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Role: Director - Specialty Pharmacy Op-Senior Location: Lawton, OK Type: FTE/PermanentMust Have: Pharmacist with PharmD or BS Pharm required At least 7 years in with relevant experience in research pharmacy. Requires licensure to practice pharmacy in the worked-in state. Leadership within a specialty pharmacy, health system, or managed care setting with a track record of transforming Essential Responsibilities / Duties: Leader and quarterback in enabling growth for the partner organization's new specialty pharmacy Execute and develop goals, plans and tactics to ensure partner's specialty pharmacy program continuously improves in size and profitability. Develop, maintain and motivate Client on-site teams of specialty pharmacists, liaisons, and other staff to exceed goals and foster high patient and provider satisfaction; direct day-to-day oversight of those teams. Identify trends, leads problem resolution, and lead development of processes and initiatives to continuously grow specialty pharmacy integration within clinics. Owner of the relationship between Client and health system partner leadership and pharmacy team. Coordinates and manages external relationships with pharmaceutical manufacturers, third-party payors and organizations related to specialty pharmacy on behalf of partner health system. Responsible for overseeing compliance to limited distribution drug and specialty pharmacy contract requirements in partnership with health system clients. Direct project management for all initiatives at partner health system site related to specialty pharmacy development; includes planning, development, timely and project execution. Provide expertise in identifying improvements in pharmacy operations to ensure high levels of service within partner specialty pharmacy. Forecasting and preparation of specialty pharmacy operating and financial plans, including financial planning and decision support. Updating job expertise within specialty pharmacy by participating in educational forums and professional organizations, representing both the partner and Client Work with Client corporate resources to leverage subject matter expertise and resources needed to execute and exceed plans. Willing to go above and beyond to do whatever is necessary for the betterment of the organization. Open to regional geographic responsibilities that may increase with company growth (travel up to 25-50% of time potentially). Other duties as assigned. Job requirements: Education: Pharmacist with PharmD or BS Pharm required. MBA or other business degree preferred.Certificates, Licenses, Registrations Required Requires licensure to practice pharmacy in the worked-in state. Multi-state licensure preferred. Experience: Dependent on education: Bachelors or PharmD Pharmacy (B.S. or PharmD): At least 7 years in with relevant experience in research pharmacy. Doctorate (Plus residency if residency is non-research related): At least 5 years with relevant experience in research pharmacy Doctorate + PGY2 Residency (if residency experience includes research) At least 3 years with relevant experience in research pharmacy Prior leadership experience is preferred Knowledge and skills: Experience managing and successfully executing complex projects (preferably in a health system setting) while working with diverse stakeholders. Leadership within a specialty pharmacy, health system, or managed care setting with a track record of transforming. Been responsible for and successfully managed a P&L for a specialty pharmacy or large scale pharmacy program. Clear and effective people management and communication skills. Excellent project management skills. Proactive approach to problem solving, high attention to detail. Proiect management skills. Proficiency in MS Office including Word, Excel, PPT, Outlook. Experience working in a clinical setting, ideally holding a PharmD, BS in Pharmacy, or other clinical credential (e.g. RN, MD). Firsthand experience in starting own specialty pharmacy or early stage health care environments. Experience and understanding with clinical knowledge in specialty drugs and treatments. Proficiency with standard software used in a healthcare setting, such as EMR systems (e.g. EPIC, Cerner, Meditech), dispensing systems (e.g. QS/1, RX30, Liberty. Advanced degrees in healthcare-related field or business administration. Knowledge and direct experience in hospital, clinic or health system environment (bonus points for a background in 340B). Background in specially pharmacy accreditation (application, process and maintenance of the accreditation at partner sites) Screening Questions Are you a Pharmacist with PharmD or BS Pharm Do you have at least 7 years in with relevant experience in research pharmacy. Have you been responsible for and successfully managed a P&L for a specialty pharmacy or large scale pharmacy program