Manager Pharmacy - Investigational Drug Services

Department:

38522 Enterprise Pharmacy - Investigational Drug Research

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hou rs Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Position Summary

The Manager, Investigational Drug Services (IDS) provides leadership and operational oversight for IDS pharmacy services across Illinois and Wisconsin. This role supports both inpatient and outpatient investigational drug programs, oversees IDS team members, and collaborates with pharmacy, research, and clinical stakeholders to ensure compliant and efficient study operations.

Key Responsibilities

Lead IDS pharmacy operations across multiple Midwest locations.

Provide direct and/or indirect supervision of IDS staff.

Oversee budgeting, operational planning, and resource management.

Review protocols, pharmacy manuals, study documents, and other clinical trial materials.

Ensure compliance with regulatory, institutional, and research requirements.

Support quality improvement and program growth initiatives.

Participate in on-call, weekend, and holiday coverage as needed.

Required Qualifications

Current Registered Pharmacist (RPh) license.

Minimum 3-5 years of Investigational Drug Services (IDS) pharmacy experience.

Experience reviewing and implementing clinical trial protocols.

Strong organizational, communication, and leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Previous leadership or supervisory experience.

Pharmacy residency training.

Sterile compounding experience.

Experience with budgeting and financial planning.

Schedule

Full-time, salaried position.

Primarily Monday-Friday, first shift.

On-call, weekend, and holiday coverage as needed.

Location

Hybrid position supporting locations in Illinois and Wisconsin.

Approximately 60%-80% onsite.

Regular presence at Advocate Health St. Luke's Medical Center and Advocate Health Lutheran Medical Center.

Travel between locations required.

Pay Range:

$68.20 - $102.30

Major Responsibilities:

• •Manages and oversees daily operations by establishing priorities, providing work direction, resolving problems and monitoring department performance. Ensures that services are safe and high quality.
• •Ensures pharmacy services align with local, state, and federal rules and regulations. Ensures that accepted standards of practice as outlined by accrediting bodies, ASHP, USP, and ISMP are followed. Complies with all requirements of OSHA and the Department of Public Health.
• •Ensures appropriate department staff levels and oversees scheduling. Monitors productivity and makes appropriate adjustments. Ensures optimal use of supplies for cost-effectiveness and efficiency.
• •Identifies quality and safety risks in department operations and clinical practices. Establishes and implements quality and safety improvements. Ensures medication safety event reporting is completed.
• •Supports pharmacy and interdisciplinary goals at both the system and site level. Leads the implementation of system initiatives and policies, and monitors compliance at the site. Collaborates with other site leaders to meet site goals, provide interdisciplinary services and resolve site issues.
• •Ensures team members perform identified clinical and operational pharmacy services to support patient care. Collaborates effectively with other site leaders and departments. Monitors effectiveness of department services. Leads quality improvement projects within the department and site.
• •Identifies, plans and develops new and improved services through evaluation and innovation.
• •Performs human resources responsibilities for staff which include interviewing and selection of new employees, promotions, staff development, performance evaluations, compensation changes, resolution of employee concerns, corrective actions, terminations, and overall employee morale.
• •Develops and recommends operating and capital budgets and controls expenditures within approved budget objectives.
• •Responsible for understanding and adhering to the organization's Code of Ethical Conduct and for ensuring that personal actions, and the actions of employees supervised, comply with the policies, regulations and laws applicable to the organization's business.

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:

Pharmacist license issued by the state in which the team member practices.

Education Required:

Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy.

Experience Required:

Typically requires 5 years of experience in a health system pharmacy practice as a pharmacist. Includes 1 year of supervisory experience in management of staff and in overseeing of budgets.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

• •Demonstrates leadership skills and abilities including problem solving, prioritization, decision making, delegation, team building, patient service, and conflict resolution.
• •Advanced knowledge of pharmacy practice, clinical skills, pharmacy reimbursement, and an understanding of heal care and hospital trends and issues.
• •Demonstrated ability to work effectively with providers, staff and patients.
• •Must be detailed-oriented with the ability to handle multiple demands simultaneously.
• •Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills.
• •Intermediate computer skills including experience in using pharmacy automation and point-of-sale systems.
• •Strong aptitude in human resource management.
• •Life support training courses may be required dependent on department discretion.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• •Generally exposed to normal office environment.
• •May frequently lift up to 20 lbs. without assistance.
• •Must be able to sit, stand and walk majority of workday. Must be able to reach forward and above shoulder, bend/stop, twist torso, squat, and kneel.
• •Must have functional speech, vision and hearing.
• •Will be exposed to chemical hazards; therefore must have ability to wear protective clothing as needed.
• •Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training

Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job

Incentive pay for select positions

Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

Paid Time Off programs

Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability

Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses

Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave

Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs

Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes