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Beth Israel Lahey Health
Boston, Massachusetts

Pharmacist

PharmacistIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$58-$78.06/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Beth Israel Lahey Health and New England Baptist Hospital are devoted to consistently promoting a culture of Wellbeing, Empathy, Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, and Equity as outlined in our organization's WE CARE values which can be reviewed here Our Values.

Pharmacists ensure safe, effective, timely, patient-centered and evidence-based care. The role requires interpreting and evaluating medication orders and providing medication expertise within the interdisciplinary team.

All members of the Pharmacy team are responsible for developing and promoting collaborative and collegial relationships within the department and with nurses, physicians and interdepartmental personnel as they relate to the pharmaceutical care of the patients.

  • ## $5,000 Sign-On Bonus Offered
  • (Subject to some restrictions)

Job Description

Please note: We are seeking a Pharmacist for a rotating day/evening/weekend shift.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES (including but not limited to):

  • Practices in accordance with the state and federal laws, rules, and regulations, including but not limited to Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy, Department of Public Health, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Drug Enforcement Administration. Maintains certification and credentials in accordance with the Board of Registration and adheres to institutional policies and procedures.
  • Reviews and verifies medication orders with consideration, including but not limited to the following patient specific parameters: diagnosis, weight/body surface area, age, allergies, organ function, laboratory values, medication duplication, drug interactions. Clarifies orders deemed to be inappropriate, incomplete, or otherwise unclear with the prescriber in a timely manner.
  • Documents and communicates pertinent information and discussion with the healthcare team and pharmacy staff to ensure continuity of care.
  • Checks and verifies sterile and non-sterile medications.
  • Provides drug information to patients, nurses, physicians, trainees and other employees.
  • Ensures all legal and professional requirements are adhered to for controlled substances.
  • Supervises, mentors and assists in training pharmacy technicians, interns and new pharmacists.
  • Promotes a culture of patient safety by submitting medication related events and near misses.
  • Completes daily pharmacy surveillance tool monitoring, including follow-up and documentation, as well as other daily patient care initiatives and relevant reports.
  • Supports departmental workgroups to improve process and quality outcomes, Supports the development and revision of departmental clinical guidelines.
  • Other duties as assigned.
  • Pharmacists are responsible for their own professional development including meeting all requirements for continuing and education, keeping abreast of current professional literature, both from a clinical and medication safety perspective.

Qualifications

  • Current MA Pharmacy License required
  • BPS preferred

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy required
  • Doctorate degree in Pharmacy preferred
  • PGY-1 Residency or 1-3 years relevant hospital experience required

Minimum Experience

  • 1-3 year(s) of work-related experience

Other Requirements

  • Consistently promote a culture of Wellbeing, Empathy, Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, and Equity as outlined in the organization's WE CARE values.

Physical, Sensory, and Environmental Requirements

Primarily sedentary work requiring prolonged sitting, frequent keyboarding, typing, writing, and computer use.

Occasional standing and walking within the work area.

Frequent reaching across a desk and handling, fingering, and keying of information technology equipment and office materials.

Occasional grasping and close visual work, including reading documents, reviewing electronic information, and performing detailed computer-based tasks.

May occasionally lift, carry, push, pull, or reposition lightweight materials or equipment, generally up to 20 pounds, with infrequent handling of weights up to 50 pounds.

Requires visual acuity for close work, including viewing computer screens, reviewing reports, and completing documentation.

Work is typically performed in a standard office or healthcare administrative environment with minimal exposure to adverse environmental conditions.

Frequent independent work with occasional interaction with customers, end users, staff, and stakeholders.

No regular exposure to hazardous materials, infectious diseases, bloodborne pathogens, bodily fluids, or other significant workplace hazards.

Pay Range

$58.00 - $78.06

The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time.

Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.

Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Key Responsibilities

The pharmacist is responsible for interpreting and verifying medication orders while ensuring safe, effective, and evidence-based patient care. They also collaborate with the interdisciplinary healthcare team and supervise pharmacy staff to maintain high standards of clinical practice.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Medication order interpretationPatient-centered careInterdisciplinary collaborationSterile medication verificationNon-sterile medication verificationDrug information provisionControlled substances managementPharmacy technician supervisionClinical guidelines developmentMedication reconciliationRegulatory compliance

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 42 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 24% are remote, 52% have no call, 50% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$142k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $134k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Pharmacy market look like in Massachusetts?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$134k in purchasing powerMassachusetts index 105.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pharmacy listings in Massachusetts322 active10,316 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 24% remote · 52% no call · 50% no weekends42 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$5k sign-onMassachusetts Pharmacist listings: 24% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 17% offer loan repayment337 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.

Top Pharmacist Jobs

23 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

23 jobs · 17 employers
3
<$145k
3
$145k-160k
10
$160k-175k
6
$175k-190k
1
$199k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

17 jobs
401k / retirement match
71%
Sign-on bonus
53% this job
Relocation assistance
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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$108k-$199k
#2

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$159k-$185k
#3

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#4

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+ 21 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 1.5
Better work-life than 10% of Pharmacy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,255 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends
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About Beth Israel Lahey Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Newburyport, MA
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

$5,000 sign-on bonus (subject to restrictions)
PSLF eligible (nonprofit health system)
Continuing education support

Living in Boston

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$800k
Typical market rent
$3,271/mo
Residents’ average commute
30 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.3
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 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.