Clinical Pharmacist

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Job Function:

Medical Affairs Group

Job Sub Function:

Medical Affairs

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description:

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

We are searching for the best talent for a hybrid Clinical Pharmacist to be located in Pittsburgh, PA.

Purpose:

The Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for assuring positive patient therapeutic outcomes by assessing therapy appropriateness, including coordination with other health care professionals, and providing clinical and distributive pharmacy services for all medications dispensed by Patient Service Center. The role is responsible for safe and efficient coordination of patient care and providing clinical drug information to meet the needs of the patient and their healthcare team.  The Clinical Pharmacist, acting in its professional capacity, directs supportive personnel such as Pharmacy Technicians in their daily activities as it relates to managing and providing these services. The Pharmacist will contribute to the pharmacy licensing effort and is willing to pursue licensure across multiple states as needed.

Responsibilities:

• Verifies prescription drug orders for completeness and clinical appropriateness

• Communicates with medical providers’ offices for order clarification and coordination of care to ensure optimal therapeutic outcomes

• Communicates with patients regarding prescribed therapies to promote patient outcomes

• Verifies prescription orders during prescription fulfillment process

• Participates in after-hours and on call emergency prescription order fulfillment

• Supervises pharmacy technicians during daily activities

• Monitors designated inventories and supplies according to established policies and procedures

• Identifies and implements quality improvement opportunities to improve operational and clinical initiatives pertaining to pharmacy services

• Facilitate cold chain workflows in accordance with established policies and procedures

• Acquire pharmacist licensure across multiple states

• Additional projects and activities assigned

Required Qualifications:

• Doctor of Pharmacy or Registered Pharmacist degree from an ACPE accredited institution

• Active and unrestricted Pharmacist licensure for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 

• A minimum of 4 years’ experience in a non-commercial pharmacy, specialty pharmacy, or retail pharmacy

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Effective time management skills and ability to manage multiple priorities

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certified Specialty Pharmacist (CSP) certification

• Active Pharmacist License – state of California

• REMS product experience

• Experience with verifying and dispensing cold chain products

• Pharmacist licensure in multiple states

#Li-Hybrid

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers, internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

If you are under 18 years of age you (the candidate) may need to obtain the necessary working papers or other documentation required by state law to start the assignment, as well as get a parent’s consent for the background check.

 

 

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Analytical Reasoning, Clinical Research and Regulations, Clinical Trials Operations, Coaching, Collaboration, Communication, Critical Thinking, Data Analysis, Data Savvy, Digital Culture, Digital Literacy, Healthcare Trends, Medical Affairs, Medical Communications, Medical Compliance, Product Development Lifecycle, Report Writing, Stakeholder Engagement, Technologically Savvy