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Newton, Massachusetts

Pharmacist NO WEEKENDS OR EVENINGS!!

PharmacistNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$56-$60/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumedWeekdays only

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Job Description

Our company, Apotheco Pharmacy Group (“Apotheco”), is an independent retail pharmacy specializing in dermatology products. We are searching for Licensed Pharmacists to join our team! We care about our employees and believe in a work/life balance, which includes evenings and weekends off!!

Duties and Responsibilities

You Will Be Primarily Responsible For

  • Dispensing prescribed medications in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations;
  • Providing direction related to quality, clinical and compliance for Apotheco operations initiatives in compliance with state and federal laws; Providing consultation and other pharmacy services to patients;
  • Providing supervision of Apotheco’s support staff; and
  • All other functions reasonably assigned to you that are consistent with your title.

Education/Experience

Have earned a BS or Pharm D degree from an accredited pharmacy school.

License/Certification: Delaware and Pennsylvania

Licensed Pharmacist in applicable State.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Knowledge, Skills, and Other Abilities

  • Strong drug product and clinical pharmacy knowledge
  • Must have excellent customer service skills and be detailed oriented.
  • Familiar with clinical program components, formulary designs, prescription benefit trends, and PA programs
  • Time management skills
  • Written and Oral communication skills
  • Demonstrated ability to handle confidential information appropriately
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and self-motivated
  • Strong computer skills, including MS Window, Word, Outlook, and Excel
  • Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced call center environment
  • Strong team building and leadership skills
  • Strong customer service orientation and commitment to professionalism
  • Excellent verbal and written communications skills
  • Should be flexible to travel between other NJ satellite locations per business needs

Language Ability

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Math Ability

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft products.

Information Security Expectations: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to abide by Apotheco’s information security policies, employee handbook and security and privacy regulatory requirements. Each employee is responsible for the secure and appropriate handling of Apotheco information, information received by customers, other companies and/or external parties.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk; sit and use hands. The employee is occasionally required to stand.

Location: Newton, MA

Work Remotely: No

Key Responsibilities

The pharmacist will be responsible for dispensing prescribed medications and providing clinical pharmacy services to patients. They will also supervise support staff and ensure compliance with state and federal pharmacy laws.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Dispensing medicationsWritten communicationConfidentialityInterpersonal skillsRegulatory compliance

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 48 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 25% are remote, 50% have no call, 71% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$121k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $114k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

How many Pharmacy jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.4 / 10 · top 25% in pharmacyranked against 10,144 Pharmacy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$114k in purchasing powerMassachusetts index 105.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pharmacy listings in Massachusetts318 active10,322 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 25% remote · 50% no call · 71% no weekends48 benchmarked listings
Apothesilver tier, 78/100Top Employers work-life index6 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (10,144 Pharmacy listings), Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Pharmacist NO WEEKENDS OR EVENINGS!! at Apothe a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Pharmacy — ranked against 10,144 active Pharmacy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Top Pharmacist Jobs

26 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

26 jobs · 18 employers
3
<$150k
7
$150k-165k
12
$165k-180k
3
$180k-195k
1
$199k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

20 jobs · 18 employers
401k / retirement match
75%
Sign-on bonus
55%
Relocation assistance
5%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#3

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#4

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+ 24 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 6.4
Better work-life than 90% of Pharmacy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,144 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • No nights

Living in Newton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.29M
Typical market rent
$3,408/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.3
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.