JOB SUMMARY
This position serves as the lead administrator for UT Southwestern's Pharmacy Services within the Health System. The role is administratively and operationally responsible for overseeing all owned and operated pharmacy services within the Health System. This role ensures the delivery of high-quality, efficient, and compliant pharmacy operations across all locations, while fostering innovation and process improvements to enhance patient outcomes. In addition, this role will serve as the primary administrative liaison between the Health System and any UT Southwestern partnerships and affiliations as it relates to Pharmacy Services.

The Chief Pharmacy Officer (CPO) provides management, oversight and directs strategic initiatives pertaining to pharmacy services aimed at driving cost reduction efforts and achieving excellence in clinical quality and customer service across all UTSW clinical facilities. In collaboration with the clinical teams and administrative leadership, the CPO will be expected to establish operational procedures that increase productivity, reduce costs and maintain the highest quality of clinical standards. The CPO will be expected to provide strategic leadership to these business units and infuse a sense of responsibility and commitment to excellence.

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BENEFITS
UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION
Required

• Education
  • Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD or PhD) from an accredited school of pharmacy
• Experience
  • 10 years of progressively responsible, related experience, to include at least 5 years in pharmacy program leadership and people management
• Licenses and Certifications
  • (BLS) BASIC LIFE SUPPORT course accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC), and
    Current licensure through the Texas State Board of Pharmacy (TSBP), or current approved reciprocity licensure

Preferred

• Education
  • Master's Degree in business or clinically related field, in addition to pharmacy degree
• Experience
  • Accredited residency training and experience leading pharmacy services within an academic medical center

JOB DUTIES

• Leadership
  • Supports the institution's tripartite mission in clinical care, clinical research, and education
  • Leads by example and provides routine feedback to direct reports that enhances the work environment
  • Builds an engaged workforce through leadership, talent development, and collaborative employee relationships among faculty and staff
  • Create a culture of excellence and supportive work environment for all staff and faculty
  • Possess an ability to thrive in a matrix structured environment
  • Possess a strong ability to build teams and facilitate consensus is crucial
  • Provides direction, expertise, and leadership for the UTSW pharmacy services staff. Selects qualified personnel and provides for their on-going training and development. Assures that duties, responsibilities and authority of each job are clearly defined and communicated.
  • Initiates action and leads pertinent site leadership in the implementation of performance improvement initiatives to improve quality, cost and service.
  • Responsible for collaboration with providers, nursing, and staff in developing goals and objectives and ensuring ongoing communication and partnership.
  • Champion new clinical pharmacy practices across the Health System to enhance patient care and outcomes.

• Pharmacy Operations
  • Responsible for the administration and coordination of all pharmacy services at UT Southwestern operated pharmacy sites within the Health System.
  • Works with Directors of Pharmacy, Clinical Pharmacy Managers and P&T Committee to improve clinical resource utilization to improve drug therapy management
  • Develops and reviews management reports (including standard monthly operating reporting, productivity, benchmarking, etc.) providing insights, action required and explaining key takeaways.
  • Assures the development of policies and procedures for all key pharmacy services functions including business development, operations, clinical services, pharmacy data analytics, and pharmacy procurement.
  • Leads assessment, development, coordination, implementation, and maintenance of pharmacy programs and services.
  • Contributes to development and maintenance of clinically relevant tools to support clinical programs.
  • Collaborates with institutional and hospital supply chain to optimize contracting, pricing and efficiency of the pharmacy supply chain.
  • Ensures pharmaceutical regulatory protocols are in place and enforced within the Health System.

• Strategic Planning and Business Development
  • Identifies and leads the implementation of strategic initiatives which leverage the total purchasing power of the Health System to achieve cost savings for medication procurement. Works with clinical leaders and value analysis processes to assure that pharmacy initiatives achieve excellence in clinical quality.
  • Develops goals, objectives and budgets that support the pharmacy services mission of UTSW. Directs the implementation of short and long-term operational strategies for the department.
  • With the support of Finance, performs ROI and cost-benefit analyses to determine system wide cost savings opportunities based upon appropriate pharmacy initiatives.
  • With the support of P&T Committee and formulary decisions, assists in evaluation of contract proposals and supports contract negotiation process.
  • Serves as the administrative champion responsible for development, feasibility assessment, project planning and implementation of pharmacy initiatives. Responsible for development of clinical work teams to focus on specific initiatives to benefit the UTSW. Provides justification and pharmacoeconomics analysis to best practice conversions.
  • Maintains knowledge of new technologies on the horizon. Makes recommendations and leads implementation of cutting-edge technologies to improve medication use processes, enhance pharmacy supply chain and revenue cycle operations, and reduce administrative burden.
  • All other duties as assigned by UTSW Executive leadership.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Excellent oral and written communication skills adaptable to many different levels of staff.
• Extensive clinical knowledge of medical and pharmacy practice issues and demonstrated proficiency in the evaluation of clinical evidence and development of evidence-based drug monographs, therapeutic class reviews, medication and disease management guidelines.
• Proven ability to quickly gain credibility, in order to influence and partner with physicians, business leaders and the entire community of caregivers
• Strong leader with high ethical standards, builds coalitions, is adaptable, creates a vision, has strong judgment and decision-making skills, and knows how to develop talent.
• Strong presentation skills.

PACT STATEMENT

• P-Problem Solving: To achieve excellence in patient care and service, all employees are expected to take ownership in solving problems effectively, efficiently and to the satisfaction of the patient.
• A-Ability, Attitude and Appearance: In keeping with a professional healthcare environment, all employees are expected to have the ability to perform their jobs and to appear and conduct themselves in a professional and positive manner.
• C-Communications and Compassion: It is our goal that all our communications are clear, courteous, timely, and delivered with compassion, respect and appropriate confidentiality.
• T-Teamwork: In our medical environment, our patients regard every employee they encounter as a member of the Southwestern Medical Center team. Our goal is to individually work hard to contribute to our team, support our co-workers, and to achieve not only excellent patient care and service, but also a satisfying, caring environment for each other.