Pharmacist

PharmacistIncludes weekendsNo callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$58.46-$93.54/hr

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Job Description

About Us

The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life. Our specialized care teams provide personalized, compassionate, expert care to patients of all ages.

Informed by basic research done at our Sloan Kettering Institute, scientists across MSK collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it.

MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians, who go on to pursue our mission at MSK and around the globe.

The David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care is a multi-service outpatient cancer center that also houses an Inpatient unit, an Endoscopy Suite, and an Interventional Radiology unit located on 530 East 74th Street in Manhattan.

Role Overview

  • Verify and prepare investigational, chemotherapy, and non-chemotherapy agents
  • Enter premeds and anti-emetics per institutional guidelines
  • Have a good understanding of inpatient operation and demonstrate flexibility and adaptability
  • Support Omnicell Services

Execute Cleanroom Operations

  • Review and process take home prescriptions as per MSKCC policy and state regulations.
  • Other duties as needed

Core Skills

  • Highly motivated and able to work well with others in a demanding environment
  • Able to adopt a culture centered around patient safety and cleanroom sterility
  • Able to make sound judgements even with incomplete information
  • Able to suggest changes to workflow to improve patient care
  • Someone with a strong sense of ownership and willingness to learn in an empowering environment
  • Someone with a substantial understanding of computer and pharmacy systems
  • Someone with a supportive attitude towards others’ beliefs and ideas

Qualifications

  • Valid NY Pharmacist license
  • Pharm. D (or equivalent)
  • Prior hospital pharmacy and chemotherapy experience preferred
  • Strong computer skills and the ability to develop a good understanding of pharmacy systems

Hours: Primarily Evening shift, starting as early as 11:00am and ending as late as 10pm.

  • Overnight coverage as determined by dedicated overnight staff vacation, leave, and other time off from work
  • Overnight shift hours are 8pm to 7:30am seven nights in a row or 9pm to 7am up to four nights a week (depending on coverage needed)
  • Rotating weekends and Holidays
  • Pay Range: $58.46 - $93.54
  • FSLA Status: Non-Exempt

Closing

At MSK, we believe in fair, competitive pay that reflects your job, experience, and skills.

MSK is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran status or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision.

Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.

Key Responsibilities

The pharmacist is responsible for verifying and preparing investigational, chemotherapy, and non-chemotherapy agents while maintaining cleanroom operations. They also process take-home prescriptions and support inpatient pharmacy services in accordance with institutional guidelines.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Chemotherapy preparationInpatient pharmacy operationsPrescription processingClinical research supportComputer systems proficiencyWorkflow optimizationInterdisciplinary collaborationAttention to detail

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 40 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 65% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$158k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $147k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Pharmacist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 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 10,095 active Pharmacy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks19 jobs · 15 employers

401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
32%
Loan repayment
5%
CME allowance
5%
Relocation assistance
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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 10,095 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • On-site
  • Includes weekends

Living in New York

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$876k
Typical market rent
$4,154/mo
Residents’ average commute
40 min
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

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

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