VP of Pharmacy Services Department: Pharmacy
Job Status: Full-Time
Rate of Pay: $180,000.00 - $200,000.00 Annually
Position Type: Full-Time
Status: Accepting Applications
Position Description Are you an accomplished pharmacy executive ready to shape medication strategy, clinical quality, and pharmacy operations across a complex, multi-site healthcare organization? Recovery Solutions is seeking a
Vice President of Pharmacy Services to provide enterprise leadership and strategic oversight for pharmacy services across the organization. This leadership role is responsible for advancing pharmacy operations, medication management, regulatory compliance, formulary strategy, purchasing, financial performance, and continuous quality improvement across multiple facilities and programs.
As the organization's senior pharmacy leader and subject matter expert, the Vice President of Pharmacy Services will partner closely with executive leadership, the Chief Clinical Officer, medical leadership, facility administrators, and pharmacy teams to develop and execute strategies that promote safe, clinically appropriate, compliant, and cost-effective medication management.
The ideal candidate combines deep inpatient pharmacy expertise with executive leadership, regulatory knowledge, financial acumen, and the ability to translate clinical and operational data into enterprise strategy.
What You'll Do - Provide executive leadership, strategic direction, and enterprise oversight for pharmacy services across Recovery Solutions facilities and programs.
- Develop and execute an enterprise pharmacy strategy aligned with clinical priorities, organizational objectives, regulatory requirements, and financial goals.
- Establish consistent pharmacy operating standards, corporate directives, policies, procedures, and governance practices across the organization.
- Monitor pharmacy operations, medication utilization, quality indicators, financial performance, and emerging trends to identify enterprise risks and opportunities.
- Partner with executive leadership to evaluate medication utilization and pharmacy expenditures and develop strategies to improve clinical and financial performance.
- Provide strategic oversight of pharmacy budgets, purchasing, inventory management, medication sourcing, and cost-containment initiatives.
- Partner with Medical Executive Directors, Medical Directors, and the Chief Clinical Officer to develop evidence-based medication guidelines and promote clinically appropriate medication utilization.
- Lead enterprise formulary strategy, including evaluation of medication utilization, clinical effectiveness, additions and deletions, standardization opportunities, and cost-saving initiatives.
- Monitor organizational compliance with federal and state pharmacy laws, regulatory requirements, licensing standards, and professional practice requirements across applicable jurisdictions.
- Provide enterprise oversight of accreditation readiness and compliance with applicable standards, including The Joint Commission (TJC), Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), and other accrediting organizations.
- Conduct and oversee routine assessments of facility pharmacy operations and medication storage practices, identifying risks and developing corrective action strategies.
- Provide executive-level pharmacy consultation and support during regulatory, client, and accreditation surveys and site visits.
- Oversee pharmacy Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) programs, evaluate performance trends, and ensure identified opportunities result in sustainable corrective actions.
- Provide clinical pharmacy leadership through medication-use evaluation, drug regimen review, and pharmacotherapeutic consultation on complex cases when appropriate.
- Lead the corporate Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee and establish effective pharmacy governance across applicable facility-level committees.
- Evaluate pharmacy operating models and recommend organizational, operational, technological, and managerial improvements that enhance quality, consistency, and efficiency.
- Provide strategic oversight of pharmacy vendors and purchasing relationships, including Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs), primary wholesalers, secondary wholesalers, and other pharmacy partners.
- Serve as the executive liaison between Pharmacy Services, executive leadership, medical leadership, clinical operations, facility administration, Finance, Compliance, and external pharmacy partners.
What We're Looking For Education - Required: Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) from an accredited school of pharmacy.
- Preferred: Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) and/or advanced degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
Experience - Required: Five (5) or more years of pharmacy management experience.
- Required: Five (5) or more years of professional pharmacy experience in an inpatient healthcare environment.
- Required: Demonstrated expertise in pharmacy operations, medication management, regulatory compliance, formulary management, and pharmacy quality.
- Preferred: Progressive leadership experience overseeing pharmacy operations across multiple facilities, programs, or geographic markets.
- Preferred: Experience developing and executing enterprise pharmacy strategies within a complex healthcare organization.
- Preferred: Experience managing pharmacy budgets, medication utilization, purchasing strategies, inventory, and cost-containment initiatives.
- Preferred: Experience negotiating pharmacy purchasing agreements with Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs), primary wholesalers, and secondary wholesalers.
- Preferred: In-depth knowledge of The Joint Commission (TJC), Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), and other applicable healthcare accreditation standards.
- Preferred: Experience leading or supporting regulatory and accreditation surveys across multiple healthcare facilities.
- Preferred: Experience partnering with executive and physician leadership on medication management, clinical quality, and pharmacy strategy.
Licenses & Certifications - Required: Active Registered Pharmacist (RPh) license in accordance with applicable state requirements.
- Required: Consultant Pharmacist licensure where required by state law or assigned responsibilities.
Why Join Us As the
Vice President of Pharmacy Services , you'll have the opportunity to shape pharmacy strategy across Recovery Solutions and influence how medications are managed throughout a complex, multi-site behavioral health organization. You'll partner directly with executive and medical leadership to strengthen clinical quality, patient safety, regulatory compliance, formulary management, pharmacy economics, and operational performance.
This role offers the opportunity to move beyond managing individual pharmacy operations and establish an enterprise approach to pharmacy services-creating greater consistency, leveraging organizational scale, identifying opportunities for cost optimization, and ensuring pharmacy practices continue to evolve alongside the needs of the organization and the individuals we serve.
If you're ready to bring executive pharmacy leadership, clinical expertise, financial acumen, and a strategic vision to an organization where you can make an enterprise-wide impact, we encourage you to apply. Perks and Benefits In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing, including:
- DailyPay
- Tuition Assistance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching
- Company paid life insurance
- Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)
- Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts
- Pet insurance
- Discount and reward programs for Theme Parks & Attractions, Hotels, Rental Cars, Water Parks, Virtual Events & Shows, Movie Tickets, Gift Cards, and more.
*Eligibility for perks and benefits varies based on employee type and length of service.
