Informatics Pharmacist

Overview

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle, Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington.

With a track record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation, HIV/AIDS prevention, immunotherapy and COVID-19 vaccines, Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the world’s leading cancer, infectious disease and biomedical research centers. Fred Hutch operates eight clinical care sites that provide medical oncology, infusion, radiation, proton therapy and related services, and network affiliations with hospitals in five states.

Together, our fully integrated research and clinical care teams seek to discover new cures to the world’s deadliest diseases and make life beyond cancer a reality.

At Fred Hutch we value collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity and respect. Our mission is directly tied to the humanity, dignity and inherent value of each employee, patient, community member and supporter. Our commitment to learning across our differences and similarities make us stronger. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems.

The Informatics Pharmacist is a member of the Fred Hutch Pharmacy department under the administrative oversight of the Clinical Pharmacy Operations Manager. The Informatics Pharmacist is a clinical and technical subject matter expert who designs, validates, and optimizes the pharmacy medication-use system and its integration across the enterprise. Leveraging deep knowledge of patient care, pharmacy practice, and clinical information systems, this role translates user needs into safe/usable workflows, ensures high‑quality build, coordinates change management, and provides technical education.

The informatics pharmacist will partner closely with Fred Hutch CBIS, Fred Hutch IT, UW Medicine IT, Fred Hutch clinic leadership, and vendor teams to improve patient outcomes, safety, efficiency, and regulatory compliance.

This is a Full Time role that will have the opportunity to work partially at our campus in South Lake Union and remotely.

Beacon Build & Configuration

• Design, build, test, and maintain Epic Beacon order sets, treatment plans, and ambulatory workflows.
• Collaborate with clinical pharmacists and oncology providers to translate clinical requirements into validated Beacon configurations.
• Maintain build documentation and version control for all pharmacy-owned Beacon components.

Clinical Decision Support & Order Sets

• Develop and maintain oncology-specific medication order sets, chemotherapy regimens, and supportive care pathways.
• Partner with clinical pharmacy and providers to ensure clinical decision support (CDS) tools reflect evidence-based, site‑specific practice standards.
• Conduct periodic review cycles to retire, update, or optimize existing Beacon treatment and supportive care plans.

System Design, Build & Documentation

• Serve as the pharmacy operations point‑of‑contact with Fred Hutch CBIS/IT and UW Medicine IT. Function as a pharmacy information systems super user to pharmacy operations.
• Coordinate IT build for new medications into treatment plans to support safety and standardization.
• Maintain accurate documentation of build decisions, processes, and workflows to ensure system support knowledge continuity.
• Guide the IT build of the enterprise‑wide pharmacy information system.

Operational Support & Troubleshooting

• Respond to operational issues, troubleshoot application/workflow problems, research technical documentation, and escalate to analysts/developers/vendors with clear details when needed.
• Collaborate with Nursing, Infusion, and Ambulatory teams to foster interdisciplinary approach to shared clinical information systems.
• Coordinate with operational leaders and analysts to determine the best way to implement IT changes while minimizing disruption.

Compliance & Standards

• Follow requirements from the Washington State Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission, The Joint Commission,…