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Clinical Operations Director roles qualify as H-1B visa specialty occupations, requiring at least a bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as life sciences, nursing, or healthcare administration. Sponsors file the LCA with DOL and petition through USCIS, making employer selection and prevailing-wage compliance the two variables that determine your timeline.
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The Pharmacy Operations Lead supports daily Micro Fulfillment Center (MFC) activities to ensure timely, accurate, and compliant prescription fulfillment for Walgreens pharmacies. Performs oversight of prescription workflow activities in an assigned function to drive operational excellence. Provides daily support to team members to ensure they provide a first in class fulfillment service. Collaborates to assign, monitor and review the day-to-day work of team members and provides technical guidance. This role provides advanced technical support for escalated issues, assists with pharmacy workflow tasks, and ensures high-quality service in accordance with federal and state regulations, company policy, and pharmacy standards.
Job Responsibilities:
- Owns shift readiness and execution by coordinating staffing, workflow prioritization, and real-time adjustments to ensure safe, accurate, and on-time prescription fulfillment.
- Deploys and guides team members on the floor to meet productivity and service expectations, providing direction and coordination.
- Enables team capability and operational readiness through onboarding support, training facilitation, and real-time coaching that reinforces correct behaviors and standards.
- Champions safety, quality, and compliance by reinforcing standard work, monitoring adherence to regulatory requirements, and escalating risks, errors, or critical issues appropriately.
- Monitors operational performance and drives consistency by reviewing productivity and quality metrics, sharing insights with the Group Supervisor, and reinforcing continuous improvement practices.
- Builds and maintains strong working relationships with internal teams, support teams, and other partners.
- Performs pharmacy-related duties under the direction of a Group Supervisor or Pharmacist.
- Reports any prescription errors immediately to the pharmacist on duty and adheres to policies related to Good Faith Dispensing and quality assurance.
- Supports inventory processes such as ordering, unpacking, organizing, and storing pharmaceutical products. Assists in filing claims related to overages, shortages, or damaged items.
- Maintains a clean, organized, and well-stocked work environment within the Micro Fulfillment Center.
- Earns and maintains PTCB or ExCPT certification through the designated training program and/or state required certification/registration.
- Leads inventory management activities, such as ordering, unpacking, sorting, checking, and storing shipment of pharmaceuticals.
- Ensures compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations, as well as company policies (e.g., HIPAA, fraud prevention, productivity standards, and quality expectations).
Basic Qualifications
- High school diploma/GED
- Earns and maintains PTCB or ExCPT certification through the designated training program and/or state required certification/registration.
- Must be fluent in reading, writing, and speaking English (except in Puerto Rico).
- Basic level PC skills (for example: start up and shut down computer, use mouse to point and click, start and close programs, switch between programs, save files, print documents and/or access information online)
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in pharmacy operations, distribution, fulfillment, or other related healthcare environments.
- Familiarity with Walgreens pharmacy systems and workflows.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to handle escalated issues.
We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
The Salary below is being provided to promote pay transparency and equal employment opportunities at Walgreens. The actual hourly salary within this range that you will be offered will depend on a variety of factors including geography, skills and abilities, education, experience and other relevant factors. This role will remain open until filled. To review benefits, please click here jobs.walgreens.com/benefits. If you are applying on a job board or unable to click on the link, please copy and paste this URL into your browser jobs.walgreens.com/benefits.
Salary Range: $19.75 - $26.35 / Hourly
Job Summary:
The Pharmacy Operations Lead supports daily Micro Fulfillment Center (MFC) activities to ensure timely, accurate, and compliant prescription fulfillment for Walgreens pharmacies. Performs oversight of prescription workflow activities in an assigned function to drive operational excellence. Provides daily support to team members to ensure they provide a first in class fulfillment service. Collaborates to assign, monitor and review the day-to-day work of team members and provides technical guidance. This role provides advanced technical support for escalated issues, assists with pharmacy workflow tasks, and ensures high-quality service in accordance with federal and state regulations, company policy, and pharmacy standards.
Job Responsibilities:
- Owns shift readiness and execution by coordinating staffing, workflow prioritization, and real-time adjustments to ensure safe, accurate, and on-time prescription fulfillment.
- Deploys and guides team members on the floor to meet productivity and service expectations, providing direction and coordination.
- Enables team capability and operational readiness through onboarding support, training facilitation, and real-time coaching that reinforces correct behaviors and standards.
- Champions safety, quality, and compliance by reinforcing standard work, monitoring adherence to regulatory requirements, and escalating risks, errors, or critical issues appropriately.
- Monitors operational performance and drives consistency by reviewing productivity and quality metrics, sharing insights with the Group Supervisor, and reinforcing continuous improvement practices.
- Builds and maintains strong working relationships with internal teams, support teams, and other partners.
- Performs pharmacy-related duties under the direction of a Group Supervisor or Pharmacist.
- Reports any prescription errors immediately to the pharmacist on duty and adheres to policies related to Good Faith Dispensing and quality assurance.
- Supports inventory processes such as ordering, unpacking, organizing, and storing pharmaceutical products. Assists in filing claims related to overages, shortages, or damaged items.
- Maintains a clean, organized, and well-stocked work environment within the Micro Fulfillment Center.
