Director of Pharmacy
 UNC Health Care | |
 United States, North Carolina, Morrisville | |
| 1025 Think Place (Show on map) | |
 Sep 17, 2026 | |
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Description Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina. Summary: The Director of Pharmacy - Ambulatory Services provides leadership and oversight for post-acute and ambulatory pharmacy services at UNC Health. This leader is responsible for leading the strategic and operational objectives consistent with UNC Health's mission, values, and long-term growth strategy while ensuring alignment, continuity, financial sustainability, operational excellence, and high-value patient care across the ambulatory care continuum. Reporting to the Executive Director Pharmacy, Clinical Ambulatory Operations, the Director of Pharmacy leads the development and execution of ambulatory pharmacy strategies that support owned entity ambulatory services, including CPPs, complex care models, and other chronic care functions, and designs ambulatory services that support organizational strategy priorities and future-state care delivery models. Develop structures that enhance engagement with stakeholders beyond pharmacy and support integrated care delivery. Responsibilities: 1. Scope of Pharmacy Practice - Provides system leadership and oversight for the assigned pharmacy ambulatory services. Cultivates and maintains professional relationships with primary customers of the clinical area(s) including, but not limited to: medical directors, physicians, physician groups, patients, and external entities to foster opportunities for revenue enhancement, enhanced customer service and to positively impact core clinical measures. Ensures effective and efficient delivery, communication, and administration of all related programs. 2. Leading Change - Serve as a catalyst for ambulatory pharmacy transformation and continuous improvement. Influences others to translate vision into action. Brings about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Establishes an organizational vision and implements it in a continuously changing environment. Is open to change and new information and rapidly adapts to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles. Deals effectively with pressure and remains optimistic and persistent, even under adversity. Recovers quickly from setbacks. Formulates objectives and priorities, and implements plans consistent with the long-term interests of the organization. Capitalizes on opportunities and manages risks. Takes a long-term view and builds a shared vision with others. 3. Leading People - Leads people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Provides an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. Encouragesworkforce engagement by building a commitment to excellence and by promoting the organization's vision internally and externally. Delegates responsibility, clarifies expectations and holds others accountable for achieving results related to their area of responsibility. Leads in a deliberate and predictable way and operates with transparency. Treats sensitive or confidential information appropriately. Develops the ability of others to perform and contribute to the organization by providing ongoing feedback and by providing opportunities to learn through formal and informal methods. Manages and resolves conflicts and disagreements in a constructive manner. Build, develop, and lead high-performing teams across complex ambulatory pharmacy programs. Clarify local and system accountabilities, strengthen role accountability, and support leader development and succession planning. 4. Results Driven - Exceeds organizational goals and customer expectations. Makes decisions that produce high quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Delivers high-quality services and is committed to continuous improvement. Fosters a culture of safe and compassionate patient care. Makes well informed, timely decisions, even when data are limited or solutions produce unfavorable results. Positions the organization for success by identifying new opportunities and builds the organization by developing and improving services. Leads the budgeting process. Uses cost-benefit thinking to set priorities, monitors expenditures in support of programs and policies, and identifies cost-effective approaches. Drive standardization and adoption of best practices across assigned ambulatory pharmacy services. Other Information Other information: Job Details Legal Employer: NCHEALTH Entity: Shared Services Organization Unit: HCS Pharmacy Administration Work Type: Full Time Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00 Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity Work Assignment Type: Hybrid Work Schedule: Day Job Location of Job: US:NC:Morrisville Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Health Care System, in a department that provides shared services to operations across UNC Health Care; except that, if you are currently a UNCHCS State employee already working in a designated shared services department, you may remain a UNCHCS State employee if selected for this job. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation. | |