Clinical Pharmacist, Investigational Drug Service

Position Summary/Department Summary

As members of the Boston Children’s Hospital Investigational Drug Service, clinical pharmacists drive the development and implementation of clinical trials, partnering with researchers and healthcare teams to ensure the safe, compliant, and efficient management of investigational products in hospital and outpatient settings. We are currently recruiting for an experienced part‑time Pharmacist to join our Investigational Drug Service team.

• Collaborating with healthcare teams to implement clinical trials involving investigational drugs with an emphasis on ensuring patient safety.
• Overseeing compounding of complex therapies, including gene therapy and first‑in‑human trials, utilizing a variety of unique methods of delivery.
• Providing expertise on drug interactions, dosing regimens, and adverse effects of investigational medications.
• Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and ethical standards in the conduct of research studies.
• Formulating budgets, developing templates for computerized prescriber order entry, and meeting with study monitors throughout the lifespan of the trial.

• Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy, Doctorate degree in pharmacy preferred

• Up to one year of post‑degree coursework and/or an internship and: two to three years general pharmacy experience, or one year directly related‑pediatric experience.
• Analytical skills to collect information from diverse sources, apply professional principles in performing various analyses, and summarize the information and data to solve problems or design relatively complex systems and programs.
• Investigational drug service or related pharmaceutical research experience is preferred.
• Experience with EPIC Willow and Beacon highly preferred.

• Massachusetts pharmacist license, or Massachusetts pharmacy intern license is required;
  Massachusetts pharmacist intern license holders must obtain pharmacist licensure within the first 90 days of employment.

This 24‑hour position is eligible for part‑time benefits. Schedule is (3) 8‑hour shifts/week:
Tues, Wed, Thurs, 7 AM‑3:30 PM, or 8:30 AM – 5 PM shifts.