Sr. Manager, Pharmacy Operations
- Hamilton, ON, Canada
$145,000 to $150,000 CAD / year · Full-time
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Job details
- Pay
- $145,000 to $150,000 CAD / year
- Job type
- Full-time
- Apply by
- Experience
- Minimum 2 years of pharmacy experience, preferably in a supervisor or management position.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
We are hiring for our client, a leading healthcare organization specializing in specialty pharmacy, infusion therapy, and pharmaceutical services. Our client works collaboratively with healthcare providers, patients, and partners to deliver innovative, patient-centered care solutions.
We are seeking an experience and dynamic Senior Manager, Pharmacy Operations to play a key leadership role in overseeing pharmacy operations, ensuring excellence in sterile and non-sterile dispensing services, and driving operational performance. This individual will work closely with pharmacy leadership and cross-functional teams to support strategic objectives, maintain the highest standards of quality and compliance, and foster a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement. This is a permanent, full-time position available immediately.
Responsibilities
- Oversee daily pharmacy operations, including intake, sterile compounding production workflows, medication fulfillment, inventory, and order coordination.
- Manage staffing, scheduling, recruitment, employee performance, training coordination, and workforce planning.
- Monitor production timelines, workload, operational errors, and service delivery performance to ensure timely patient care.
- Collaborate with the Pharmacy Designated Manager and Sterile Compounding Supervisor to support regulatory compliance, quality assurance, and patient safety.
- Ensure adequate resources, equipment, supplies, and staffing to support sterile compounding operations.
- Oversee inventory management, purchasing coordination, medication storage, and cold-chain processes.
- Manage operational budgets, labour costs, expenses, and key performance indicators (KPIs).
- Investigate operational issues, implement corrective actions, and lead continuous improvement initiatives.
- Coordinate with customer service, warehouse, dispatch, and other departments to improve efficiency and service quality.
- Maintain effective relationships with Ontario Health at Home, healthcare partners, and other stakeholders.
- Support regulatory inspections, internal audits, and implementation of approved policies and procedures.
- Other duties as assigned by Management.
Requirments
- Post-secondary education.
- Minimum 2 years of pharmacy experience, preferably in a supervisor or management position.
- Experience in infusion pharmacy and sterile compounding is preferred.
- Experience managing multidisciplinary teams, budgets, workforce planning, and inventory.
- Knowledge of Ontario Health at Home (OHaH) service delivery and contracts is an asset.
- Understanding of OCP requirements and NAPRA sterile compounding standards is an asset.
- Experience supporting inspections, audits, and quality improvement initiatives is an asset.
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More about this job
Responsibilities
The Senior Manager will run day-to-day pharmacy operations, including sterile compounding workflows, medication fulfillment and inventory. They will also manage staff, schedules, budgets and performance indicators, and work with partners such as Ontario Health at Home.
Requirements
Candidates need post-secondary education and at least 2 years of pharmacy experience, preferably in a supervisor or management role. Infusion pharmacy, sterile compounding and experience managing teams and budgets are preferred, and knowledge of OHaH, OCP and NAPRA standards is an asset.
Skills
- Sterile compounding
- Infusion pharmacy
- Medication dispensing
- Inventory management
- Cold-chain management
- Budget management
- Labour cost control
- KPI monitoring
- Workforce planning
- Staff scheduling
- Recruitment
- Regulatory compliance
- Quality assurance
- Continuous improvement
- Root cause investigation
- Purchasing coordination
- Audit and inspection support
- Ontario Health at Home
- OCP requirements
- NAPRA sterile compounding standards
Categories
- Healthcare
- Management & Leadership
- Retail
Keywords
- pharmacy operations
- pharmacy manager
- sterile compounding
- infusion pharmacy
- specialty pharmacy
- medication fulfillment
- inventory management
- cold chain
- workforce planning
- budget management
- KPI
- Ontario Health at Home
- OCP
- NAPRA
- regulatory compliance
- quality assurance
- continuous improvement
- healthcare operations
- pharmacy leadership
- Brunel
Seniority
Senior