Director Pharmacy Home & Ambulatory Infusion Services

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Provides strategic, operational, and financial leadership for the Allina Health Home Infusion Therapy Service (AHHITS) and serves as the pharmacy enterprise leader responsible for advancing a comprehensive pharmacy infusion strategy across the health system. Serves as a strategic partner and influencer with physician, nursing, pharmacy, and operational leaders to align pharmacy infusion services with broader organizational objectives. Collaborates with pharmacy operations, clinical institutes, medical staff, nursing, ambulatory operations, payer contracting, revenue cycle, medication access, and finance to improve patient access, quality, growth and financial sustainability.

Principle Responsibilities

Strategic leadership

• Develop and execute a comprehensive pharmacy enterprise infusion strategy that aligns with Allina Health strategic, clinical, operational, and financial goals.
• Partner with enterprise pharmacy and infusion leaders to identify opportunities to expand infusion services and improve referral retention and continuity of care.
• Collaborate with physician, ambulatory, and payer partners to optimize site-of-care delivery based on clinical appropriateness, patient preference, and financial stewardship.
• Partner with the Pharmacy Executive Committee to advance pharmacy enterprise strategies.

Operational excellence

• Provide direct operational leadership and accountability for AHHITS, including home infusion pharmacy operations, clinical services, nursing, intake, accounts receivable, and ambulatory infusion suite (AIS) operations.
• Ensures safe, efficient, and compliant delivery of AHHITS services through standardized workflows, performance monitoring, and continuous quality improvement.
• Partners with site-based pharmacy leadership accountable for daily operations, staffing, and performance of infusion sites within their areas of responsibility.
• Establishes system standards, coordinates operational improvements, and drives consistency in quality, patient experience, access, financial performance, and regulatory compliance across all pharmacy infusion settings.

Leadership & Team Development

• Recruit, develop, and retain a high-performing team that supports AHHITS operations and enterprise pharmacy infusion initiatives.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Lead through influence, relationship building, and partnership across a highly matrixed organizational structure.
• Provide coaching, mentorship, and professional development opportunities to support team engagement and growth.

• Completes and conducts employee performance reviews.
• May lead or precept pharmacy resident and/or student programs.

Financial Stewardship

• Accountable for the financial performance of AHHITS, including budget development, forecasting, and operational performance.
• Partner with finance, revenue cycle, payer contracting, and medication access teams to optimize infusion reimbursement and support sustainable growth.

• Contributes to optimizing contracts and pricing strategies to maximize profitability and savings.
• Identifies new business or revenue opportunities

Quality, Safety & Compliance

• Coordinates and participates in medication safety initiatives and programs.
• Ensures compliance with all regulatory agencies including the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy, The Joint Commission, Medicaid, Medicare, the DEA, FDA, HRSA, other regulatory bodies and system policies and procedures.
• Ensures compliance with all billing and charging practices.
• Ensures clinical standards and outcomes are evidence based.
• Provides oversight of formulary and related processes.
• Participates in systematic approach to pharmacy capital resources such as inventory, management and distribution, compounding systems, information technology and more.

• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree
• 3 to 7 years of experience with multi-site outpatient, ambulatory or hospital pharmacies
• 3 to 7 years of supervisory or management experience

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD or Master's degree in business or health care related area and
• Residency and/or Fellowship
• 0 to 2 years PGY2 health-system pharmacy administration and leadership residency

Licenses/Certifications

• Licensed Pharmacist - MN Board of Pharmacy required upon hire and
• Pharmacotherapy Certification or other specialty area preferred

Physical Demands

• Light Work:
• Lifting weight up to 20 lbs. occasionally, up to 10 lbs. frequently

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Benefit Summary

Allina Health believes the best way to provide safe and compassionate care for our patients is by nurturing the passion of those who care for them. That's why we devote extraordinary resources to help you grow and thrive - not only as a professional but also as a whole person. When you join our team, you have access to a wealth of valuable employee benefits that support the total well-being - mind, body, spirit and community - of you and your family members.

Allina Health is all in on your well-being. Because well-being means something different to everyone, our award-winning program provides you with the resources you need to help you navigate your personal journey. This includes well-being dollars, dedicated well-being navigators, and many programs, activities, articles, videos, personal coaching and tools to support you on your journey.

In addition, Allina Health offers employee resources groups (ERGs) -- voluntary, employee-led groups that serve as a resource for members and organizations by fostering a diverse, inclusive workplace aligned with the organization's mission, values, goals, business practices, and objectives. Allina Health also engages employees in various community involvement and volunteering events.

Benefits include:

• Medical/Dental

• PTO/Time Away

• Retirement Savings Plans

• Life Insurance

• Short-term/Long-term Disability

• Voluntary Benefits (vision, legal, critical illness)

• Tuition Reimbursement or Continuing Medical Education as applicable

• Student Loan Support Benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

• Allina Health is a 501(c)(3) eligible employer

*Benefit eligibility/offerings are determined by FTE and if you are represented by a union.