Pharmacy Business Ops - Pharmacy Administration - FT Day Shift

UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County's only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.

To learn more about UCI Health, visit www.ucihealth.org.

Position Summary:

The Pharmacy Business Operations and Quality/Compliance Advisor incumbent serves as a senior-level business systems analyst who leads strategic efforts to enhance pharmacy operations across contract management, drug access, regulatory compliance, and accreditation readiness. This role partners with internal teams-pharmacy leadership, legal, procurement, finance, IT-and external stakeholders to design and implement systems, processes, and analytics that optimize clinical services, quality, and compliance enterprise-wide.

Required Qualifications:

• Strong analytical skills and proficiency in reporting, data visualization, and audit documentation.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in pharmacy operations, contracting, compliance, or accreditation -preferably in a large health system or academic setting.
• Excellent written and oral communication, stakeholder collaboration, and project coordination capabilities.
• Demonstrated expertise with pharmacy contract analysis (including restricted access or high-cost drug programs) and regulatory frameworks (URAC, ACHC, CMS, HRSA/340B).
• Advanced degrees (PharmD, MBA, MHA, JD, MPH).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with University of California procurement policies, compliance standards, and enterprise resource systems.
• Experience with UC Health structures, contract lifecycle tools (e.g., Icertis, OnBase), and system analytics platforms (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).
• Experience supporting drug management, limited-distribution drug programs, or high-cost medication access.
• Current California Pharmacist License

Total Rewards

We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.

Conditions of Employment:

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment:

• Background Check and Live Scan
• Employment Misconduct*
• Legal Right to Work in the United States
• Vaccination Policies
• Smoking and Tobacco Policy
• Drug Free Environment

*Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.

The following additional conditions may apply, some of which are dependent upon business unit or job specific requirements.

• California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
• E-Verify
• Pre-Placement Health Evaluation

Details of each policy may be reviewed by visiting the following page: https://hr.uci.edu/new-hire/conditions-of-employment.php

Closing Statement:

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC Anti-Discrimination Policy.

We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce along with honoring unique experiences, perspectives, and identities. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming.

UCI provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request. For more information, please contact UCI's Employee Experience Center (EEC) at eec@uci.edu or at (949) 824-0500, Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.