Global Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

Overview:
TheDepartment of Global Pediatric Medicine (GPM) is a growing department looking for dynamic professionals who are eager to help implement the St. Jude Global (SJG) mission of training the clinical workforce, developing and strengthening health systems and patient-centered initiatives, and advancing knowledge to sustain continuous improvement through research.

The Global Clinical Pharmacy Specialist is responsible for:

• Assist in development and implementation of global pharmacy educational curriculum.

• Assist in development and implementation of pharmacy PrOFILE sibling tool to assess pharmacy services worldwide.

• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders on diverse catalog of capacity-strengthening projects.

• Lead educational and capacity-strengthening initiatives related to pharmacy operations with members of global community.

• Participate in implementation of relevant performance improvement activities.

• Support the development and implementation of relevant policies and treatment guidelines.

• Execute assigned tasks related to investigational studies, clinical research, and statistical principles.

• Perform other duties as assigned to meet the goals and objectives of the department and institution.

• Maintain regular and predictable attendance.

**All candidates must submit a cover letter in order to be considered.**

Minimum Education:

• Pharm.D. accredited by the American Council of Pharmacy Education.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) and/or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).

• Certification by the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties in a relevant area (e.g., Compounded Sterile Preparations, Oncology, Pediatrics) required within 12 months of hire.

Minimum Experience:

• Pharm.D. accredited by the American Council of Pharmacy Education with PGY2 residency or 4+ years of pharmacy practice experience at St. Jude or comparable institution.

• Sterile preparation and drug distribution experience preferred.

• Pediatric and/or oncology experience preferred.

• Proven experience in earlier role/comparable role.

Licensure, Registration and/or Certification Required by Law:

(LC: PHARM-TN) Licensure by the Tennessee State Board of Pharmacy within 90 days of hire.

Special Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:

• Understand the task at hand, seek out information, and draw conclusions from available data to deliver outcomes.

• Adapt quickly to changing priorities to perform as needed in his/her role.

• Remain calm when faced with changes to (and in) his/her work.

• Effectively relay understanding of diverse perspectives.

• Can handle communication upwards and downwards as needed.

• Present information in a clear, well thought out way and tailored to the audience.

• Show support for the new direction even when the details have not been finalized.

• Use a data-driven approach to spot early indications of underperformance and takes corrective actions. Celebrates successes.

• Work with partners in their function to find the best solutions that align with functional priorities. Work effectively to find solutions.

• Provide ongoing counsel to patients around prescriptions, expected interactions and outcomes, and other queries.

• Demonstrate a strong grasp of practical knowledge around drug interactions, influence of disease states on drug dispositions, and therapeutic contraindications.

**All candidates must submit a cover letter to be considered for the position.**

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