- Earns and maintains PTCB or ExCPT certification through the designated training program and/or state required certification/registration.
- Leads inventory management activities, such as ordering, unpacking, sorting, checking, and storing shipment of pharmaceuticals.
- Ensures compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations, as well as company policies (e.g., HIPAA, fraud prevention, productivity standards, and quality expectations).
Basic Qualifications
- High school diploma/GED
- Earns and maintains PTCB or ExCPT certification through the designated training program and/or state required certification/registration.
- Must be fluent in reading, writing, and speaking English (except in Puerto Rico).
- Basic level PC skills (for example: start up and shut down computer, use mouse to point and click, start and close programs, switch between programs, save files, print documents and/or access information online)
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in pharmacy operations, distribution, fulfillment, or other related healthcare environments.
- Familiarity with Walgreens pharmacy systems and workflows.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to handle escalated issues.
We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
The Salary below is being provided to promote pay transparency and equal employment opportunities at Walgreens. The actual hourly salary within this range that you will be offered will depend on a variety of factors including geography, skills and abilities, education, experience and other relevant factors. This role will remain open until filled. To review benefits, please click here jobs.walgreens.com/benefits. If you are applying on a job board or unable to click on the link, please copy and paste this URL into your browser jobs.walgreens.com/benefits.
Salary Range: $19.75 - $26.35 / Hourly
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Clinical Operations Director
Verify your degree meets specialty occupation
USCIS scrutinizes Clinical Operations Director petitions when the degree field doesn't directly map to clinical oversight. A nursing, life sciences, or healthcare administration background strengthens the specialty occupation argument. An unrelated degree paired with extensive experience invites a Request for Evidence.
Target employers with LCA filing history
Search DOL's OFLC disclosure data for employers who have filed LCAs under SOC code 11-9111 (Medical and Health Services Managers). Prior filings signal an established H-1B sponsorship infrastructure, reducing delays caused by employers navigating the process for the first time.
Use Migrate Mate to filter verified sponsors
Filter Clinical Operations Director roles by verified H-1B filing history on Migrate Mate. This surfaces employers who have already cleared the DOL prevailing-wage certification step, so you're targeting companies ready to sponsor rather than companies open to the idea.
Check prevailing wage before salary negotiations
Look up the DOL wage level for SOC code 11-9111 in your target metro using the OFLC Wage Search before your offer conversation. Your employer's LCA must certify the offered salary meets or exceeds the prevailing wage, and a mismatch at this stage can delay certification or trigger a revised offer.
Clarify cap-exempt status with research employers
Clinical Operations Director roles at universities, teaching hospitals, and nonprofit research institutions can qualify for cap-exempt H-1B petitions, bypassing the annual lottery entirely. Confirm whether a prospective employer holds cap-exempt status before the April registration window closes.
Plan the 60-day gap between clinical roles
If you're transferring H-1B sponsorship between health systems, your 60-day grace period starts the day your employment ends. USCIS requires the new I-129 petition to be filed before that window closes. Coordinate your end date and the new employer's filing timeline explicitly during offer negotiations.
H-1B Visa Clinical Operations Director: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Clinical Operations Director role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes, provided the position requires a specific bachelor's degree or higher in a directly related field such as nursing, public health, life sciences, or healthcare administration. USCIS looks at whether the degree requirement is a standard industry expectation for the role, not just a preference listed in the job posting. Roles framed as general management without a discipline-specific degree requirement are at higher risk of a Request for Evidence.
Which employers most commonly sponsor H-1B visas for Clinical Operations Director positions?
Large health systems, contract research organizations, pharmaceutical companies, and academic medical centers file the most H-1B LCAs for clinical operations management roles. Employers with established legal and HR infrastructure for international hires move fastest through the DOL certification and USCIS petition stages. Browse Clinical Operations Director roles filtered by verified H-1B filing history on Migrate Mate to identify active sponsors in your target geography.
How does the DOL prevailing wage requirement affect Clinical Operations Director offers?
Your employer must certify through a Labor Condition Application that your offered salary meets or exceeds the DOL prevailing wage for SOC code 11-9111 in the work location's metropolitan area. The wage level, one through four, depends on your experience and supervisory scope. You can verify the applicable wage level using the OFLC Wage Search before entering negotiations, which helps you identify offers that are unlikely to clear DOL certification without renegotiation.
Can a Clinical Operations Director transfer H-1B sponsorship between health systems?
Yes. Under H-1B portability rules, you can start working for a new sponsoring employer as soon as they file a new I-129 petition, without waiting for USCIS approval, as long as your current H-1B is valid and your previous employer filed lawfully. The 60-day grace period applies if there's a gap between employment end dates, so coordinating your start date with the new petition filing is critical to avoiding a status lapse.
Does working at a nonprofit hospital or university affect H-1B sponsorship for this role?
Nonprofit research institutions, universities, and their affiliated teaching hospitals can qualify as cap-exempt H-1B employers, meaning they can file petitions year-round without competing in the annual lottery. For Clinical Operations Director candidates who miss the April registration window or face lottery non-selection, targeting cap-exempt health systems or academic medical centers is a direct path to H-1B status outside the cap cycle. Confirm cap-exempt status directly with the employer's HR or immigration counsel before accepting an offer.