Pharmacist
Listed compensation
$130K - $135K
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Pharmacist – Specialty Pharmacy | Elk Grove Village, IL
Careers with real impact.
Every role at Orsini moves a patient closer to life-changing therapy. We partner with biopharma innovators, healthcare providers, and payers to make access simple, compassionate, and reliable - so no patient is left behind. Make your next role matter.
About Orsini
Providing compassionate care since 1987, Orsini is a leader in rare disease and gene therapy pharmacy solutions, built to simplify how patients connect to advanced medicines. Through our comprehensive commercialization solutions including a nationwide specialty pharmacy, patient services hub, home infusion and nursing network, and third-party logistics provider, we work with biopharma, providers, and payors to ensure No Patient is Left Behind™
Our Mission
Orsini is on a mission to be the essential partner for biopharma innovators, healthcare providers, and payers to support patients and their families in accessing revolutionary treatments for rare diseases. Through our integrated portfolio of services, we seek to pioneer comprehensive solutions that simplify how patients connect to advanced therapies while providing holistic, compassionate care so that No Patient is Left Behind™.
Core Values
At the heart of our company culture, the Orsini LIVE IT Core Values serve as guiding principles that shape how we interact with each other and those we serve. These values are the driving force behind our commitment to excellence, collaboration, and genuine care in every aspect of our work.
Compensation & Location
The compensation range for this role is $130,000-135,000.
This is a hybrid position based out of our Elk Grove Village, IL location.
Position Summary
Responsible for dispensing prescriptions and coordinating clinical services for Specialty Pharmacy patients and other customers serviced at the branch location. This position is responsible for interacting with the health care professionals in the provision and coordination of customer care.
Essential Duties
Providing specialized pharmaceutical services to improve drug usage and therapeutic outcomes including advising and educating physicians on patient issues concerning drug therapy, the inherent toxicity of drugs, side effects, and appropriate dosing. Additionally, this role will be a key communicator to the physician regarding patient response to treatment issues
Data Entry, verification of prescriptions and checking of orders.
Coordinating the activities of assigned pharmacy technicians engaged in the preparation, labeling and delivery of medications and other pharmaceutical supplies in accordance with physicians' prescriptions
Ensuring compliance with federal, state and local laws and regulations pertaining to the dispensing of drugs and controlled drugs and the maintenance of required records
Conducting and evaluating medication histories, assessing compliance and suggesting modifications so as to achieve desired outcomes. This role will provide educational assistance to patients/families/caregivers to ensure understanding and to provide information regarding the patient’s therapy/treatment. Management oversight of the therapy care plan
Participate in On-call rotation and activities
Other Duties as Assigned
Disclaimer: The information written in this job description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. This job description is not designed to contain or be interpreted as totally comprehensive of every job duty, responsibility, or qualification required by an employee assigned to this job. While employed in this position, an employee may be required to perform other assignments not listed in this job description.
Knowledge, Skills, and Training
Requires a degree in pharmacy from an accredited School of Pharmacy – Pharm. D. Degree preferred
- Candidate must be licensed in the state of Illinois. Additional multi-state licensure preferred
- Ability to complete background check and drug screen
- Minimum 2 years’ experience as licensed pharmacist
- Intermediate computer skills/knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Experience in home infusion or Specialty pharmacy preferred
- Strong organizational skill, interpersonal skills and detail orientation important for this position
Employee Benefits
We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, financial security, and overall well-being:
- Medical Coverage, Dental, and Vision Coverage
- 401(k) with employer match
- Accident and Critical Illness coverage
- Company-paid life insurance options
- Generous PTO, paid holidays, and floating holidays
- Tuition reimbursement program.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Orsini Rare Disease Pharmacy Solutions is committed to the principle of Equal Employment Opportunity for all employees and applicants. It is our policy to ensure that both current and prospective employees are afforded equal employment opportunity without consideration of race, religious creed, color, national origin, nationality, ancestry, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, or present or past disability (unless the nature and extent of the disability precludes performance of the essential functions of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation) in accordance with local, state and federal laws.
Americans with Disabilities Act
Applicants as well as employees who are or become disabled must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided or with reasonable accommodation. The organization shall determine reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis in accordance with applicable law.
E-Verify Participation Notice
We participate in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment eligibility of all newly hired employees.
All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of Form I-9 and verification through the E-Verify system.
For more information about E-Verify, please review the official notices below:
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Key Responsibilities
Responsible for dispensing prescriptions and coordinating clinical services for specialty pharmacy patients. This includes educating physicians and patients on drug therapy, verifying orders, and ensuring compliance with federal and state laws.
Requirements
Requires a pharmacy degree (Pharm.D. preferred) and a valid Illinois pharmacist license. Candidates must have at least 2 years of experience as a licensed pharmacist, with specialty pharmacy or home infusion experience preferred.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Pharmacist Career Context
Of the 40 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 55% have no call, 53% require no weekends — this position is remote.
The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$133k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $133k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 5.1 / 10 · top 25% in pharmacy | ranked against 10,041 Pharmacy listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $130k–$135k | Pharmacy median $135k (middle half $125k–$136k)10 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$133k in purchasing power | Illinois index 100.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Pharmacy listings in Illinois | 332 active | 10,253 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | remote | peers: 20% remote · 55% no call · 53% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Illinois pharmacist listings (all specialties): 24% state a sign-on bonus (median $65k) · 32% offer loan repayment339 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Pharmacy listings | 3,644 in the last 30 days | 3,211 the 30 days before (+13%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Pharmacy pay trend | +3.0% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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