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Pharmacy Manager- Supply Chain Operations and Inventory Management- Baystate Medical Center Baystate Health Careers Department: Pharmacy Location: Baystate Medical Center, Springfield MA Job Type: Salary, full time Make an Impact with Baystate Health Baystate Health is seeking a Pharmacy Manager to join our Pharmacy at Baystate Noble Hospital in Westfield, Massachusetts. Schedule Details
• Job Type: Full time- • Hours: 40 • Schedule: Days Required Work Experience:
• 3 years leadership
Required Education:
• Bachelors degree • Licensed Pharmacist
Summary:
The Pharmacy Supply Chain Manager is an authoritative resource who will lead medication and related product acquisitions. Primary responsibilities include oversight of purchasing, inventory management, and contracting for BH Acute Care Pharmacy. The incumbent effectively manages and understands inventory works through challenges to maintain an effective balance. Utilizes team members throughout the department and organization to minimize the impact of drug shortages on patient care.
The incumbent will also establish critical relationships to achieve results with the pharmacy wholesaler, appropriate vendors, and contracted group purchasing organizations (GPOs). The Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DCSA) will also be a focus point for this leader to manage pharmaceutical supply integrity and related best practices. The Manager will also collaborate across the department and organization to optimize outsourced (503b) products and optimize the insourcing / outsourcing of available products.
The incumbent will utilize innovative thinking, automation, and technology to optimize purchasing, inventory and pricing of pharmaceuticals.
Job Responsibilities:
1) Provide oversight to pharmacy purchasing, including medication procurement, inventory control processes, and contracting for related goods. Serve as the primary liaison to companies or agencies that drugs are procured from. Implement strategies to maintain supplies of medications during shortages and recalls ultimately minimizing their impact on direct patient care. Standardize practices across the system whenever possible. Provide leadership and direction to purchasing team and other members of the pharmacy team as necessary.
2) Lead contracting efforts to evaluate and negotiate pharmaceutical costs. Optimize contract compliance through evaluation and auditing of wholesaler pricing systems. Review GPO contracts and related changes to ensure accurate and timely pricing updates. When able, leverage relationships with manufacturers, vendors and suppliers to reduce overall costs.
3) Manage product integrity and ensure compliance with the DCSA. Ensure outsourced pharmaceutical preparation is assessed thoroughly and value propositions are assessed with key stakeholders. Collaborate with regulatory manager is essential to ensure vendors are held to the highest standards.
4) Monitor inventory tracking systems for all products to ensure availability and overall supply integrity. Utilize practices whenever possible to gain scale and standardization. Audit inventory systems for accuracy and to ensure the appropriate supply, utilization and cost balance is in place. Optimize reverse distribution to ensure value.
5) Optimize pharmaceutical value by understanding market trends, evaluation of new products, management of vendor / wholesaler relationships and collaboration with internal teams such as accounts payable / finance.
6) Provide leadership over drug recalls and other supply interruptions that may arise via electronic drug recall system.
Required Work Experience:
1) Minimum 3 years of pharmacy experience in an institutional pharmacy environment.
Skills and Competencies:
1) Self-confident and visible leader.
2) Strong systems thinking and project management skills.
3) Ability to mentor and coach.
4) Entrepreneurial personality.
5) Displays outstanding communication skills both in writing and in person.
6) Exceptional customer service.
7) Results oriented and committed to customer service and patient safety/quality.
8) Effectively fosters and develops relationships.
9) Ability to engender confidence and trust.
10) Process improvement and operational excellence skills.
Education: Bachelors Degree (Required)
Certifications:
Compensation Note: The compensation range(s) in the table below represent the base salaries for all positions at a given grade across the health system. Typically, a new hire can expect a starting salary somewhere in the lower part of the range. Actual salaries may vary by position and will be determined based on the candidate's relevant experience. No employee will be paid below the minimum of the range. Pay ranges are listed as hourly for non-exempt employees and based on assumed full time commitment for exempt employees.
Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum $130,977.00 - $158,080.00 - $195,915.00 Equal Employment Opportunity Employer Baystate Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status.