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Associate Vice President, Clinical Operations for UHealth Pharmacy Services

The University of Miami Health System (UHealth) is entering one of the most ambitious periods of pharmacy expansion in its history and seeks a visionary, collaborative healthcare executive to serve as its Associate Vice President, Clinical Operations for UHealth Pharmacy Services.

Serving as the Chief Pharmacy Officer's primary strategic partner, the Associate Vice President will help shape the future of pharmacy services across one of the nation's leading academic health systems. This executive will provide strategic leadership and administrative oversight across the enterprise, ensuring the safe, efficient, and patient-centered delivery of pharmaceutical care while advancing UHealth's missions of clinical excellence, research, education, and innovation.

Strategic Growth Opportunity

This is a unique opportunity to help lead one of the nation's fastest-growing academic pharmacy enterprises by:

• Leading, developing and coordinating hospital pharmacy operations Building a centralized pharmacy operation
• Expanding infusion pharmacy services
• Leveraging AI and advanced Epic capabilities to enhance operational performance
• Recruiting and developing one of the fastest-growing pharmacy organizations in academic medicine
• Leadership development for Clinical leaders to implement best practices.
• Standardization efforts across all aspects of pharmacy practice for the system.
• Developing key pharmacy business process models to be implemented within all the facilities.

The Associate Vice President will oversee the operational, clinical, financial, and regulatory functions of pharmacy services while advancing initiatives that improve quality, patient outcomes, operational performance, and organizational growth. Working closely with physicians, nursing leadership, clinical departments, and executive leadership, this individual will foster interdisciplinary collaboration and drive enterprise-wide strategies that strengthen pharmacy practice and expand pharmacy services across UHealth.

As UHealth continues to evolve as a leading academic health system, the Associate Vice President will champion innovation, operational excellence, and workforce development while ensuring compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards. This leader will play a pivotal role in advancing pharmacy services through strategic planning, technology optimization, and continuous improvement initiatives that enhance patient care, operational performance, and long-term organizational success.

Key Relationships

Current Scope

Oversees approximately 300 pharmacy team members through 8–9 direct reports, with responsibility expected to expand significantly as UHealth advances its multi-year pharmacy growth strategy.

Reports to

Chief Pharmacy Officer

Current Direct Reports

8 – 9 Pharmacy Directors

Future Organization

• Significant organizational expansion supporting an additional 400-500 pharmacy-related team members
• Additional Associate Vice President leadership positions
• Evolving enterprise pharmacy leadership structure

Key Relationships

• CEO UHealth
• Chief Operating Officer
• Chief Medical Officer
• Chief Nursing Officer
• Medical Directors
• Service Line Executives
• UMMG leadership
• Supply Chain
• IT
• Finance
• Clinical Department Chairs

Key Responsibilities

Executive Leadership & Strategic Direction

• Provide executive leadership for UHealth Pharmacy Services, establishing strategic priorities that align with the organization's mission, vision, and long-term growth objectives.
• Lead strategic initiatives that strengthen pharmacy operations, clinical services, infusion services, and pharmaceutical care delivery across the enterprise.
• Partner with executive leadership to develop enterprise pharmacy strategy, expand ambulatory pharmacy services, advance new business opportunities, and support the growth of emerging pharmacy service lines.

Clinical & Operational Excellence

• Oversee all aspects of pharmacy operations to ensure safe, efficient, high-quality medication management and pharmaceutical services across the continuum of care.
• Advance evidence-based pharmacy practices and standardized clinical protocols that promote patient safety, quality outcomes, and regulatory compliance.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance operational efficiency, service excellence, and medication-use processes.

Financial Stewardship & Resource Management

• Provide executive oversight of departmental budgets, financial performance, resource utilization, and…