategic leadership, operational oversight, and performance accountability for The Harris Center’s Pharmacy Operations. This position will plan, organize, and direct all functions of the Harris Center Pharmacy services. The incumbent will ensure all legal, regulatory, and accrediting requirements are maintained, and will ensure all pharmacy revenue management and pharmacy budgets are tracking through the system properly as well. The Assistant Director of Pharmacy is responsible for ensuring optimal revenue capture, integrity, and reliability for technical and professional based billing systems in both inpatient and ambulatory pharmacy areas and other clinical areas as assigned.
This position ensures pharmacy services are safe, efficient, compliant, financially sustainable, patient-centered, and aligned with organizational priorities, clinical transformation goals, and executive leadership expectations.
Essential Job Functions:
- Work with and support Director of Pharmacy Programs to set the strategic direction and ensures that each pharmacy of the assigned district achieves budgeted profit, unit cost, bed retention and other goals
- Oversee daily operations of pharmacy programs, processes for drug recalls, monthly medication area inspections and having supporting documentation.
- Will participate in Harris Center committee meetings necessary to enhance practice and patient care.
- Address actionable items from Accreditation Bodies and regulatory agencies standards related to pharmacy.
- Collaborate with sites, managed care, finance, compliance and other areas of the revenue cycle to decrease denials, ensure optimal clean claim rates and ensure compliant billing practices.
- Will partner with other areas that have an indirect impact on charge integrity including but not limited to coding, health information management, and utilization management.
- Support process for medication charges, and that they are accurately and timely posted to accounts.
- Leads charging and revenue related projects, workflow changes, review areas of risk, assess financial impact of changes and outline workflow procedures.
- Conducts staff meetings as appropriate and requested by director.
- Perform special projects as requested.
- Maintain and/or cover as Pharmacist In Charge and/or pharmacist as defined by pharmacy structure and resource needs.
- Other related duties and work scheduled as assigned to assure continuity of service within The Harris Center.
- Establishes, monitors, and continuously improves pharmacy quality assurance, medication safety, drug utilization evaluation, customer satisfaction, medication error tracking, corrective action planning, and performance improvement systems.
- Leads and supports the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and related medication governance processes to ensure formulary decisions, clinical standards, utilization practices, and medication safety initiatives meet patient needs while maintaining fiscal accountability.
- Provides senior-level leadership for the pharmacy workforce, including organizational structure, talent development, succession planning, recruitment, retention, performance management, coaching, recognition, and corrective action in accordance with TSBP rules, applicable regulations, and The Harris Center policies.
Requirements:
- PharmD, Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy required. Pharmacy degree from School of Pharmacy accredited by ACPE required.
- 2 years related community/clinic pharmacy experience.
- 3 years of pharmacy financial reporting and revenue cycle experience is required.
- Prior management experience required.
- Hospital or health system pharmacy experience preferred.
Other:
- Ability to work varied hours as needed.
- Conducts all activities with the highest standards of professionalism and confidentiality.
- Knowledgeable in regulatory compliance issues related to Medication management.
- Extensive data analysis and navigation of reports using spreadsheets, databases, pivot tables including financial information, pharmacy claims data and other pharmacy or medication related reporting.
- Ability to develop, implement and lead all aspects of pharmacy operation.
- Complies with all applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures, supporting the organization’s corporate integrity efforts by acting in an ethical and appropriate manner, reporting known or suspected violation of applicable rules, and cooperating fully with all organizational investigations and proceedings.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in director of pharmacy jobs.
- Active pharmacist license in the state of employment required
- PharmD or equivalent doctoral-level pharmacy degree required
- Minimum five years of progressive pharmacy leadership or management experience
- Experience with Joint Commission, CMS, or state board pharmacy regulations
- Proficiency with pharmacy information systems and electronic health records
- Board certification such as BCPS, BCCCP, or FASHP membership preferred
Tips for Your Director of Pharmacy Job Search
Tailor your resume to setting type
Hospital director of pharmacy roles emphasize clinical program oversight and Joint Commission compliance, while retail or LTC roles focus on cost management and operational throughput. Reframe your bullets to match the specific care setting in each posting you target.
Lead with your licensure and board status
Hiring managers screen for active pharmacist licensure before reading anything else. Put your state license number, PharmD, and any board certifications like BCPS or FASHP in the header or summary so they clear that filter immediately.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists director of pharmacy openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Quantify your operational scope upfront
Committees, FTE counts, annual drug spend managed, and accreditation outcomes signal leadership scale in ways job titles alone cannot. Put those numbers in the first third of your resume so a hiring committee can gauge your scope within seconds.
Prepare a formulary or cost-reduction case study
Interviewers for director-level pharmacy roles frequently ask for a concrete example of a formulary decision or drug spend initiative you led. Have one ready with the problem, your approach, and the measurable outcome before your first screening call.
Negotiate start date alongside compensation
Director of pharmacy offers often come with a credentialing or privileging period before you can practice independently. Confirm whether your start date is contingent on that process completing and build any gap into your negotiation timeline accordingly.
Director of Pharmacy Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most director of pharmacys?
CompleteRx, Optum, and NYC Health + Hospitals are hiring the most director of pharmacys right now, with openings concentrated in Texas, New York, and Massachusetts, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Health systems and large retail pharmacy networks tend to post the most volume at any given time.
How many director of pharmacy jobs are remote?
About 57% of director of pharmacy openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the hands-on oversight most pharmacy director roles require. The sub-areas most likely to offer remote flexibility include managed care pharmacy, pharmacy benefits management, and telepharmacy program oversight.
How do you become a director of pharmacy?
Start by earning a PharmD and obtaining an active pharmacist license in your state. Build clinical and operational experience across staff and supervisory pharmacy roles, then move into an assistant or associate director position to develop budgeting, compliance, and team management skills. Pursuing board certification and completing a pharmacy leadership residency or MBA can accelerate the path to a director-level appointment.
Can you get hired as a director of pharmacy without prior director experience?
Yes, candidates who have held assistant director, pharmacy manager, or clinical coordinator roles with demonstrated leadership scope are regularly considered for first-time director positions. Emphasize your direct involvement in formulary management, regulatory surveys, budget oversight, and staff hiring rather than your title. Health systems with internal succession programs often promote strong clinical leads into director roles.
What does the director of pharmacy interview process look like?
Most health systems run a multi-stage process that begins with a recruiter or HR screen, followed by a panel interview with the CNO, CFO, or medical staff leadership. Candidates are typically asked to present a strategic plan or respond to a scenario involving a drug shortage, compliance gap, or cost-reduction initiative. A site walkthrough and meeting with pharmacy staff often precede a final offer.
Where can I find and apply to director of pharmacy jobs?
You can find and apply to director of pharmacy jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your setting preference, licensure, and experience level, then apply directly to each one that fits.
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