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Seattle Children's
Seattle, Washington

Informatics Pharmacist, Clinical

PharmacistIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$147k-$220k

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Job Description

Work Location: Downtown Seattle (Hybrid – 3 days/week on-site)

Develop, build, test, and troubleshoot medication related work within the Epic Willow suite of solutions. Will work collaboratively with other pharmacy informatics personnel for integrated solutions. Maintenance work to include order sets, formulary changes, and CPOE changes. Liaison between pharmacy and IT.

Attend and participate at applicable committees (Clinical Standard Work (CSW), P&T, and others). Promote optimizations and enhancements as they become available from Epic. This role will include rotating on-call.

Required Education and Experience

  • Graduation from an accredited School of Pharmacy.
  • Epic certified in modules supported or receive certification within 6 months from employment.
  • Experience with interpretation of regulations and implementation, monitoring of systems to meet requirement such as TJC, etc.
  • Experience training others.

Required Credentials

Licensed by the Washington State Board of Pharmacy as a Pharmacist or Licensed Pharmacist in good standing in the state that you are working from.

Licensure is required within 6 months of hire.

  • Preferred
  • Epic Willow Inpatient Certification
  • Proficient in Information Technology skills.
  • Proficient in project management ideologies or experience.
  • Oversaw small to medium projects, end to end.
  • Proficient with Epic Willow build and/or use experience.
  • Other EMR experience (Cerner, Meditech, other).
  • At least two years experience in a hospital pharmacy with demonstration of increasing responsibility, leadership and thorough understanding of pharmacy and hospital operations and organization.
  • Interface HL7 experience.
  • Pediatrics experience.
  • Previous experience with pharmacy software configuration, testing, and implementation.

Compensation Range

$146,572.00 - $219,858.00 per year

Salary Information

This compensation range was calculated based on full-time employment (2080 hours worked per calendar year). Offers are determined by multiple factors including equity, skills, experience, and expertise, and may vary within the range provided.

Disclaimer for Out of State Applicants

This compensation range is specific to Seattle, positions located outside of Seattle may be compensated differently depending on various factors.

Benefits Information

Seattle Children’s offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 403(b), life insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more. Additional details on our benefits can be found on our website seattlechildrens.org.

About Us

Hope. Care. Cure. These three simple words capture what we do at Seattle Children’s – to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible. Are you ready to engage with a mission-driven organization that is life-changing to many, and touches the hearts of all? #HOPECARECURE

Our founding promise to the community is as valid today as it was over a century ago: we will care for all children in our region, regardless of the families’ ability to pay. Together, we deliver superior patient care, advance new discoveries and treatments through pediatric research, and serve as the pediatric and adolescent, academic medical center for Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho – the largest region of any children’s hospital in the country.

U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks Seattle Children’s among the nation’s best children’s hospitals. For more than a decade, Seattle Children’s has been nationally recognized in key specialty areas. We are honored to be one of the nation’s very best places to care for children and the top-ranked pediatric hospital in Washington and the Pacific Northwest.

As a Magnet designated institution, we recognize the importance of hiring and developing great talent to provide best-in-class care to the patients and families we serve. Our organizational DNA takes form in our core values: Compassion, Excellence, Integrity, Collaboration, Equity and Innovation.

Whether it’s delivering frontline care to our patients in a kind and caring manner, practicing the highest standards of quality and safety, or being relentlessly curious as we work towards eradicating childhood diseases, these values are the fabric of our culture and community. The future starts here.

Our Commitment

Seattle Children’s welcomes people of all experiences, backgrounds, and thoughts as this is what drives our spirit of inquiry and allows us to better connect with our patients and families. Our organization recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes based on merit without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

The people who work at Seattle Children’s are members of a community that seeks to respect and celebrate all the qualities that make each of us unique. Each of us is empowered to be ourselves.

Seattle Children’s is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Workplace and Affirmative Action Employer.

Key Responsibilities

The Informatics Pharmacist will develop, build, and maintain medication-related solutions within the Epic Willow suite while serving as a liaison between pharmacy and IT. They will also participate in clinical committees and promote system optimizations to enhance pharmacy operations.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a degree from an accredited School of Pharmacy and be licensed by the Washington State Board of Pharmacy. At least two years of hospital pharmacy experience and Epic Willow certification or the ability to obtain it within six months are required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Formulary managementClinical systemsRegulatory complianceTJC standardsMedication safetyHospital pharmacy operationsTroubleshooting

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 40 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 53% have no call, 75% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Washington is 107.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$183k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $171k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Washington clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Pharmacy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Location & Logistics

Washington has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$183k midpoint, that is roughly $7k–$13k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks20 jobs · 18 employers

401k / retirement match
90% this job
Sign-on bonus
20%
Loan repayment
5%
CME allowance
5%
PSLF eligible
5%

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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 10,058 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site
  • Includes call

Living in Seattle

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$881k≈ 6.0× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,234/mo≈ 18% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
111.1
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Seattle Children's

Hospitals and Health Care
Seattle, WA
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical
Dental
Vision
403(b)
Life Insurance
Paid Time Off
Tuition Reimbursement