Director of Pharmacy & Clinical Nutrition | Academic Medical Center | Boston, MA

Director of Pharmacy & Clinical Nutrition

📍 Location: Boston, MA (100% Onsite)
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time
🚫 Visa Sponsorship: Not Available
🚚 Relocation Assistance: None
💰 Compensation: $189,000 – $210,000 Base Salary
💵 Sign-On Bonus: Negotiable

Overview

A leading academic medical center is seeking an experienced Director of Pharmacy & Clinical Nutrition to provide strategic and operational leadership across pharmacy services while ensuring exceptional patient care, regulatory compliance, clinical excellence, and financial stewardship.

Reporting to the Executive Director of Acute Care & Ambulatory Pharmacy, this executive leader will oversee all aspects of pharmacy operations, including clinical services, medication management, nutrition services, regulatory compliance, residency programs, budgeting, quality improvement, and staff leadership.

This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced pharmacy leader with academic medical center experience to shape pharmacy strategy while collaborating with physicians, executive leadership, and multidisciplinary care teams.

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

This role offers the opportunity to:

• Lead pharmacy operations within a major academic healthcare environment

• Drive strategic planning across inpatient pharmacy and clinical nutrition services

• Influence medication safety, formulary management, and pharmacy innovation

• Oversee residency programs and pharmacy education initiatives

• Partner directly with executive leadership and multidisciplinary clinical teams

• Lead regulatory compliance across multiple governing bodies

• Manage pharmacy budgets, contracts, automation, and inventory strategies

• Build and mentor high-performing pharmacy leadership teams

What You'll Be Doing

Department Leadership

• Direct all pharmacy and clinical nutrition operations

• Develop departmental strategy aligned with organizational objectives

• Establish measurable operational and clinical goals

• Drive continuous quality improvement initiatives

• Lead operational, clinical, research, and regulatory programs

Clinical & Operational Excellence

• Ensure safe, effective medication management across the organization

• Oversee formulary management and medication-use policies

• Collaborate with physicians to optimize medication therapy

• Evaluate new medications and clinical service enhancements

• Support pharmacy innovation and service-line expansion

Regulatory & Compliance

Ensure compliance with:

• Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy

• Massachusetts Department of Public Health

• Joint Commission

• DEA

• FDA

• USP Standards

• HRSA

• Other applicable federal and state regulations

Serve as:

• Controlled Substance Registrant

• Pharmacy regulatory subject matter expert

Financial Leadership

• Develop and manage departmental operating budgets

• Oversee purchasing and inventory control

• Review pharmacy contracts and vendor agreements

• Monitor financial performance

• Identify operational efficiencies and cost-saving opportunities

Leadership & Talent Development

• Recruit, hire, mentor, and develop pharmacy staff

• Lead performance management processes

• Support pharmacy residency programs (through PGY2 Administration)

• Oversee pharmacy student education

• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning

Quality & Governance

• Lead departmental quality improvement initiatives

• Participate in Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committees

• Prepare operational and regulatory reports

• Support institutional strategic planning

• Ensure compliance with all medication safety standards

Required Qualifications

Education

• PharmD from an accredited U.S. School of Pharmacy

Experience

One of the following:

• Minimum 5 years of supervisory pharmacy leadership experience, including:

• 2–3 years as an Assistant Director of Pharmacy within an organization offering a PGY2 Pharmacy Administration Residency

Licensure

• Current Massachusetts Pharmacist License (or eligible by hire date)

Leadership Experience

Strong experience leading:

• Pharmacy operations

• Clinical pharmacy services

• Residency programs

• Strategic planning

• Budget management

• Regulatory compliance

• Pharmacy staff development

Preferred Qualifications

• MS, MBA, MHA, MPH, or equivalent graduate degree

• Experience managing pharmacy budgets

• Inventory management expertise

• Strong presentation and executive communication skills

• Knowledge of national pharmacy practice trends

• Experience implementing operational improvements

• Academic medical center experience

Key Skills

• Pharmacy Operations Leadership

• Clinical Pharmacy Management

• Strategic Planning

• Medication Safety

• Regulatory Compliance

• Budget & Financial Management

• Controlled Substance Management

• Formulary Management

• Residency Program Leadership

• Inventory Management

• Pharmacy Informatics

• Policy Development

• Quality Improvement

• Staff Development

• Executive Communication

• Change Management

• Healthcare Leadership

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will be a seasoned pharmacy executive with significant academic medical center experience who has progressed through pharmacy leadership roles into an Assistant Director position at a residency-based institution. They will combine strong operational leadership with clinical credibility, financial acumen, regulatory expertise, and the ability to lead large multidisciplinary teams while driving innovation and continuous improvement across pharmacy services.

