University of Miami

Manager - Pharmacy Education

University of Miami$90K — $120K *
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) required
  • Completion of a PG1 and PGY2
  • Active Pharmacist license in Florida or eligible for licensure
  • Minimum 5 years of relevant pharmacy experience
  • Minimum 1 year of experience in higher education

Responsibilities

  • Lead design and execution of pharmacy onboarding and training programs
  • Establish and enforce orientation frameworks and learning pathways
  • Maintain and update training content per clinical standards
  • Deliver ongoing education initiatives for clinical excellence and compliance
  • Oversee pharmacy residency programs and curriculum development
  • Drive continuing education strategy aligned with departmental goals
  • Collaborate with leadership to align education with care models

Benefits

  • Medical and dental insurance
  • Tuition remission
  • Support for professional development
  • Flexible work environment
  • Collaborative team culture
Full Job Description

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CORE JOB FUNCTIONS                                                                                                          

  • Lead design, standardization, and execution of onboarding and training programs across all pharmacy service lines
  • Establish and enforce consistent orientation frameworks, competencies, and learning pathways
  • Maintain and continuously update training content to reflect clinical standards, regulatory requirements, and system priorities
  • Delivering ongoing education initiatives to support clinical excellence, operational performance, and compliance
  • Oversee and support pharmacy residency programs, including curriculum coordination and preceptor development
  • Identify and operationalize career development pathways for pharmacists, residents, and pharmacy staff
  • Drive continuing education strategy aligned with departmental and organizational goals
  • Support recruitment and onboarding of residents and pharmacy talent
  • Partner with clinical leadership to align education programs with evolving care models and patient outcomes
  • Lead training initiatives tied to new program launches, workflow changes, and system implementations
  • Ensure rapid integration of regulatory, accreditation, and best practice updates into education programs
  • Collaborate with informatics and operations to support adoption of pharmacy systems and digital tools
  • Own governance and documentation of training, competencies, and licensure compliance
  • Ensure readiness for audits, accreditation surveys, and regulatory reviews
  • Monitor training completion, identify gaps, and implement corrective actions
  • Align all education initiatives with organizational policies and professional standards
  • Serve as the enterprise-wide leader for pharmacy education and workforce development
  • Partner with Pharmacy leadership, HR, and academic institutions to strengthen talent pipelines
  • Provide strategic direction and support to preceptors, educators, and training stakeholders
  • Foster a culture of continuous learning, accountability, and performance improvement
  • Establishes and continuously assesses the effectiveness of the internal controls within the unit and compliance with University policies and procedures.  Ensures employees are trained on controls within the function and on University policy and procedures.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS                                                                                                         

Education:

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) required

Completion of a PG1 and PGY2

Certification and Licensing:

Active Pharmacist license in the State of Florida required or eligible for licensure

Experience:

Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience

Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes:

DEPARTMENT ADDENDUM

Department Specific Functions

Health System Pharmacy Education Scope

  • Coordinate education and training across multiple pharmacy service lines, including inpatient, outpatient, specialty, and infusion services
  • Tailor training programs to the unique workflows, patient populations, and regulatory requirements of each pharmacy setting
  • Ensure alignment of education initiatives with system-wide pharmacy strategy and site-specific operational needs

Specialty & High-Complexity Therapy Training

  • Develop targeted education for specialty pharmacy programs (e.g., oncology, neurology, infectious disease, home infusion)
  • Support training on high-cost and high-risk medications, including REMS programs and payer-driven requirements
  • Partner with clinical pharmacists to ensure competency in disease state management and therapy optimization

340B & Financial Program Education

  • Provide training on 340B program requirements, compliance standards, and operational workflows
  • Educate staff on medication utilization, cost management strategies, and financial performance drivers
  • Support understanding of payer dynamics, prior authorization processes, and reimbursement implications

Pharmacy Informatics & Systems Training

  • Lead training efforts related to EHR systems (e.g., Epic/Willow), dispensing platforms, and automation technologies
  • Collaborate with informatics teams to support system upgrades, optimization, and end-user adoption
  • Ensure staff competency in data capture, documentation standards, and reporting tools

Medication Safety & Clinical Quality

  • Integrate medication safety principles into all training programs, including error prevention and reporting processes
  • Support education related to clinical quality initiatives, including adherence, outcomes tracking, and patient safety metrics
  • Partner with quality teams to align education with performance improvement initiatives

Transitions of Care & Patient-Facing Programs

  • Support training for programs such as Meds-to-Beds, discharge counseling, and ambulatory care services
  • Ensure staff are equipped to deliver patient education, adherence support, and care coordination
  • Align training with population health and value-based care initiatives

Academic & External Partnerships

  • Collaborate with colleges of pharmacy and external partners to support experiential learning (IPPE/APPE rotations)
  • Coordinate student onboarding, training, and evaluation processes
  • Maintain relationships with academic institutions to support recruitment and program development

Workforce Optimization & Coverage

  • Support cross-training initiatives to improve staffing flexibility and operational resilience
  • Identify skill gaps and develop targeted training to address coverage needs across sites
  • Assist leadership in workforce planning by aligning training with evolving service demands

Department Specific Qualifications                                                                                     

Education:

  • Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) required
  • Completion of a PG1 and PGY2

Certification and Licensing:

  • Active Pharmacist license in the State of Florida required or eligible for licensure
  • 340B certification

Experience:

  • Minimum of four (5) years of pharmacy practice experience in a health system setting
  • Minimum of two (1) years in higher education

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

Job Status:

Full time

Employee Type:

Staff

About University of Miami

The University of Miami is a private research university in Coral Gables, Florida. The university offers 132 undergraduate, 148 master's, and 67 doctoral degree programs, of which 63 are research/scholarship and four professional areas of study. The university's research expenditures in the 2018–2019 fiscal year were $358.9 million, the highest of any university in Florida and 45th in the nation. The university comprises 11 schools and colleges, including the Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine in Miami's Health District, a law school on the main campus, and the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science focused on the study of oceanography and atmospheric sciences on Virginia Key, with research facilities at the Richmond Facility in southern Miami-Dade County.
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