Assistant Director-Supply Chain – Pharmacy

Assistant Director-Supply Chain – Pharmacy

Requirements

• Registered Pharmacist in the State of Ohio
• B.S. in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy degree (PharmD) required
• 0-3 years of pharmacy management experience required

Responsibilities

• Coordinates pharmaceutical drug shortage management processes including surveillance, inventory assessment and shortage mitigation strategies.
• Leads weekly Departmental drug shortage meetings and coordinates ad hoc meetings addressing acute shortages.
• Coordinates implementation of drug shortage mitigation strategies with information technology, clinical and operational leaders.
• Initiates Departmental communications regarding drug shortage risk mitigation and maintains Departmental Drug Shortage database.
• Maintains, and establishes, where necessary, electronic pharmacy systems for purchasing, receiving and inventory control of pharmaceuticals.
• Coordinates the development and implementation of purchasing specific policies and procedures.
• Establishes relationships and maintains liaison with GPOs (Vizient, VitalSource) and individual suppliers.
• Monitors established market share agreements and committed program agreements.
• Coordinates the assessment of sourcing opportunities through OSU’s Vizient Pharmacy Aggregation Group, The Strategic Sourcing Solution (TS3). Leads the implementation of TS3 initiatives across all OSU entities.
• Monitors purchasing compliance of all GPO segments; implements corrective actions as necessary to ensure contractual obligations are met.
• Assesses various GPO drug utilization benchmarking tools to identify operational and clinical improvement opportunities.
• Interfaces with external purchasing analytics platforms to identify and implement NDC conversion opportunities.
• Coordinates all aspects of pharmacy purchasing across ambulatory clinics. Must work in cooperation with the site pharmacy leaders, buyers, technicians and support staff.
• Maintains a working knowledge of the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Ensures all purchasing and inventory management procedures comply with 340B Program requirements.
• Ensures clinic purchasing operations align with Ohio Board of Pharmacy, DEA and GPO Own Use requirements.
• Provides direct oversight of staff supporting procurement including Sourcing Managers and Buyers.
• Responsible for performance evaluation and establishment of individual goals.
• Provides ongoing training and education regarding pharmaceutical supply chain topics to internal and external stakeholders.
• Acts as a preceptor to pharmacy students, residents, and others in training.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced administrative degree (M.S., MHA, MPH, MBA) preferred
• Post-graduate residency training and a track record in scholarship and teaching preferred