Vice President, Pharmacy

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This is a Stanford Health Care job.

The Vice President, Pharmacy will lead enterprise-wide pharmacy strategy, service line growth and innovation, regulatory compliance, and quality outcomes. The position will oversee a broad scope of operations totaling approximately $1B in revenue, including inpatient and outpatient services, 340B, and specialty pharmacy. The department manages approximately 9.3 million doses dispensed annually and $760 million in drug purchasing.

This is an outstanding opportunity to join one of the nation’s premier academic medical centers. Stanford Health Care is nationally recognized for excellence in quality and patient outcomes and was named to the U.S. News & World Report 2025–2026 Best Hospitals Honor Roll.

A Brief Overview
Under the general direction of the Senior Vice President at Stanford Health Care, with dotted‑line reporting to the Vice President of Operations at SHC – Tri‑Valley, the VP Pharmacy serves as the enterprise executive leader accountable for the strategic, clinical, financial, and operational performance of Pharmacy services across Stanford Health Care and SHC – Tri‑Valley.
The VP Pharmacy is a key member of the Stanford Health Care senior leadership team and is responsible for developing and executing the enterprise pharmacy strategy, including creation of a multi‑year strategic plan, SWOT analysis, and a unified scope of practice for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy assistants. The role partners with senior leaders to advance system‑wide strategic priorities, service line growth, and innovation across the enterprise.
The position is accountable for enterprise‑wide medication safety, regulatory compliance, and quality outcomes, ensuring adherence to California Board of Pharmacy requirements, accreditation standards, and state and federal regulations. The VP Pharmacy leads the design and execution of quality and safety initiatives aligned with top‑tier academic medical center benchmarks.
Locations
Stanford Health Care
What you will do

• Success in this role is demonstrated through measurable enterprise outcomes, including achievement of pharmacy quality and safety targets; effective execution of the enterprise pharmacy strategic plan; responsible pharmaceutical cost and expense management; integration and alignment of pharmacy operations across Stanford Health Care and SHC – Tri‑Valley; and development of high‑performing pharmacy leadership teams.

• Provide enterprise executive leadership for Pharmacy operations in alignment with Stanford Health Care and SHC – Tri‑Valley strategic goals.

• Lead system‑level strategic and operational decision‑making to optimize clinical quality, operational efficiency, and financial performance.

• Ensure enterprise compliance with all regulatory, licensing, and accreditation requirements.

• Serve as an executive consultant and strategic partner to Stanford Medicine entities on pharmacy‑related initiatives.

• Develop, mentor, and lead pharmacy executive and management teams within a highly matrixed organization.

Education Qualifications

• Doctor of Pharmacy degree (PharmD) required

• Post PharmD residency in Pharmacy or hospital administration required

Experience Qualifications

• Ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience in health care system management with a proven record of accomplishments in operations, program development and related planning required.

• Significant proven healthcare management experience with demonstrated leadership in strategic/ business planning, program development, project management, process improvement and physician relations required.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strategic & Financial Leadership: Expert knowledge of pharmacy operations, business development, fiscal stewardship, and enterprise resource management.

• Clinical, Quality & Regulatory Expertise: Extensive knowledge of pharmaceutical protocols, quality monitoring, and state and federal regulatory requirements.

• Executive Leadership & Influence: Exceptional leadership, change‑management, negotiation, and executive communication skills.

• Systems Thinking & Innovation: Visionary analytical abilities and advanced knowledge of information technology supporting pharmacy operations.

Licenses and Certifications

• CA-RPH (Register Pharmacist) required

These principles apply to ALL employees:
SHC Commitment to Providing an Exceptional Patient & Family Experience
Stanford Health Care sets a high standard for delivering value and an exceptional experience for our patients and families. Candidates for employment and existing employees must adopt and execute C-I-CARE standards for all of patients, families and towards each other. C-I-CARE is the foundation of Stanford’s patient-experience and represents a framework for patient-centered interactions. Simply put, we do what it takes to enable and empower patients and families to focus on health, healing and recovery.
You will do this by executing against our three experience pillars, from the patient and family’s perspective:

• Know Me: Anticipate my needs and status to deliver effective care

• Show Me the Way: Guide and prompt my actions to arrive at better outcomes and better health

• Coordinate for Me: Own the complexity of my care through coordination

Equal Opportunity Employer Stanford Health Care (SHC) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination in all of its policies and practices, including the area of employment. Accordingly, SHC does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity and/or expression, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or disability, or the perception of any of the above. People of all genders, members of all racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants with criminal convictions will be considered after an individualized assessment of the conviction and the job requirements.

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training. This pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage.