Director of Pharmacy

Company: Optum
Location: Great Falls
Posted on: June 16, 2026

Job Description:

Explore opportunities with CPS, part of the Optum family of businesses. We're dedicated to crafting and delivering innovative hospital and pharmacy solutions for better patient outcomes across the entire continuum of care. With CPS, you'll work alongside our team of more than 2,500 pharmacy professionals, technology experts, and industry leaders to drive superior financial, clinical, and operational performance for health systems nationwide. Ready to help shape the future of pharmacy and hospital solutions? Join us and discover the meaning behind Caring. Connecting. Growing together. -The -Director of Pharmacy -will oversee operations across four pharmacy locations, ensuring compliance with hospital policies, professional standards, and all regulatory requirements. You will lead strategic planning, staffing, and performance management, while driving innovation in pharmacy practice in collaboration with hospital leadership. You will also supervise pharmacy leaders and staff, leveraging CPS proprietary systems and a dedicated support team. -Schedule: -This position works at least 40 hours per week, primarily Monday-Friday, however, hours may vary and can be long and irregular to include evenings, weekends, and holidays, as necessary.Pharmacy Location: -Great Falls Clinic Hospital is in Great Falls, Montana, and includes a critical care access hospital and three clinics.Pharmacy Hours: -This centralized pharmacy is open 24/7 and utilizes TouchPoint and Meditech. -Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight for all pharmacy services within a single hospital, aligning operations with the hospital's clinical, quality, and financial goals
• Ensure safe, effective, and evidence-based medication use, overseeing clinical pharmacy practice, medication safety, and formulary management
• Lead and develop pharmacy leadership, including managers, pharmacists, technicians, and support teams
• Ensure hospital system-wide compliance with all regulatory, accreditation, and legal requirements, including Joint Commission, CMS, USP, BOP and state/federal laws and readiness for audits and inspections across all sites
• Oversee system-wide pharmacy financial performance, including budgeting, purchasing, contract management, and cost-containment initiatives
• Collaborate with executive leadership and interdisciplinary stakeholders, and external partners, supporting system-wide patient care, quality, and safety initiatives
• Drive innovation, performance improvement, and strategic growth, leveraging data, technology, and best practices to advance pharmacy services -You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.Required Qualifications:
  • ACPE-accredited pharmacy degree (PharmD preferred)
  • Current Montana Pharmacist license in good standing or eligibility to obtain within 90 days of accepting the position
  • 5+ years of experience as a pharmacist in an acute care hospital setting
  • 2+ years of recent Pharmacy Manager/Director experience over multiple hospitals in a healthcare system
  • In-depth knowledge of state and federal pharmacy regulations
  • Advanced clinical knowledge in pathophysiology, diagnostic interpretation, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacotherapeutics -
  • Proficient in emerging medications and pharmacy technologies
  • Proven solid leadership, administrative, and managerial capabilities, including human resource oversight -Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $112,700 -to $193,200 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable. -At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission. UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations. -UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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