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Inova Health System
Falls Church, Virginia

Research Pharmacist Coordinator

PharmacistNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$126k-$206k

The week · per this posting · Monday – FridayWeekdays only

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Job Description

Inova Research Center is seeking a dedicated Research Pharmacist Coordinator - Oncology to join the team. This role will be full-time day shift (Monday – Friday) |Sign-on Bonus & relocation assistance eligible.

Inova is consistently ranked as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits

  • Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
  • Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
  • Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
  • Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
  • Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and remote and hybrid career opportunities.

Research Pharmacist Coordinator Job Responsibilities

  • Facilitates the development and implementation of treatment guidelines, protocols, formulary changes and critical pathways.
  • Facilitates the identification, resolution, implementation, and communication of cost-effective medication use issues in collaboration with the medical staff.
  • Provides clinical consultation and clarification to practitioners and patients and suggests appropriate and cost-effective therapeutic alternatives to medical staff as needed.
  • Monitors drug therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, adverse drug reactions and appropriateness of drug/dose.
  • Performs all the functions/duties of the Pharmacist.
  • Provides education and information to patients on pharmaceutical care and drug therapy.
  • Provides training and education to Pharmacists regarding pharmaceutical care and Pharmacoeconomics and supervises and instructs Pharmacists and Pharmacy students.
  • Prepares and presents drug reviews, MUE criteria, antibiotic sensitivity reports, adverse drug reaction reports and pharmacy intervention summaries to the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
  • Participates in community educational programs and contributes to the advancement of the profession through presentations at local, state, and national meetings.
  • Reviews the performance and documentation of clinical activities of all Pharmacists including documentation of clinical and investigational drug activities.
  • Monitors Pharmacy activities daily to ensure adherence to study protocols and dispensing procedures.
  • Liaises with Principal Investigators, Trial Coordinators and/or Research Assistants to establish Pharmacy's role, determine fee schedules and to implement dispensing, compounding, and billing procedures.
  • Maintains inventory and coordinates distribution of an up-to-date clinical investigational drug trials list.
  • Communicates any concerns regarding ethical issues or deviation from established policies and procedures to the appropriate committee.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Education: Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) or Bachelor degree in Pharmacy.
  • Experience: Three (3) years’ Pharmacist oncology experience or completion of an ASHP approved post-graduate year one residency or three years of Pharmacist research experience
  • Licensed Pharmacist in the state of VA.
  • Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS) within 90 days of hire.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Research experience.

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience.

And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

Inova Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.

Key Responsibilities

The Research Pharmacist Coordinator facilitates the development of oncology treatment protocols and ensures the safe, cost-effective use of medications. They also manage investigational drug trials, provide clinical consultation to medical staff, and supervise pharmacy personnel.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) or Bachelor degree in Pharmacy and possess a valid Virginia pharmacist license. A minimum of three years of oncology or research pharmacy experience is required.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Oncology pharmacyDrug therapy monitoringProtocol developmentMedication use evaluationInvestigational drug managementPatient educationPharmacy operationsRegulatory complianceClinical researchInterdisciplinary collaborationInventory management

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 43 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 47% are remote, 49% have no call, 65% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$166k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $164k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Research Pharmacist Coordinator at Inova Health System a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Pharmacy — ranked against 10,350 active Pharmacy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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CME allowance
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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 6.4
Better work-life than 90% of Pharmacy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,350 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • No nights

Living in Falls Church

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$781k≈ 6.2× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,574/mo≈ 24% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
29 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.9
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 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 Inova Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
Falls Church, Virginia
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental and vision coverage
Robust team member wellness program
Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions
Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans
Mental Health Support: 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions per person, per year, at no cost
Paid time off
Paid parental leave
Flexible work schedules