Pharmacy Purchasing Analyst - Full Time / Days - Center City

Job Details

This position will have temporary training in Center City, Philadelphia. But will primarily report to the Lehigh Valley Cedar Crest Hospital - 1255 S Cedar Crest Blvd, Allentown, PA 18103.

The Pharmacy Purchasing Analyst supports enterprise-wide pharmaceutical procurement through strategic sourcing, drug shortage mitigation, and supply continuity planning. This role leverages operational analytics and financial forecasting to optimize inventory management, support formulary initiatives, and identify cost-saving opportunities, ensuring high-quality patient care while reducing the overall cost of care across the organization

Job Description

Job Duties

• Pharmaceutical procurement, shortage management, operational analytics, and financial forecasting activities to ensure patient care and reduce cost of care across the enterprise.
• Design, develop, and implement cost-efficient pharmaceutical procurement procedures and methods across the Enterprise.
• Compile, monitor, and analyze data to locate areas of improvement in the pharmacy and supply chain processes to develop methods to increase compliance with the 340B Federal Drug Discount Program and optimize the financial benefit of the health system.
• Work with local pharmacy teams and analysts to make strategic and efficient recommendations and execute actions for procurement and savings opportunities.
• Assist with the development of performance metrics, dashboard reporting, and an operations performance management process that ensures real-time understanding of risks and results.
• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.(Do not delete, move or over-write this statement)

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED graduate or equivalent education.
• Background in pharmacy operations, engineering, or analytics + 0-3 years of experience in a relevant role

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, analytics, or any health science related field
• Inpatient Pharmacy Technician certification
• ACE-340B - Apexus Certified Expert-340B - Apexus

Additional Qualifications:

• Experience working in and maintaining databases such as Microsoft Excel & Access strongly preferred
• Experience with 340B is preferred

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University

Primary Location Address

111 S 11th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students.