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Palo Alto, California · Hybrid

Clinical Pharmacist - Specialty Pharmacy (Full-Time/Hybrid, 8-Hour Day Shifts)

PharmacistFull-Time

Pay as listed: starting at $120/hour · hybrid · Palo Alto, California · pays above the median of 18 Pharmacist listings (98th percentile).

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starting at $120 /hr

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Job Description

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Day - 08 Hour (United States of America)

This is a Stanford Health Care job.

A Brief Overview

Provides the full range of distributive, clinical, consultative, research, investigational, and/or administrative pharmaceutical services. Incumbents select, compound, manufacture, purchase, dispense, and/or preserve drugs, medicines, and other therapeutic agents; serve as a member and consultant on treatment or diagnostic teams; disseminates drug information to members of the hospital staff and interested community groups; may participate in hospital research projects or perform pharmaceutical research.

Locations

Stanford Health Care

What You Will Do

Clinical Pharmacy:

Applies knowledge of solubility behavior of substances, stability of drugs, usages of drugs, and limitations on modes of administering drugs, and similarly applies knowledge of incompatibilities in evaluating dosages and permissible concentrations of drugs, and in anticipating, preventing, and treating undesirable chemical reactions.

Applies knowledge of the physical and chemical properties and characteristics of computing dosages, weighing and measuring drugs, and mixing and compounding drugs and chemicals.

Has legal responsibility for proper interpretation of prescriptions and the dispensing of prescribed products, and call to physician's attention any synergistic, antagonistic, and cumulative effects, as well as questionable overdoses or incompatibilities.

Identifies fine differences between drugs as they relate to therapeutic efficacy of the products.

Maintains continuous awareness f new developments in the fast-moving drug field and be aware of emerging patterns, systems, and techniques in pharmacy practice.

Maintains records, documents patient data, prepares written reports, and provides oral reports concerning patient care.

May contribute to the accredited teaching programs, indoctrination and refresher training courses.

Specifies proper storage, protection, and preservation of therapeutic agents, in accordance with the standards of the United States Pharmacopoeia (U.S.P.) and the National Formulary (N.F.)

Investigational Drug Service

  • Provides assistance in the coordination and maintenance of pharmacy services relating to research at SHC.
  • Participates in sponsor site qualification and initiation visits.
  • Supports practices relating to pharmacy dispensing based on IRB approved clinical trials.
  • Provides guidance to investigational drug service pharmacy technicians.
  • Upon request, attends various meetings to provide pharmacy input on drug protocols.
  • Serves as the liaison between the study team, protocol sponsor, and nursing to coordinate drug therapy.
  • Participates in audits from the sponsors, FDA, DEA, NIH and other regulatory agencies as needed.

Education Qualifications

Bachelor's in Pharmacy from an accredited college or university.

Experience Qualifications

Two (2) years of progressively responsible and directly related work experience.

One (1) year if completed a PGY1 residency.

  • Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
  • Ability to apply judgment and make informed decisions.
  • Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
  • Ability to foster effective working relationships and build consensus.
  • Ability to precept students and residents.
  • Ability to plan, organize, prioritize, work independently and meet deadlines.
  • Knowledge of influence of patient's age, sex, concomitant disease states, concurrent drug therapy, foods and diagnostic procedures on drug activity and disposition.
  • Knowledge of local, state and federal regulatory requirements related to areas of functional responsibility.
  • Knowledge of Medical terminology and abbreviations; pharmacology and pharmacological nomenclature; medical therapeutics, pharmacokinetics, and disease states.
  • Knowledge of methods and procedures involved in proper handling and storing of pharmaceutical supplies.
  • Knowledge of physiology, anatomy, pathology, chemistry and mathematics as they relate to pharmacy practice.

Knowledge of prescription and non-prescription drugs and drug products and their indications, efficacy, dosage, mechanisms of action; fate and disposition (if known), major contraindications and potential side effects.

  • Licenses and Certifications
  • CA Board of Pharmacy License - Registered Pharmacist required and
  • BLS - Basic Life Support required within 30 Days or
  • ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support required within 30 Days

These Principles Apply to ALL Employees

SHC Commitment to Providing an Exceptional Patient & Family Experience

Stanford Health Care sets a high standard for delivering value and an exceptional experience for our patients and families. Candidates for employment and existing employees must adopt and execute C-I-CARE standards for all of patients, families and towards each other.

C-I-CARE is the foundation of Stanford’s patient-experience and represents a framework for patient-centered interactions. Simply put, we do what it takes to enable and empower patients and families to focus on health, healing and recovery.

  • You will do this by executing against our three experience pillars, from the patient and family’s perspective:
  • Know Me: Anticipate my needs and status to deliver effective care
  • Show Me the Way: Guide and prompt my actions to arrive at better outcomes and better health
  • Coordinate for Me: Own the complexity of my care through coordination

Equal Opportunity Employer Stanford Health Care (SHC) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination in all of its policies and practices, including the area of employment.

Accordingly, SHC does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity and/or expression, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or disability, or the perception of any of the above.

People of all genders, members of all racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants with criminal convictions will be considered after an individualized assessment of the conviction and the job requirements.

Base Pay Scale: Generally starting at $120.40 - $120.40 per hour

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training. This pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage.

Key Responsibilities

The Clinical Pharmacist provides comprehensive pharmaceutical services, including drug dispensing, clinical consultation, and the management of investigational drug protocols. They ensure patient safety by interpreting prescriptions, monitoring for drug interactions, and maintaining accurate records in accordance with regulatory standards.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy and possess at least two years of relevant experience, or one year if a PGY1 residency was completed. A valid California Board of Pharmacy license and BLS or ACLS certification are required.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Drug compoundingDrug therapy coordinationRegulatory complianceMedication safetyPrescription interpretationDocumentationInterdisciplinary collaboration

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 44 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 52% have no call, 70% require no weekends — this position is remote.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$250k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $226k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Stanford Health Care holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 72/100, 38 active listings.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinical Pharmacist - Specialty Pharmacy (Full-Time/Hybrid, 8-Hour Day Shifts) at Stanford Health Care a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Pharmacy — ranked against 10,058 active Pharmacy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include remote work flexibility.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks21 jobs · 20 employers

401k / retirement match
86%
Sign-on bonus
24%
CME allowance
10%
Loan repayment
5%
PSLF eligible
5%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 6.1
Better work-life than 80% of Pharmacy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,058 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Hybrid
  • Remote