MHN Chief Pharmacy Officer

Title: Chief Pharmacy Officer

Employer: Marshall Health Network

The Chief Pharmacy Officer provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for pharmacy services across Marshall Health Network. This role is responsible for leading a comprehensive pharmacy program that supports high-quality, evidence-based patient care while optimizing pharmaceutical utilization, patient outcomes, regulatory compliance, and financial stewardship across the health system.

The Chief Pharmacy Officer serves as a key leader in advancing medication safety, clinical excellence, population health initiatives, and pharmacy innovation across inpatient, outpatient, retail, specialty, and ambulatory settings.

System-Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Identifies opportunities to leverage pharmacy expertise to improve quality, patient safety, patient experience, patient access, and overall system performance across the continuum of care.
• Promotes collaboration between pharmacy teams, patients, and outpatient providers to support continuity of medication therapy following discharge and improve patient outcomes.
• Supports long-term patient safety and operational initiatives through the advancement of EHR optimization, computerized provider order entry (CPOE), clinical decision support (CDS), automated medication reconciliation, bar-coded medication administration, medication surveillance, and telepharmacy services.
• Leads pharmacy initiatives supporting Value-Based Purchasing programs, including medication-related core measures, readmission reduction strategies, and patient satisfaction metrics.
• Collaborates with organizational leadership to develop formulary management and drug utilization strategies that optimize therapeutic outcomes, minimize medication-related risk, and ensure cost-effective pharmacotherapy across the health system.
• Oversees all pharmaceutical contracting, procurement, receiving, security, inventory management, diversion prevention, and medication distribution activities throughout the system.
• Directs pharmacy financial operations within the broader health system framework, including budget development, resource allocation, financial analysis, and performance monitoring.
• Assists system pharmacy leaders in determining appropriate staffing models and workforce requirements to meet patient care needs, regulatory standards, accreditation requirements, and organizational goals.
• Ensures compliance with all applicable state and federal pharmacy regulations and accreditation standards, including requirements established by the State Board of Pharmacy, DEA, CMS, The Joint Commission, and other regulatory agencies.
• Provides executive oversight and compliance management for the 340B Drug Pricing Program, including covered entities, outpatient departments, and contract pharmacy arrangements.
• Supports the organization’s research and educational mission through oversight of investigational drug services, pharmacy residency programs, student experiential education, and staff research initiatives.
• Provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for retail pharmacy services across all Marshall Health Network outpatient and community pharmacy locations.
• Develops and implements retail pharmacy business strategies, including service line expansion, new site development, payer partnerships, and community collaborations.
• Ensures compliance with all regulatory, payer, and operational requirements related to retail and specialty pharmacy operations.
• Monitors retail pharmacy financial performance, including revenue, expenses, profitability, and operational efficiency, utilizing data-driven decision-making to support growth and sustainability.
• Collaborates with finance, compliance, and population health leadership to oversee 340B contract pharmacy operations and maintain audit readiness and regulatory compliance.
• Promotes coordination among retail, specialty, outpatient, and inpatient pharmacy teams to ensure seamless patient transitions and continuity of medication therapy.
• Evaluates and implements innovative pharmacy delivery models, including mail-order services, home delivery, and specialty medication distribution where appropriate.
• Provides leadership and oversight to the Clinical Pharmacy Director to ensure consistent delivery of high-quality clinical pharmacy services across all care settings.

Reports to: Chief Physician Executive, Marshall Health Network
Supervises: Directors of Pharmacy at Hospital Pharmacies and Retail Pharmacies and Clinical
Pharmacy Director