[Hiring] Senior Informatics Pharmacist @Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Role Description

The Senior Informatics Pharmacist is responsible for supporting and optimizing pharmacy applications to ensure accurate medication workflows across VUMC locations. This role assists with updates related to medication build, formulary adjustments, order set build, and medication billing. The analyst collaborates with team members to maintain system reliability and compliance with regulatory requirements, contributing to safe and timely medication delivery.

• Performs critical clinical duties on the Pharmacy Informatics team, managing medication safety configurations for workflows across the enterprise.
• Applies critical pharmacy practice knowledge to ensure clinically appropriate updates to medication dosing, formulary, drug preparation, and shortage management.
• Maintains order sets, ensuring accurate medication build, and adapts workflows to regulatory and clinical changes that directly impact patient care and safety throughout the medication use process.

(Note: This role is open to remote work from most US locations)

Qualifications

• Experience with Epic Pharmacy applications (Epic Willow certification strongly preferred).
• IV pump integration experience is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with Omnicell-Epic interface preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree (required) / Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) - strongly preferred.

Requirements

• Technical Analysis (Advanced): Understands core functionality of assigned products and their interactions with other systems.
• Configuration Management and Planning (Intermediate): Applies knowledge to support configuration plans and schedules.
• Testing (Advanced): Participates in test planning and execution for moderately complex scenarios.
• Product Knowledge (Intermediate): Demonstrates solid understanding of Epic Willow and other pharmacy applications and related systems.
• Problem Management (Intermediate): Handles incident tracking and problem reporting for routine and moderately complex issues.
• Business Knowledge (Intermediate): Understands core business processes and how technology supports them.

Benefits

This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within Vanderbilt Health, supported by a comprehensive benefits package which may include health, disability, retirement and/or wellness offerings to enhance your well-being and professional growth.

Company Description

Vanderbilt Health has a long tradition of providing world-class care to the people of the Mid-South, living out our mission of moving medicine forward through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

• Committed to fostering an environment where talented, compassionate people are united in bringing advanced care to neighbors throughout the region.
• HealthIT provides the best health information technology tools that support Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s mission.
• Our tools are either developed in-house or selected from cutting-edge solutions available in today’s marketplace.
• Our department is driven by core values of accountability, transparency, and execution.