Director, Pharmacy Purchasing and Business Operations

at  UPMC

The Director, Pharmacy Purchasing and Business Operations is responsible for the daily purchasing business operations of system pharmacy service lines including inpatient, community, long-term care, and ambulatory. Provides oversight to the development and implementation of Pharmacy Service Line and corporate 340B program goals and objectives, policies, procedures, and budgets as they relate to them which directly support the strategic plan and vision of the organization.

• Provides system pharmacy service line budget oversight and supports budget variance reporting for purchasing costs. Provide input for the development of effective capital and operating budgets and utilization of resources (people, financial, material, and equipment) to manage pharmaceutical costs.
• Ensures accuracy in month-end financial reporting and works with finance leaders to resolve discrepancies.
• Directs all activities related to local pharmacy purchasing, purchasing education, and financial compliance including responsibility for the interhospital contingency purchasing system.
• Collaborate with pharmacy supply chain to support business strategies adapted to changing market conditions, new business opportunities, or cost reduction strategies.
• Collaborates with the corporate 340B team to identify expense reduction and revenue enhancement opportunities in pharmacy purchasing and drug utilization activities.
• Collaborates with corporate automation and pharmacy supply chain teams to monitor drug inventory activities across all pharmacy service lines. Collaboration to include the development of inventory control procedures with accurate inventory value assessment, opportunities for enhanced inventory turns, and minimized drug expirations.
• Identifies and evaluates available and new technologies to assist in inventory management.
• Collaborates with pharmacy sourcing to ensure compliance with system pharmacy contracts and vendor relations for 340B service lines.
• Develops short- and long-term organizational planning as a member of the corporate pharmacy system team.
• Directs special projects and business analyses.
• Performs ongoing assessment, review, and update of departmental procedures, processes, and workflow to produce high-quality, cost-effective delivery of products and services, using advanced skills within Microsoft Excel, PowerBI, and data analytics.
• Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• BS degree in Pharmacy with minimum of 10 years’ experience with pharmacy purchasing and/or pharmacy operations and at least 2 years of those years’ experience working directly with pharmacy purchasing.
• Or Doctor of Pharmacy required with minimum of 5 years experience with pharmacy purchasing and/or pharmacy operations and at least 2 years of those years experience working directly with pharmacy purchasing
• Advanced degree in Healthcare or Business Administration or similar (MS, JD, etc.) preferred
• Apexus Certified Expert (ACE) and/or 340B University certificate preferred