Director Pharmacy Business Services

Harris Health is the public healthcare safety-net provider established in 1966 to serve the residents of Harris County, Texas. As an essential healthcare system, Harris Health champions better health for the entire community, with a focus on low-income uninsured and underinsured patients, through acute and primary care, wellness, disease management and population health services. Ben Taub Hospital (Level 1 Trauma Center) and Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Level 3 Trauma Center) anchor Harris Health's robust network of 39 clinics, health centers, specialty locations and virtual (telemedicine) technology. Harris Health is among an elite list of health systems in the U.S. achieving Magnet nursing excellence designation for its hospitals, the prestigious National Committee for Quality Assurance designation for its patient-centered clinics and health centers and its strong partnership with nationally recognized physician faculty, residents and researchers from Baylor College of Medicine; McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth); and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

At Harris Health, we prioritize the well-being of our most valuable asset--our people--ensuring a culture of compassion, collaboration and excellence in serving Harris County's most in need. With integrity and accountability at our core, we commit to 'leading with love', embodying our dedication to quality care, education, and a steadfast respect for every individual's contribution to our mission.

Job Summary

Director Pharmacy Business Services provides enterprise leadership, strategic direction, and operational oversight for the Harris Health 340B Drug Pricing Program, pharmacy purchasing, inventory management, medication procurement, and related financial stewardship activities. This role is accountable for maintaining perpetual 340B regulatory readiness, optimizing program value, ensuring compliant drug purchasing and utilization, strengthening inventory controls, and supporting medication access for patients served by the organization.

The Director serves as the organization's subject matter expert for 340B program operations and compliance and partners closely with pharmacy, finance, revenue integrity, compliance, supply chain, information technology, ambulatory care, hospital operations, legal, and executive leadership. The position ensures that 340B eligibility, split-billing processes, purchasing activity, accumulations, contract pharmacy oversight, audit controls, and inventory practices are accurate, defensible, efficient, and aligned with applicable federal and state requirements.

Minimum Qualifications

Degrees:

Bachelor of Pharmacy or PharmD

Masters Degree in in business, finance, public health, or pharmacy administration (Preferred)

Licenses & Certifications:

Apexus Advanced 340B Certification (Preferred)

BLS American Heart Association or Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification within 90 days of employment

Licensed Pharmacist Registered with Texas State Board of Pharmacy

Work Experience:

Seven (7) Years Work Experience:

1. Advanced knowledge of 340B program operations, compliance expectations, purchasing models, inventory controls, split-billing logic, audit methodology, and pharmacy financial stewardship

2. Advanced knowledge of pharmacy purchasing inventory management and reimbursement

3. Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret purchasing trends, inventory performance, WAC exposure, savings opportunities, audit findings, and regulatory risk.

4. Pharmacy finance, supply chain, inventory leadership

5. Strong knowledge of federal and state pharmacy regulations, 340B program requirements, HRSA expectations, duplicate discount prevention, diversion prevention, and health-system pharmacy operations required.

6. Experience with pharmacy revenue cycle, charge description master governance, medication assistance programs, wholesaler contracting, group purchasing organization strategy, and vendor management preferred.

Management Experience:

Five (5) Years of Management Experience

Communication Skills:

Above Average Verbal Communication (Heavy Public Contact)

Writing/Correspondence

Writing/Reports

Proficiencies:

MS Excel

MS Word

Job Attributes

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

Analytical Abilities

Design Knowledge and Skills

Mathematics

Medical Terminology Knowledge

Research Knowledge and Abilities

Statistical Knowledge and Abilities

Work Schedule:

Flexible

Holidays

Overtime

Travel: May require local travel between hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, administrative offices, and vendor or partner locations. May require availability outside standard business hours for urgent regulatory, purchasing, inventory, drug shortage, or operational issues.

Weekends

Other Requirements:

1. Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret purchasing trends, inventory performance, WAC exposure, savings opportunities, audit findings, and regulatory risk.

2. Ability to design and implement policies, workflows, dashboards, corrective action plans, internal controls, and performance improvement strategies.

3. Strong collaboration skills with pharmacy, finance, compliance, revenue integrity, supply chain, information technology, clinical operations, legal, and executive stakeholders.

4. High attention to detail, sound judgment, ethical decision-making, and commitment to patient access, regulatory integrity, and organizational stewardship.

5. Personal Computer

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