Preferred Background

Strong candidates are likely to come from:

• Academic Medical Centers

• Teaching Hospitals

• Large Integrated Health Systems

• Magnet Hospitals

• Level I Trauma Centers

• Health Systems with PGY1 and PGY2 Pharmacy Residency Programs

Compensation & Benefits

Compensation

• Base Salary: $189,000 – $210,000

• Negotiable Sign-On Bonus

Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical Insurance

• Dental Insurance

• Vision Insurance

• Life Insurance

• Retirement Plan

• Paid Time Off

• Professional Development Opportunities

• Employee Wellness Programs

Interview Process

1. Recruiter qualification review

2. Internal pharmacy leadership review

3. Hiring Manager interview

4. Executive leadership interviews (on-site)

5. Final offer

Screening Questions

1. Do you hold a PharmD from an accredited U.S. School of Pharmacy?

2. Do you have at least five years of pharmacy leadership experience, including 2–3 years as an Assistant Director within a pharmacy department that supports a PGY2 Pharmacy Administration Residency?

3. Are you currently licensed to practice pharmacy in Massachusetts, or will you obtain licensure by your hire date?

4. Describe your experience managing pharmacy operations, regulatory compliance, budgeting, and clinical services within an academic medical center.

5. What experience do you have leading pharmacy residency programs, staff development, and multidisciplinary clinical teams?

Director of Benefits – Houston, TX | Healthcare Total Rewards Leadership

Director, Benefits
Houston, Texas | Hybrid | Full-Time

This is a high-profile leadership opportunity for an experienced Total Rewards professional to shape and lead enterprise-wide benefits strategy within a large, complex healthcare environment. Combining strategic leadership, operational oversight, compliance expertise, and workforce engagement, this role offers the chance to directly influence employee experience, organisational performance, and long-term talent retention.

Designed for a senior benefits leader with deep healthcare experience, this position provides significant executive exposure and the opportunity to lead transformative initiatives across health and welfare, retirement, wellbeing, and total rewards programs.

The Opportunity

Reporting into executive Total Rewards leadership, you will oversee the design, implementation, governance, and optimisation of comprehensive employee benefits programs across a large healthcare system.

You will:

• Lead enterprise-wide benefits strategy, administration, and compliance initiatives

• Design and implement competitive, cost-effective benefit programs aligned with organisational goals

• Oversee health and welfare plans, retirement programs, wellness initiatives, and voluntary benefits

• Manage relationships with consultants, brokers, actuaries, trustees, and third-party vendors

• Ensure compliance with ERISA, HIPAA, COBRA, FMLA, IRS, DOL, and healthcare reform regulations

• Partner with Compensation, HRIS, and executive HR leadership to deliver integrated Total Rewards strategies

• Drive process improvements, automation, and system enhancements across benefits operations

• Develop metrics and reporting frameworks to evaluate ROI and program effectiveness

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing Benefits team

• Support enterprise transformation initiatives focused on employee engagement and workforce strategy

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: $160,000 – $200,000

• Annual Bonus: 20–30% performance-based bonus potential

• Schedule: Full-Time | Hybrid Work Environment

• Location: Houston, Texas

• Relocation Assistance: Not provided, but candidates must be willing to relocate to Houston

• Visa Sponsorship: Not available

Comprehensive Executive-Level Benefits Package Includes:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

• Life Insurance

• Retirement Programs

• Paid Time Off

• Additional wellbeing, leadership development, and employee support programs

What Makes This Role Stand Out

• Opportunity to lead Benefits strategy within a highly respected healthcare organisation

• Significant executive visibility and enterprise-level influence

• Broad scope across retirement, health & welfare, wellness, and compliance initiatives

• Ability to shape and modernise Total Rewards strategy within a complex healthcare environment

• Strong collaborative culture focused on innovation, employee wellbeing, and operational excellence

• Opportunity to make a measurable impact on workforce engagement and retention

Candidate Profile

Essential Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience managing Benefits operations and implementation within healthcare or complex enterprise environments

• Strong healthcare industry Benefits experience required

• Deep expertise in plan design, evaluation, compliance, and administration across:

• Health & Welfare Plans

• Pension Plans

• 401(k) and 403(b) Programs

• Life & Disability Benefits

• Voluntary Benefits Programs

• Strong understanding of ERISA, COBRA, HIPAA, FMLA, and healthcare reform regulations

• Prior HRIS systems experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, HR Management, or related discipline

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree preferred

• CEBS, CBP, or other HR/Benefits certifications highly desirable

• Experience with wellness strategy development and implementation

• Proven leadership and change management capability

• Strong vendor management, negotiation, and stakeholder engagement skills

What Success Looks Like

The successful candidate will bring a combination of strategic vision, operational discipline, and leadership maturity, with the ability to balance employee experience, compliance, cost management, and organisational growth within a dynamic healthcare environment.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a Benefits leader seeking a role that offers executive influence, enterprise-wide impact, and long-term career growth within a highly respected and mission-driven organisation.