Licensed Pharmacist Facility Program Manager Procurement

Summary

Overall, the Pharmacy Procurement Program Manager at the GS-13 level is a vital leadership role that combines strategic oversight, operational management, and regulatory compliance to support the VA's mission of providing excellent healthcare. Their work ensures that pharmacy resources are managed responsibly, costs are controlled, and veterans receive timely access to safe and effective medications.

Duties

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Pharmacy Procurement Program Management: Provides leadership and direction for all aspects of pharmaceutical and supply procurement, ensuring compliance, cost-effectiveness, and continuity of drug availability.

• • Ensures drug procurement complies with VA National policies, VA contracts, and National, VISN, and local formularies, and provides clinical guidance to procurement staff to support compliant and evidence-based purchasing decisions.
  • Develops and evaluates procurement strategies and contract utilization practices to support efficient stewardship of pharmacy resources.
  • Monitors and regularly reports on the status of pharmacy expenditures to pharmacy leadership, identifying significant changes and providing data on specific drugs, therapeutic classes, and supplies that have contributed to expenditure variances.
  • Serves as the primary Pharmacy Service recall coordinator, developing and implementing action plans to manage drug recalls at the facility level, including patient notification and drug replacement coordination.
  • Develops and implements action plans in response to drug shortages and backorders, identifying alternative sources, coordinating substitutions, and communicating supply status to pharmacy leadership and clinical staff to prevent delays in patient care.
  • Provides program oversight for the procurement of pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies, ensuring procurement activities comply with federal acquisition requirements, VA policy, and Pharmacy Service priorities.
  • Maintains expert knowledge of pharmaceutical prime vendor systems, IFCAP/GIP, Cerner supply chain management functions, and alternative procurement resources to provide program oversight, technical guidance, and operational support for the pharmacy procurement program.
  • Serves as the Pharmacy Service liaison with the pharmaceutical prime vendor, Supply Chain Management, and the VISN procurement group collaborating with the Pharmacy Technician (Procurement/Inventory) on procurement-related operational issues.
  • Provides oversight and clinical consultation for controlled substance procurement, including Controlled Substance Ordering System (CSOS) electronic ordering compliance, DEA wholesaler quota management, Schedule II purchase authority requirements, and controlled substance shortage planning and escalation, in coordination with the Pharmacy Technician (Procurement/Inventory) and in accordance with applicable DEA regulations and VHA policy.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov.

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Qualifications

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.
Basic Requirements:
Citizenship. Citizen of the United States. (Noncitizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3g, this part.)
Education.

1. Graduate of an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) accredited College or School of Pharmacy with a baccalaureate degree in pharmacy (BS Pharmacy) and/or a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree. Verification of approved degree programs may be obtained from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, 20 North Clark Street, Suite 2500, Chicago, Illinois 60602-5109; phone: (312) 664-3575, or through their Web site at: http://www.acpe-accredit.org/. (NOTE: Prior to 2005 ACPE accredited both baccalaureate and Doctor of Pharmacy terminal degree program. Today the sole degree is Doctor of Pharmacy.)
2. Graduates of foreign pharmacy degree programs meet the educational requirement if the 2 graduate is able to provide proof of achieving the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Commission (FPGEC) Certification, which includes passing the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination (FPGEE) and the Test of English as a Foreign Language InternetBased Test (TOEFL iBT).

Education

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Additional information

During the application process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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