Manager Pharmacy - Investigational Drug Services

Department

38522 Enterprise Pharmacy
- Investigational Drug Research

38522 Enterprise Pharmacy
- Investigational Drug Research

Full time

Yes

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The Manager, Investigational Drug Services (IDS) provides leadership and operational oversight for IDS pharmacy services across Illinois and Wisconsin. This role supports both inpatient and outpatient investigational drug programs, oversees IDS team members, and collaborates with pharmacy, research, and clinical stakeholders to ensure compliant and efficient study operations.

• Lead IDS pharmacy operations across multiple Midwest locations.
• Provide direct and/or indirect supervision of IDS staff.
• Oversee budgeting, operational planning, and resource management.
• Review protocols, pharmacy manuals, study documents, and other clinical trial materials.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, institutional, and research requirements.
• Support quality improvement and program growth initiatives.
• Participate in on-call, weekend, and holiday coverage as needed.

• Current Registered Pharmacist (RPh) license.
• Minimum 3-5 years of Investigational Drug Services (IDS) pharmacy experience.
• Experience reviewing and implementing clinical trial protocols.
• Strong organizational, communication, and leadership skills.

• Previous leadership or supervisory experience.
• Pharmacy residency training.
• Sterile compounding experience.
• Experience with budgeting and financial planning.

• Full-time, salaried position.
• Primarily Monday-Friday, first shift.
• On-call, weekend, and holiday coverage as needed.

• Hybrid position supporting locations in Illinois and Wisconsin.
• Approximately 60%-80% onsite.
• Regular presence at Advocate Health St. Luke's Medical Center and Advocate Health Lutheran Medical Center.
• Travel between locations required.

$68.20 - $102.30

• Manages and oversees daily operations by establishing priorities, providing work direction, resolving problems and monitoring department performance. Ensures that services are safe and high quality.
• Ensures pharmacy services align with local, state, and federal rules and regulations. Ensures that accepted standards of practice as outlined by accrediting bodies, ASHP, USP, and ISMP are followed. Complies with all requirements of OSHA and the Department of Public Health.
• Ensures appropriate department staff levels and oversees scheduling. Monitors productivity and makes appropriate adjustments. Ensures optimal use of supplies for cost-effectiveness and efficiency.
• Identifies quality and safety risks in department operations and clinical practices. Establishes and implements quality and safety improvements. Ensures medication safety event reporting is completed.
• Supports pharmacy and interdisciplinary goals at both the system and site level. Leads the implementation of system initiatives and policies, and monitors compliance at the site. Collaborates with other site leaders to meet site goals, provide interdisciplinary services and resolve site issues.
• Ensures team members perform identified clinical and operational pharmacy services to support patient care. Collaborates effectively with other site leaders and departments. Monitors effectiveness of department services. Leads quality improvement projects within the department and site.
• Identifies, plans and develops new and improved services through evaluation and innovation.
• Performs human resources responsibilities for staff which include interviewing and selection of new employees, promotions, staff development, performance evaluations, compensation changes, resolution of employee concerns, corrective actions, terminations, and overall employee…