Pharmacy Operations Manager
Your Opportunity:
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is seeking a dedicated professional to join our pharmacy team as a Temporary Pharmacy Operations Manager in Central Corridor. Help us achieve our purpose of delivering an exceptional medication experience through your character, collaboration, and continuous personal growth!
Description:
The Pharmacy Operations Manager in Central Corridor will be responsible for attracting and developing a team of highly capable, committed staff who share a passion for patient and customer centered care. Reporting to the Pharmacy Manager, you will work as a team to provide leadership, vision, strategic planning and service delivery of Pharmacy Services for the Central Corridor. The Pharmacy Operations Manager position works closely with the Central Corridor Pharmacy Management Team and the Provincial Pharmacy Operations Team in support of the vision, mission, and business plan of Alberta Health Services. The position is primarily responsible and accountable for making operational decisions for drug distribution services and technical functions and having direct leadership responsibility for pharmacy technicians and assistants.
- Classification: Manager
- Union: Exempt
- Unit and Program: Pharmacy Services Central Corridor
- Primary Location: Red Deer Regional Hospital
- Location Details: Eligible to work hybrid (on/off site) within Alberta
- Negotiable Location: Within Central Zone
- Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 24-AUG-2026
- Date Available: 03-SEP-2026
- Temporary End Date: 31-AUG-2027
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 10
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
- Minimum Salary: $37.76
- Maximum Salary: $64.76
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Registered, or eligible for registration, with the Alberta College of Pharmacy as a pharmacy technician. Progressive and demonstrated leadership experience in a hospital pharmacy environment.
Additional Required Qualifications:A minimum of 3 years in a hospital pharmacy role ideally in an organization of significant size, complexity and diversity is desired. To ensure your skills and qualifications are considered, please attach a resume and cover letter with your application.
Preferred Qualifications:Experience with Willow Pharmacy (Connect Care), Oracle, Pyxis/Omnicell, and automated packaging systems. Leadership experience in hospital pharmacy operations. Strong communication, organization, coaching, and change management skills. Proven ability to lead teams, manage resources and priorities, drive innovation, and deliver customer-focused results. Skilled in operational planning, collaboration, and stakeholder engagement.
Please note:
All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.
Security Screening:
A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.
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We’re passionate about what we do. Our team of skilled and dedicated health care professionals, support staff, and physicians promote wellness and provide health care all across Alberta.
Everything we do at AHS reflects a patient and family centred approach; it’s about putting patients’ and families’ experiences, priorities and trust first.
We are an equal opportunity employer. AHS values the diversity of the people and communities we serve and is committed to attracting, engaging and developing a diverse and inclusive workforce.
