Ambulatory Pharmacy Supervisor - West Valley
- UCLA Health and David Geffen School of Medicine
- West Hills, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Job Description
You bring more than clinical knowledge to your work in pharmacy — you bring leadership, accountability, and a commitment to safe, high-quality patient care. At UCLA Health, we foster a collaborative environment where pharmacy leaders are empowered to improve systems, support teams, and help patients access the right therapies at the right time. You’ll love it here.
Join UCLA Health as a Pharmacy Supervisor, a key leadership role within Ambulatory Pharmacy Services. Reporting to the Director of Pharmacy, you will oversee a specialized team of pharmacists and technicians supporting outpatient pharmacy operations and pharmacy-led clinical services. This position is responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance, maintaining efficient workflows, supporting staff performance and development, and continuously improving operational effectiveness across assigned areas.
In this role, you will provide operational oversight for the procurement, storage, preparation, dispensing, distribution, and auditing of pharmaceuticals, including controlled substances and hazardous products, in alignment with departmental policies and regulatory requirements. You will maintain and implement standard operating procedures, ensure training and competency completion, and support readiness for accreditation and audits. As a people leader, you will supervise, coach, and develop pharmacy staff by supporting hiring, onboarding, scheduling, performance evaluations, and corrective action when needed. You will promote cross-training and continuity of care across workflows, ensuring your team operates at a high level of performance, productivity, and service. You will also collaborate closely with clinic partners and departmental leadership to expand and enhance pharmacy services, support new initiatives, and improve patient access to therapies. This includes participating in direct patient care activities and serving as a liaison between pharmacy and clinical/non-clinical departments to strengthen communication, service quality, and patient satisfaction.
At UCLA Health, our passion for leveraging state-of-the-art technology to support world-class patient care has enabled us to become an internationally renowned health system with five award-winning hospitals and more than 270 community clinics throughout Southern California. We’re also home to the world-class medical research and clinical education capabilities of the David Geffen School of Medicine.
Schedule: full-time varied hours, depending on departmental needs, fully onsite
Annual Salary Range: $144,400 - $341,800 (Commensurate with experience and aligned with internal equity)
We’re seeking an experienced pharmacy leader with:
- Doctorate of Pharmacy (PharmD) from an accredited school of pharmacy
- Current California Pharmacist license in good standing
- Minimum 5 years of outpatient pharmacy experience
- Strong knowledge of outpatient pharmacy workflows and ability to supervise daily operations across multiple workstreams
- Demonstrated experience ensuring compliance with state/federal regulations and accreditation standards (e.g., CA Board of Pharmacy, CMS, DEA, FDA, The Joint Commission)
- Experience supporting controlled substance stewardship, hazardous product handling, and safe medication distribution practices
- Ability to develop, implement, and communicate departmental policies and procedures
- Experience hiring, onboarding, training, scheduling, coaching, and evaluating pharmacy staff
- Ability to support departmental performance improvement initiatives, including medication event and adverse drug reaction reporting
Preferred Qualifications:
- Pharmacy specialty and/or leadership certification (e.g., BCACP, BCPS, BCSOTP, BCDE, or other relevant board certification)
- Experience supporting and optimizing the 340B program within the assigned practice area
- Leadership certification or equivalent leadership experience
A PASSION FOR IMPROVING LIVES
Advance your career and experience true inspiration as you collaborate with an exceptional team of top clinicians. As an allied health professional at UCLA Health, you’ll enjoy ongoing opportunities for learning and development so you can continually enhance your skills while positively impacting our world-class patient care. Within our inclusive and supportive culture, you’ll take on unique, high-acuity cases for one of the most vibrant and diverse communities in the world. It’s the chance to bring your best to a variety of highly challenging situations.
If you’re ready to live out your passion and advance your clinical career, we invite you to explore opportunities throughout our system of award-winning hospitals and more than 280 community-based clinics throughout Southern California. We have openings in these areas:
● Clinical Lab & Pathology
● Imaging
● Pharmacy
● Phlebotomy
● Rehab
● Respiratory Therapy
● Social Work
No matter where you serve with UCLA Health, the cultural, recreational, and lifestyle advantages of our Southern California locations will elevate your standard of living.