A Brief OverviewPharmacist Specialist, Analytics and Business Performance: responsible for developing and monitoring pharmacy KPIs, analyzing operational and financial performance, identifying cost and performance opportunities, and measuring the outcomes of pharmacy initiatives. The specialist converts pharmacy data into actionable dashboards, business cases, and leadership recommendations while collaborating with pharmacy leadership, finance, supply chain, information technology, and clinical stakeholders.
What You Will Do- Develop, maintain, and report pharmacy key performance indicators, dashboards, and performance trends for main campus operations.
- Collect, validate, analyze, and interpret clinical, operational, medication-use, inventory, workforce, and financial data (all encompassing).
- Monitor pharmacy expenses, budget variances, drug-utilization trends, purchasing patterns, waste, inventory performance, and other financial gaps.
- Conduct financial analyses, including budget-impact, return-on-investment, break-even, forecasting, and scenario analyses.
- Serve as the pharmacy analytics and financial subject-matter expert for departmental projects, pilots, business plans, and strategic initiatives.
- Establish baseline measures, targets, and post-implementation monitoring plans to evaluate project outcomes and realized financial benefits.
- Collaborate with pharmacy leadership, finance, supply chain, information technology, clinical teams, and other stakeholders to validate findings and implement improvement opportunities.
- Prepare and present executive-level reports, dashboards, business cases, variance analyses, and recommendations to pharmacy leadership and organizational committees.
- Maintain standardized KPI definitions, data sources, calculation methodologies, reporting schedules, and documentation to support consistent and transparent reporting.
- Manage a portfolio of analytics and cost-improvement initiatives, including project status, accountable owners, projected value, realized results, and sustainability.
- Educate and support pharmacy leaders, pharmacists, residents, and staff in interpreting data, understanding financial performance, and applying analytics to operational decisions.
- Ensure pharmacy data and reports meet organizational requirements for accuracy, confidentiality, security, and data governance.
- Support annual planning, budgeting, benchmarking, regulatory reporting, and development of a comprehensive pharmacy value report.
Additional Responsibilities - Performs other duties as assigned.
- Complies with all policies and standards.
- For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.
- Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.
Qualifications:Education - Doctorate Degree in Pharmacy with completion of an ASHP accredited residency/residencies or 3-5 years of experience in the practice area. (Preferred)
Work Experience - less than 1 year Experience as a pharmacist with training in drug therapy of diseases including the knowledge and application of clinical pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, drug-drug interactions, and pharmaceutics to patients, training in cost analysis/cost evaluation techniques (Preferred)
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities - Computer systems skills in spreadsheet, database and word processing (Preferred proficiency)
- Must demonstrate highly effective written and oral communication skills (Required proficiency)
Licenses and Certifications - Registered Pharmacist (R.Ph) in the State of Ohio (Required)
Physical Demands - Standing Frequently
- Walking Frequently
- Sitting Rarely
- Lifting Frequently up to 50 lbs
- Carrying Frequently up to 50 lbs
- Pushing Frequently up to 50 lbs
- Pulling Frequently up to 50 lbs
- Climbing Occasionally up to 50 lbs
- Balancing Occasionally
- Stooping Frequently
- Kneeling Frequently
- Crouching Frequently
- Crawling Occasionally
- Reaching Frequently
- Handling Frequently
- Grasping Frequently
- Feeling Constantly
- Talking Constantly
- Hearing Constantly
- Repetitive Motions Constantly
- Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination Constantly
Travel Requirements Joining our team comes with several benefits, including: - Competitive rate of pay
- Sign on bonus up to $5,000
- Free parking
