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Lexington, Kentucky

Staff Pharmacist - Sign On - Relocation Available

PharmacistFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

As a family company, we serve people and communities. When you work at Meijer, you’re provided with career and community opportunities centered around leadership, personal growth and development. Consider joining our family – take care of your career and your community!

  • Meijer Rewards
  • Weekly pay
  • Scheduling flexibility
  • Paid parental leave
  • Paid education assistance
  • Team member discount

Development Programs for Advancement and Career Growth

Please review the job profile below and apply today!

This position must practice the profession of pharmacy in an environment that by philosophy and policy, promote patient care and education. This person must be patient directed, clinically oriented, and have a vision to take Meijer Pharmacy to the next level of patient care.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Fill prescriptions safely accurately.
  • Maintain positive relationships with patients, team members and leadership.
  • Hold pharmacy technicians accountable for results in an appropriate and effective manner and have a vision to expand and grow the pharmacy business.
  • Educate and mentor pharmacy technicians to be effective team members.
  • Motivate team members to perform to their highest level.
  • Competent and knowledgeable of Meijer Policies and Procedures as well as state and federal laws.
  • Effective communication skills and agent of change.
  • Excellent organization skills with the ability to prioritize workload.
  • Listen to the patient and resolve patient’s needs, customer service.
  • In the absence of the pharmacist in charge, will be responsible for the pharmacy operations.
  • Perform and oversee (where allowed) clinical services, including immunizations

This job profile is not meant to be all inclusive of the responsibilities of this position; may perform other duties as assigned or required.

What You Bring With You (Qualifications)

  • Bachelor of Science Degree or Doctorate of Pharmacy.
  • Registered and licensed in the state of practice.
  • Certified Immunization Pharmacist (except Indiana)
  • Retail/Community Practice.

Working knowledge of pharmacy system, working knowledge of policies and procedures, understanding of regulatory in the state the unit operates.

Key Responsibilities

The Staff Pharmacist is responsible for safely and accurately filling prescriptions while providing high-quality patient care and education. They also oversee pharmacy operations, mentor pharmacy technicians, and ensure compliance with all state and federal pharmacy laws.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor of Science or Doctorate of Pharmacy degree and be a licensed pharmacist in the state of practice. A certification in immunization and experience in a retail or community pharmacy setting are also required.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Prescription fillingTeam leadershipMentoringRegulatory compliance

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 26% are remote, 54% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

How many Pharmacy jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPharmacy median $139k (middle half $135k–$149k)125 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingKentucky index 90.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pharmacy listings in Kentucky219 active10,454 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 26% remote · 54% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusKentucky Pharmacist listings: 19% state a sign-on bonus · 23% offer loan repayment222 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

33 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

28 jobs · 27 employers
8
<$165k
13
$165k-185k
4
$185k-205k
3
$205k-225k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

22 jobs
401k / retirement match
95%
Sign-on bonus
27% this job
Loan repayment
5%
Relocation assistance
5% this job

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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.

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About Meijer

Retail
Grand Rapids, Michigan
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Weekly pay
Scheduling flexibility
Paid parental leave
Paid education assistance
Team member discount
Development programs
Sign-on bonus
Relocation assistance

Living in Lexington

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$312k
Typical market rent
$1,631/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.9
State income tax
Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Lexington-Fayette, KY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.