The ideal candidate will be an exceptionally talented, knowledgeable, and motivated pharmacist with extensive experience with health-system pharmacy operations to include extensive experience in automation and current best practices for distribution. The candidate must demonstrate a mastery of hospital experience and understand regulatory oversight. Previous management experience of a complex health system is highly desired for this position.

Duties

As the Supervisory Pharmacist (Service Chief - Business Management), the incumbent provides broad-scale comprehensive management of the Business Management Service. The incumbent performs the following duties: Developing and disseminating a safe medication-use comprehensive program system for the Pharmacy Department and the Clinical Center. Developing and disseminating a comprehensive drug information and policy program for the Pharmacy Department and Clinical Center. Planning, evaluating and implementing internal and external state-of-the art, Clinical Center-wide, pharmaceutical technologies to promote safe medication use. Planning, directing, executing, and evaluating a broad program of pharmacy professional and educational activities directed toward professional development of the pharmacy staff and leadership at the Clinical Center. Planning and coordinating the Department's comprehensive quality assurance program in accordance with the requirements of regulatory and accrediting organizations; the policies, practices, and procedures of DHHS, NIH, Clinical Center and the Pharmacy Department; and state of the art practices in pharmacy, medical research, patient care and medical training. Ensuring the supply chain and inventory management services support a medication-delivery infrastructure critical to the achievement of increased patient safety and customer satisfaction, improved supply chain responsiveness, agility, and efficiency, and reduced operational costs. Assisting the Department Chief with setting the strategic direction and goals, objectives and initiatives for the Department and ensuring their alignment and integration with the overall vision, mission, and values of the NIH and the Clinical Center Establishing plans and initiatives for the Service to support and achieve the strategic direction, goals and objectives of the Department and ensuring optimum economic performance. Ensuring the Service's programs are consistent with current standards of practice and NIH and Clinical Center policies and all applicable standards and regulations including those of the HHS, NIH, FDA, USP, and The Joint Commission. Supervising subordinate supervisors and ensuring that they are properly trained and execute their human resource management responsibilities in accordance with NIH, HHS, OPM and EEOC policies and regulations. Ensuring that supervisors are properly trained and execute their human resource management responsibilities in accordance with NIH, HHS and OPM policies and regulations. Reviewing and approving short- and long-range strategic plans developed by subordinate supervisors for workforce supervision and development to assure the availability of an engaged highly specialized and high performing staff. Ensuring Service programs are consistent with current standards of practice and regulations.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship requirement or proof of being a U.S. National must be met by closing date.
• Employment is subject to the successful completion of a background investigation, verification of qualifications, completion of onboarding forms, submission of required documents, and any other job-related requirement before or after appointment.
• Applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
• Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered with the Selective Service.
• If selected, you must pass a pre-employment medical examination.
• Position requires Education, and you are asked to submit a copy of your transcripts with your application.
• Position requires License, and you are asked to submit a copy of your Pharmacist license with your application.
• A one-year supervisory probationary period may be required upon selection.
• At the supervisor’s discretion, this position may offer telework.

Qualifications

BASIC REQUIREMENTS: A. EDUCATION:A doctoral degree in Pharmacy that is recognized by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. OR B. Applicants who have a bachelor's degree in pharmacy may also qualify contingent upon an additional review of your qualifications. AND LICENSURE: Applicants must be licensed to practice pharmacy in a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. ANDADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: In addition to meeting the basic requirements, the following amount of specialized experience is required to qualify for positions at GS-15. You must demonstrate in your resume at least one year of qualifying experience equivalent to at least the GS-14 level in the Federal Government obtained in either the private or public sector, performing the following types of tasks: providing organizational leadership and management, and staff supervision for a variety of management functions including informatics, procurement and supply chain management, resource management, departmental data management and strategic planning services for a large medical Pharmaceutical department/ organization; formulating and executing strategies and action plans in response to issues or initiatives, directives, regulations, legislation or any other areas requiring organizational action or response; and representing a medical organization that is responsible for providing pharmaceutical products and services. You will receive credit for all experience material to the position, including experience gained in religious, civic, welfare, service, and organizational activities, regardless of whether you received pay. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. Preview assessment questionnaire before you apply: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12367660

Education

This position has an education requirement. You are strongly encouraged to submit a copy of your transcripts (or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed and grades). Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. Official transcripts will be required from all selectees prior to receiving an official offer. Click here for information on Foreign Education.

Contacts

• Address National Institutes of Health 6701 Rockledge Drive Bethesda, MD 20892 US
• Name: NIH HR Service Desk Branch E
• Email: [email protected]