Clinical Pharmacist Operations Manager
Listed compensation
$120k-$160k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Clinical Pharmacist Operations Manager
- Location: Salt Lake City, UT
- Employment Type: Full-Time
- Compensation: $120,000–$160,000 annually
- Benefits: Full Benefits Package
We are seeking an experienced Clinical Pharmacist Operations Manager to provide operational leadership for an acute care hospital pharmacy. This position is responsible for ensuring safe, efficient, compliant, and high-quality medication-use processes while leading pharmacy operations, medication safety initiatives, sterile compounding compliance, staff development, workflow optimization, and continuous quality improvement.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead daily inpatient pharmacy operations, staffing, and workflow.
- Ensure compliance with USP 797, USP 800, and applicable regulatory and accreditation standards.
- Oversee sterile and non-sterile compounding quality programs.
- Lead medication safety, quality improvement, and patient-safety initiatives.
- Supervise, mentor, coach, and develop pharmacy technicians and operational staff.
- Manage medication distribution, inventory, and operational efficiency.
- Collaborate with physicians, nurses, hospital leadership, and other interdisciplinary teams.
- Support accreditation readiness, regulatory compliance, and pharmacy inspections.
- Monitor operational metrics, identify opportunities for improvement, and implement process enhancements.
- Promote a culture of safety, accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
Minimum Qualifications
- PharmD or BS in Pharmacy from an accredited institution.
- Completion of a PGY1 or PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration Residency.
- Current pharmacist license or eligibility for licensure in Utah.
- Minimum of 3 years of recent acute care hospital pharmacy experience.
- Demonstrated experience with USP 797, USP 800, medication safety, and pharmacy operations.
- Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
Why Consider This Opportunity?
- Competitive salary of $120,000–$160,000.
- Full-time position with a comprehensive benefits package.
- Leadership role within an acute care hospital pharmacy.
- Opportunity to drive medication safety, operational excellence, and quality improvement.
- Collaborative environment with interdisciplinary healthcare teams.
- Excellent opportunity for professional growth and advancement.
Ready to Make an Impact?
If you are an experienced pharmacist leader passionate about patient safety, operational excellence, and developing high-performing pharmacy teams, we want to hear from you. Apply today!
Requirements
Candidates must hold a PharmD or BS in Pharmacy and have completed a PGY1 or PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration Residency. A minimum of 3 years of recent acute care hospital pharmacy experience and current licensure or eligibility in Utah are required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Pharmacist Career Context
Of the 40 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 53% have no call, 70% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Utah is 98.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$140k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $142k in an average-cost state. 58.6% of Utah clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 3.0 / 10 · above average in pharmacy | ranked against 10,140 Pharmacy listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $120k–$160k | Pharmacy median $139k (middle half $135k–$152k)109 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$142k in purchasing power | Utah index 98.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Pharmacy listings in Utah | 112 active | 10,314 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 40% remote · 53% no call · 70% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
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