Senior Director Medication Safety Officer

• Location: Remote with up to 20% travel
• Department: Pharmacy

• Schedule: Full-time

  Eligible for an annual bonus incentive

• Serve as the primary medication safety subject matter expert and Chair of the Medication Safety Expert Review Panel (ERP), leading health-system-wide safety initiatives, strategic planning, budgeting, and policy development.

• Analyze medication-use errors, adverse drug reactions, and continuous quality improvement (CQI) data to design and implement high-leverage error-reduction strategies, specifically targeting drug shortages, look-alike sound-alike (LASA) risks, and drug diversion.

• Oversee the technical integration, installation, and optimization of pharmacy information systems and automation technologies to enhance system-wide medication safety workflows.

• Ensure total adherence to state and federal pharmacy laws and regulatory standards while driving High-Reliability Organization (HRO) principles to foster an open culture of safety and transparent communication.

• Partner with internal safety committees, interdisciplinary leadership, and external regulatory bodies—including the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) and the FDA MedWatch program—to align on industry best practices.

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

• Pharmacist obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy or Doctorate of Pharmacy required.
• Master's degree preferred.

Work Experience:

• 5 years of experience required.
• 10 years of experience preferred.
• 2 years of leadership or management experience required.
• 5 years of leadership or management experience preferred.

Additional Preferences:

• Hospital Pharmacy experience strongly preferred.
• Hospital Pharmacy Residency experience preferred.