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South Salt Lake, Utah

Clinical Pharmacist Operations Manager

PharmacistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$120k-$160k

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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

Inventory ManagementClinical Pharmacy

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).

How many Pharmacy jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score3.0 / 10 · above average in pharmacyranked against 10,140 Pharmacy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$120k–$160kPharmacy median $139k (middle half $135k–$152k)109 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$142k in purchasing powerUtah index 98.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pharmacy listings in Utah112 active10,314 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 40% remote · 53% no call · 70% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (10,140 Pharmacy listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Pharmacist Jobs

14 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

14 jobs · 11 employers
5
<$170k
5
$170k-185k
3
$185k-200k
1
$215k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

12 jobs · 11 employers
401k / retirement match
92% this job
Sign-on bonus
50%
Relocation assistance
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$119k-$215k
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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 50% of Pharmacy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,140 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Full Benefits Package
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Retirement Plan

Living in South Salt Lake

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$459k≈ 3.8× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,527/mo≈ 15% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
20 min
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.