Job Description

Job Title: Director of Pharmacy

Compensation
Salary Range: $190,000 – $205,000 per year

Location: Greater Boston Area, MA - Onsite

Position Summary

As the Director of Pharmacy, you will provide strategic, operational, clinical, and regulatory leadership for pharmacy services across a high-acuity healthcare organization. This executive leadership role is responsible for ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, and innovative medication management services while advancing departmental goals, financial performance, quality outcomes, and regulatory compliance. You will collaborate with executive leadership, physicians, nursing teams, and clinical stakeholders to drive excellence in patient care and pharmacy operations.

Responsibilities

Schedule / Shift

• Shift details: Full-Time
• Hours per week: 40+
• Contract length (if applicable): Direct Hire

Key Duties:

• Lead all pharmacy operations, including clinical services, compliance, quality improvement, budgeting, strategic planning, and policy development
• Oversee staffing, recruitment, succession planning, performance management, and professional development initiatives
• Ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and accreditation standards related to pharmacy operations
• Collaborate with physicians, nursing leadership, and executive stakeholders to optimize medication utilization and improve patient outcomes
• Direct formulary management, inventory control, fiscal oversight, pharmacy residency programs, and departmental performance improvement initiatives

Requirements

Education

• Required: Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) from an accredited U.S. School of Pharmacy
• Preferred (if applicable): Advanced degree such as MS, MBA, MHA, MPH, or equivalent

Licenses & Certifications

• Required: Current Massachusetts Pharmacist License or eligibility for licensure by date of hire
• Additional certifications (if applicable): PGY2 Pharmacy Administration experience preferred

Skills:

• Strong leadership experience managing hospital pharmacy operations and multidisciplinary teams
• Expertise in pharmacy regulations, medication management, controlled substance oversight, and accreditation requirements
• Proven financial management, budgeting, inventory control, and operational planning skills
• Excellent communication, presentation, collaboration, and staff development abilities

About Us

RCM Healthcare Services works with professionals across schools, healthcare, and community-based settings nationwide. We support both contract and direct hire opportunities, connecting people early in their careers and experienced professionals to roles that align with their experience and preferences.

With more than 50 years of staffing experience, our team understands the environments you’re stepping into and what it takes to be successful in them. We stay closely involved from first conversation through placement, with consistent communication, a reliable point of contact, and follow-through at every step. We’re committed to caring for the professionals we work with and the communities they support, and offer competitive pay and benefits designed to support your well-being.

RCM Healthcare Services is Joint Commission certified, reflecting a commitment to quality, compliance, and a consistent experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity & Reasonable Accommodation

RCM Technologies is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state laws. If you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for or perform this role, please contact us and we will engage in an interactive process to support your needs.

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