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Inova
Virginia

Sr Clinical Pharmacist

PharmacistNo weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Posted 5mo ago

Job Description

Inova Schar Clinic is seeking a dedicated Sr. Clinical Pharmacist - Oncology to join the team. This role will be full-time Monday – Friday; shift varies| Sign-on Bonus & relocation assistance available.

Inova is consistently ranked as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits

  • Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
  • Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
  • Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
  • Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
  • Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and remote and hybrid career opportunities.

Clinical Pharmacist Job Responsibilities

  • Interprets, prepares, and verifies medication orders as appropriate.
  • Provides clinical consultation and cost-effective alternatives.
  • Issues controlled substances in compliance according to the DEA and VA Board of Pharmacy requirements.
  • Participates in the medication formulary review and approval process.
  • Monitors drug therapies for interactions, allergies, and appropriateness.
  • Reports adverse drug reactions promptly and accurately.
  • Minimizes non-formulary procurement and supports substitutions.
  • Participates in decentralized rounding with clinical teams.
  • Responds to emergent bedside alerts and codes (adult and pediatric as designated).
  • Precepts learners as appropriate.
  • May perform additional duties as assigned, including, but not limited to:
  • Spearheading grant work and submission related to the practice of pharmacy.
  • Lecturing and facilitating learning opportunities for pharmacy students, PGY1 and PGY2 pharmacy residents, and practitioners.
  • Performing duties on local, system. And national committees which contribute to the development and professional advancement of pharmacy practice.
  • Serving as a leader or facilitator on a regional or national professional organization.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Education: Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) or Bachelor degree in Pharmacy.
  • Experience: Five (5) years as a clinical Pharmacist.
  • Licensed Pharmacist in the state of VA.
  • Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) for Critical Care and Emergency Medicine, and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) within 90 days of hire.

Preferred Qualifications

  • PGY1/PGY2 Oncology residency.
  • Board certified Oncology Pharmacist or certification obtained within two (2) years of employment.

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience.

And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.

Key Responsibilities

The Sr. Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for interpreting and verifying medication orders while providing clinical consultations and monitoring drug therapies for oncology patients. They also participate in formulary reviews, decentralized rounding, and the precepting of pharmacy learners.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a PharmD or Bachelor's in Pharmacy, be licensed in Virginia, and have at least five years of clinical pharmacy experience. Required certifications include BLS, ACLS, and PALS, with a preference for PGY1/PGY2 Oncology residency and Board Certification.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Oncology PharmacyMedication Order VerificationDrug Therapy MonitoringControlled Substances ManagementPatient SafetyGrant WritingAcademic LecturingEmergency Response

Oncology — Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 50 active Oncology listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 46% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

How many Oncology jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.0 / 10 · above average in oncology (pharmacy)ranked against 99 Oncology (Pharmacy) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Cost of livingVirginia index 101.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Oncology listings in Virginia5 active99 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 30% remote · 46% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonus · $10k loan repaymentVirginia Pharmacist listings: 17% state a sign-on bonus · 18% offer loan repayment307 active listings, Nov 2026
New Oncology listings432 in the last 30 days394 the 30 days before (+10%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Oncology pay trend−5.5% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Inova#2 of 12 for payTop Employers work-life index
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (99 Oncology (Pharmacy) listings), Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Sr Clinical Pharmacist at Inova a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Oncology (Pharmacy) — ranked against 99 active Oncology (Pharmacy) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

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Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 6.0
Better work-life than 70% of Oncology (Pharmacy) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 99 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
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About Inova

Hospitals and Health Care
Falls Church, Virginia
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, vision coverage
Wellness program
401k with 5% match
Tuition assistance up to $5,250/year
Student loan assistance up to $10,000
Mental health support (25 sessions/year)
Paid time off
Paid parental leave