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Job Description

Responsible for supporting clinical trial research conducted on various campuses. The Clinical Pharmacy Manager provides direct and or functional supervision and maintains overall responsibility for pharmacy operations in the Investigational Drug Service to enhance the reputation and service-orientation of the IDS Department. The Clinical Pharmacy Manager also collaborates and provides expertise in support of clinical investigational drug trials. The Clinical Pharmacy Manager will work collaboratively with the members of the research team including physicians, nurses, other pharmacists, study coordinators, investigators, sponsors and other staff. Other responsibilities include performing cross-functional duties including those of a pharmacist, clinical specialist or other clinical coordinator, as required.

Qualifications

Education Requirements

+ Doctor of Pharmacy Degree required

+ ASHP-Accredited PGY-1 preferred, PGY-2 preferred

+ Board Certification (e.g. BCPS, BCCCP) strongly encouraged

Experience Requirements

+ 3 years hospital experience or equivalent, with clinical experience/training

+ Experience with coordinating the handling of investigational drugs preferred

+ Strong written, verbal communication, organizational, analytic, clinical and interpersonal skills

+ Thorough understanding of all laws, regulations and standards relating to investigational drugs (for example, good clinical practice (ICH-GCP), Human Subjects Protocol, etc)

+ Knowledge and/or understanding of general hospital operations.

+ Proficiency with email, spreadsheets, word processing, and databases

+ Experience with electronic medical records systems

+ Ability to organize and manage time and tasks independently

+ Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action

Licensing and Certification Requirements

+ Name: Registered Pharmacist. Issuing Agency: NYS Board of Pharmacy

+ Continues to meet regulatory, educational, and licensure requirements throughout employment, as set forth by New York State regulations.

+ Achieves annual requirement of 15 continuing education hours (ACPE approved).

Compensation Statement

The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides salary ranges that comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $159,000.00 - $190,565.00 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and operational need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

Non-Bargaining Unit, 184 - Pharmacy - MSH, Mount Sinai Hospital

Responsibilities

1. Demonstrates the ability to perform clinical/technical/service/administrative tasks:

- Conducts and participates in departmental activities to meet the goals, objectives and policies of the department, hospital/medical center, by the standards set forth by Federal and State Regulatory agencies and The Joint Commission

- Develops and implements policies and procedures to meet professional standards and improve medications safety, including those established by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)

- Implements decisions of and provides support for the Pharmacy & Therapeutics committee by preparing drug evaluations and assisting in formulary maintenance

- Provides drug information and investigational protocol education to pharmacy staff, students, and other health care professionals

- Plans, organizes and implements specific site policies regarding Investigational Drug Services

- Maintains patient/employee confidentiality in the management of information

- Coordinates the provision of pharmaceutical care by pharmacy department members

- Ensures the work environment is well maintained

- Demonstrates initiative and leadership

2. Remains current with various pharmaceutical databases, national guidelines, and follows evidence-based medicine for medication therapy management of disease states

3. Provides education to patients, family members, and/or caretakers about disease states and medications, including:

- Desired results and/or goals of chronic disease states

- Name, strength, description, and purpose of each medication

- How to administer each medication timely, safely, and appropriately

- How agents work to attain adequate therapy

- Interacting foods, disease states, and drugs where appropriate

- Importance of therapeutic drug monitoring for efficacy and toxicity

- Recognition of disease state exacerbation and procedures to follow in these instances

- Recognition of side effects of therapy and the importance of notifying his/her physician if any should occur

- Importance of adherence to pharmacotherapy and appointments

- Aids to increase medication adherence

4. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care, based on physical, psychosocial, educational, safety, and related criteria, appropriate to the age of the patients served in assigned area. (check all populations served)

Neonate/Infant Pediatric Adolescent Adult Geriatric

- Identifies physical, behavioral and emotional characteristics typical for the age group

- Modifies approaches based on patient age-specific needs and responses to treatment

- Provides care for patients based on age-specific needs

- Uses communication techniques which are age appropriate

5. Educational/Professional Development

- Participates in the development of other staff members by identifying the learning needs of pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals through education on but not limited to: clinical appropriateness of medications, dose adjustments, drug selection based on formulary, drug interactions, drug cost, and patient safety

- Serves as a preceptor for the residency program, and for students from local colleges of pharmacy

- Designs and implements appropriate trainings and development programs in a timely fashion to maintain contemporary practice

- Meets regulatory, licensure and annual health assessment requirements.

6. Supervisory Functions

- Supervises pharmacy employees

- Interviews candidates for pharmacy management and staff positions

- Implements discipline and corrective action plans for assigned pharmacy staff

- Promotion of employees based on assessment of clinical skills, if applicable

- Responsible for employee performance evaluations for assigned staff

- Attends and contributes to pharmacy management meetings

- Provides off-hour coverage for the department

7. May be required to perform other duties as assigned or perform other duties when necessary

About Us

Strength through Unity and Inclusion

The Mount Sinai Health System is committed to fostering an environment where everyone can contribute to excellence. We share a common dedication to delivering outstanding patient care. When you join us, you become part of Mount Sinai’s unparalleled legacy of achievement, education, and innovation as we work together to transform healthcare. We encourage all team members to actively participate in creating a culture that ensures fair access to opportunities, promotes inclusive practices, and supports the success of every individual.

At Mount Sinai, our leaders are committed to fostering a workplace where all employees feel valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We strive to create an environment where collaboration, fairness, and continuous learning drive positive change, improving the well-being of our staff, patients, and organization. Our leaders are expected to challenge outdated practices, promote a culture of respect, and work toward meaningful improvements that enhance patient care and workplace experiences. We are dedicated to building a supportive and welcoming environment where everyone has the opportunity to thrive and advance professionally. Explore this opportunity and be part of the next chapter in our history.

About the Mount Sinai Health System:

Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes more than 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics, top 5 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, and top 20 in Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country’s best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 11 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek’s “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals” ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer, complying with all applicable federal civil rights laws. We do not discriminate, exclude, or treat individuals differently based on race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are deeply committed to fostering an environment where all faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve feel respected and supported. Our goal is to create a healthcare and learning institution that actively works to remove barriers, address challenges, and promote fairness in all aspects of our organization.

Compensation Statement

Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides a salary range to comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $159000 - $190565 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.