Pharmacist Manager , Pharmacy Services

DESCRIPTION

Innovation is at the core of what we do. We believe that by removing and reducing the barriers that prevent people from taking their medications, we can help customers conveniently get the medications they need, when they need them and take them as prescribed. We provide customers with the ability to find transparent and simple pricing, receive 24/7 customer service support, and have their medications delivered to their doorsteps while creating programs and products that embody our mission and position ourselves in becoming the world’s safest and fastest online pharmacy. We are looking for a Pharmacist Team Lead to join us on our journey to make it drastically easier for customers to find, choose, afford, and engage with the services, products, and professionals they need to get and stay healthy!

What’s This Job All About?

As a Pharmacist Team Lead you will be responsible or managing and assisting the pharmacist team in their day-to-day tasks. You will be working as a partner with the Department/Site Leader to seamlessly integrate clinical expertise into the operations team. You will also be responsible for providing high-level clinical process input and oversight to ensure a strict level of medication safety and ensuring the highest level of pharmaceutical quality Amazon Pharmacy is dispensed to our customers. As a Pharmacist Team Lead, you will be engaging in pharmacy quality assurance, providing clinical oversight of operational practices, answering clinical questions and completing ancillary pharmacist tasks required to drive pharmacy operations. The majority of this role will be managerial in nature. This role will report to the Department Manager.

The shift for this role will be Monday – Friday 10:00a-6:30p ET. Schedules are subject to change based on business need.

Key job responsibilities

• Management and oversight of a team of pharmacists who work in the department.
• Coordinate with Operations Managers to provide clinical guidance to process and project

changes in coordination with the Pharmacist in Charge (PIC)

• Manage and develop quality improvement measures
• Monitor packet and bulk set production to ensure the appropriate medication quality

assurance checks are being conducted

• Answer clinical questions, provide clinical guidance where necessary surrounding department

processes

• Work directly with the department/site’s Pharmacist in Charge to ensure regulatory

compliance in daily operations

• Responsible for the training and development of the Pharmacist team
• Create rotational job assignments and coordinate with the Department/Site Leader on daily

and weekly shift plans

• Investigate quality errors and facilitate proper resolution, reporting, and coaching as

necessary

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors or Doctorate Pharmacy Degree
• Active and unrestricted Pharmacist License in domicile state
• Active and unrestricted Pharmacist License in a minimum of 8 out of 17 US states which

require a Non-resident PIC license, or willingness to obtain within the first 6 months in role. PIC will assign the 8 state licenses based on what is currently needed for redundancy purposes. This requirement is only applicable to roles that are tied to a dispensing pharmacy location.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Preferred Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of state and federal laws, rules, and regulations surrounding pharmacy

practices and patient safety

• Prior management experience leading a team
• Flexibility to work weekends and/or evenings with occasional extra time as required
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a team
• Ability to work in a highly ambiguous and rapidly changing environment
• Strong problem solver and drive to find a resolution to know problems
• Requires a high level of Bias for Action
• Ability to collaborate and work well with leaders and peers at various levels within the

organization

• Understanding of Lean Methodologies
• Previous experience with pharmacy automation
• Familiarity with Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)
• Ability to speak to performance metrics (how, when, who)
• Strong commitment to employee development

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

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