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Fairview Health Services
Burnsville, Minnesota

Oncology Pharmacist - Float

PharmacistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$140k-$197k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 19m ago · Verified live

Job Description

The oncology pharmacist position is responsible for providing clinical support and consultative services in a complex retail pharmacy operation.

This position partners with key stakeholders to drive medication safety, customer service, process improvement, clinical and formulary programs and initiatives and regulatory compliance.

The oncology pharmacist will act as a primary resource in the development and education of students, residents, staff and interdisciplinary members of the care team.

This is a float pharmacist position where this pharmacist will rotate through the Adult Fairview Ambulatory Infusion Centers (Clinics and surgery center, Ridges, Maple Grove, and Southdale- with the Clinics and Surgery Center being the home site).

Responsibilities/Job Description

Provide clinical, formulary and pharmacotherapy expertise and act as a resource to students, staff and interdisciplinary members of the care team

Act as resource for pharmaceutical care to patients This includes partnering with interdisciplinary care team members to ensure appropriateness of medication order and therapy, drug selection, formulary correctness and compliance any other formulary or departmental initiatives

Provide clinical pharmacy services to all patients in assigned area including completing review for all patients daily, monitoring, adjusting patient therapies and documenting changes according to department policies

Accountable for the distribution and/or preparation of medications, sterile products, compound IV mixtures and other extemporaneous orders as appropriate

  • Effectively consult and educate patients, staff and students on drug
  • Execute the function of staff pharmacist
  • Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

1 year pharmacist experience in complex pharmacy operation or completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY1 residency program

Licensed or eligible for licensure as a pharmacist in Minnesota

Preferred Qualifications

  • Completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY1 residency program
  • Doctorate of Pharmacy
  • 3 years experience in a specialty setting

Benefit Overview

Fairview offers a generous benefit package including but not limited to medical, dental, vision plans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, PTO and Sick and Safe Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement, early access to earned wages, and more! Please follow this link foradditional information: fairview.org

Compensation Disclaimer

The posted pay range is for a 40-hour workweek (1.0 FTE). The actual rate of pay offered within this range may depend on several factors, such as FTE, skills, knowledge, relevant education, experience, and market conditions.

Additionally, our organization values pay equity and considers the internal equity of our team when making any offer. Hiring at the maximum of the range is not typical. If your role is eligible for a sign-on bonus, the bonus program that is approved and in place at the time of offer, is what will be honored.

EEO Statement

EEO/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status

Key Responsibilities

The oncology pharmacist provides clinical support, consultative services, and medication safety oversight within a complex retail pharmacy operation. They are responsible for monitoring patient therapies, preparing sterile products, and educating staff and students on pharmaceutical care.

Requirements

Candidates must have at least one year of pharmacist experience in a complex operation or completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY1 residency. A license or eligibility for licensure as a pharmacist in Minnesota is required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Oncology pharmacyFormulary managementPatient consultationSterile compoundingClinical educationIV mixture preparationDrug therapy monitoring

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 40 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 53% have no call, 45% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$168k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $171k in an average-cost state. 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Pharmacy market look like in Minnesota?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$171k in purchasing powerMinnesota index 98.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pharmacy listings in Minnesota213 active10,251 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 20% remote · 53% no call · 45% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMinnesota Pharmacist listings: 25% state a sign-on bonus (median $40k) · 22% offer loan repayment219 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 2.1
Better work-life than 30% of Pharmacy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,137 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Fairview Health Services

Hospitals and Health Care
Minneapolis, MN
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Short-term Disability
Long-term Disability
PTO
Sick and Safe Time

Living in Burnsville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$358k≈ 2.6× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,493/mo≈ 13% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
104.8
State income tax
Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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