Vice President, Chief Pharmacy Officer

Vice President, Chief Pharmacy Officer

HMH HOSPITALS CORPORATION, Edison, New Jersey

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Status Full Time with Benefits

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives—and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community.

Together, we keep getting better — advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serving as a leader of positive change.

• Strategy and Vision Development
  • Create a cohesive vision for the Pharmacy function across the network, focusing on growth opportunities.
  • Set functional objectives and establish short‑term and long‑range strategies in partnership with local and network pharmacy leaders.
  • Design and implement key strategic initiatives to improve the pharmacy revenue cycle, system integration, purchasing power, replenishment and inventory control.
  • Identify community needs and new revenue opportunities, develop program proposals, and lead marketing and outreach efforts.
  • Create and oversee network advisory councils of subject matter experts.
  • Ensure the pharmacy function stays competitive, identifying trends, best practices and innovative solutions.
  • Communicate vision and strategy to local sites and hold leaders accountable for execution.
  • Lead relevant clinical research initiatives across the pharmacy function.
• Policies and Procedures
  • Develop and revise the Pharmacy Policy and Procedure Manual.
  • Administer a network‑wide formulary management and medication usage review program.
  • Identify medication cost‑saving initiatives through utilization and operational changes.
  • Oversee drug distribution policies and collaborate with nursing.
  • Maintain policies for pharmacy, in collaboration with local and network leaders.
  • Develop curriculum for pharmacy students within the network.
  • Establish a network‑wide patient experience approach and develop patient care policies.
  • Collaborate on a drug diversion monitoring and prevention program.
• Performance Management
  • Establish a standard drug formulary across the network while accounting for specialized needs.
  • Ensure pharmacy integration into care pathways.
  • Execute productivity measurement programs and report metrics.
  • Implement process improvements based on performance data.
  • Leverage benchmarking tools for operational improvements.
  • Allocate resources for the pharmacy function based on volume, expense projections and risk/benefit analysis.
  • Assist in budgeting, monitor key financial indicators and pharmaceutical spend.
• Equipment, Purchasing, and Contracts
  • Coordinate equipment and drug purchases with central purchasing.
  • Develop a long‑range capital plan for pharmacy services.
  • Create centralized purchasing and service agreements.
  • Develop a drug shortage risk mitigation strategy.
• Regulatory Compliance and Accreditation
  • Ensure required licenses for each pharmacy facility.
  • Establish policies and standards in conformance with TJC, DEA, licensure requirements and hospital policy.
  • Optimize and expand the 340B program while maintaining compliance.
• Quality and Metrics
  • Implement procedure changes to improve patient experience and outcomes.
  • Monitor and improve metrics and outcome measures.
  • Support achievement of national quality, safety and experience metrics.
• People Management
  • Make hiring and performance decisions with facility and network leaders.
  • Train, coach, and develop pharmacy leaders.
  • Ensure orderly succession planning.
  • Conduct performance appraisals objectively and timely.
• Relationship Management
  • Collaborate with leaders across the network to align pharmacy strategy with system standards.
• Community and Industry Relations
  • Represent HMH in community, state, and national programs.
  • Participate in industry bodies to bring best practices to HMH.

• Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy, an advanced degree in Pharmacy (Pharm
  
  D or Masters of Science) or a Master's in Business Administration.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience in healthcare operations and…