Vice President, Pharmacy Operations

Our Vice President, Pharmacy Operations plays a vital role in ensuring the highest quality and safety standards of our pharmaceutical products. The Vice President of Pharmacy Operations is a pivotal role within QuVa Pharma’s Pharmacy organization. This person is responsible for ensuring clinical and operational success through planning, developing, and implementing pharmacy foundational requirements, regulatory, business development and strategic directives as the patient safety advocate in cooperation with other departments of the company, and in accordance with accepting standards of cGMP compliance. With direct oversight of Pharmacy Services, Medication Clinical Safety and Licensing compliance. Turn your passion for precision and your commitment to quality into a meaningful impact on healthcare across the US.

What The Vice President, Pharmacy Operations Does Each Day

• Responsible for all clinical and operational aspects of QuVa to ensure patient safety and pharmacist supervision through proactive, critical thinking, solutions-oriented approach
• Responsible for BOM, Batch Records, Labeling, Licensing, Complaints, Clinical Medical Safety, customer engagement and subject matter expert for business development
• Ensures infrastructure in place as well as people, process and technology and builds the culture and community of the team
• Clearly defined KPIs and holds the team accountable for delivering outcomes
• Proactively evaluates regulations and implements actions and communicates as needed
• Works closely with Compliance, IT, Operations, and Finance leadership to ensure the highest program integrity, standards, utilization, and pharmaceutical management across the organization
• Works closely with Legal and Compliance staff to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local pharmacy regulations and relevant grant and accreditation requirements
• Determines the objectives of the department; plan, organize and direct general pharmacy services policies and procedures
• Clinical liaison SME with the QuVa Pharma customers and sales customer service teams
• Serves as the SME for customer services inquiries and adverse events
• Ensures compliance with all applicable regulations, Federal and State, including reporting and program requirements related to pharmacy services
• Manages customer communications and clinical decisions with Medication Clinical Safety team
• Responsible for assuring consistency across all the QuVa facilities in terms of product and process
• Supports and conducts audits and inspections as needed
• Responsible for department hiring or functional outsourcing, where needed
• Responsible for budget related to all items relative to the order fulfillment process, KPIs and performance data analytics
  
  

Our Most Successful Vice President, Pharmacy Operations

• Has excellent written and oral communication skills
• Has a team-oriented management style
• Resolves conflicts or differences through active listening and negotiation without losing sight of company goals
• Has the ability to influence others; serves as a mentor to team and is truly able to empower others
• Promotes active listening with team members; contributes appropriately to conversations; strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work effectively with other departments within the organization and with people at all levels of the organization
• Understands how various issues affect each other and the outcome of projects; improves upon existing approaches by seeking opportunities to creatively transform
• Effectively and productively engages with others and establishes trust, credibility, and confidence with others
• Listens to customers. Ensures commitments are met, sets appropriate customer expectations
  
  

Minimum Requirements For This Role

• PharmD
• Licensed as a pharmacist, Board Certification
• 6-10 years’ experience in clinical pharmacy and/or pharmaceutical manufacturing environment with 3-5 years in a leadership capacity
• Able to successfully complete a drug and background check
• Must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; QuVa is not able to sponsor applicants for work visas
  
  

Benefits Of Working At QuVa

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits including medical, dental and vision
• 401k retirement program with company match
• A minimum of 25 paid days off plus 8 paid holidays per year
• National, industry-leading high growth company with future career advancement opportunities
  
  

About QuVa

QuVa Pharma is a national, industry-leading, FDA registered 503B outsourcing services company that provides hospitals with essential medications in ready-to-administer injectable formats that are critical for effective patient care. We are leading the way with unmatched expertise in current Good Manufacturing Practices and sterile pharmaceutical manufacturing, and the highest quality and safety standards so hospitals can more confidently and reliably focus on patient care nationwide. As a leader in sterile compounding, we continue to invest in automation and integrated technologies to improve our production processes, safety, consistency, and product quality.

As part of our team, you'll experience being at the forefront of groundbreaking solutions, collaborating with brilliant minds, and making a tangible impact in healthcare delivery.

QuVa is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating and maintaining a work environment that is free from all forms of discrimination and harassment. QuVa's Equal Opportunity Policy prohibits harassment or discrimination due to age, ancestry, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and any related medical conditions), sexual orientation, and any other characteristic or classification protected by applicable laws. All employment with QuVa is “at will.”