Pharmacy Purchasing Analyst - Full Time / Days - Center City

Pharmacy Purchasing Analyst

The Pharmacy Purchasing Analyst supports enterprise-wide pharmaceutical procurement through strategic sourcing, drug shortage mitigation, and supply continuity planning. This role leverages operational analytics and financial forecasting to optimize inventory management, support formulary initiatives, and identify cost-saving opportunities, ensuring high-quality patient care while reducing the overall cost of care across the organization.

Job Duties

• Pharmaceutical procurement, shortage management, operational analytics, and financial forecasting activities to ensure patient care and reduce cost of care across the enterprise.
• Design, develop, and implement cost-efficient pharmaceutical procurement procedures and methods across the Enterprise.
• Compile, monitor, and analyze data to locate areas of improvement in the pharmacy and supply chain processes to develop methods to increase compliance with the 340B Federal Drug Discount Program and optimize the financial benefit of the health system.
• Work with local pharmacy teams and analysts to make strategic and efficient recommendations and execute actions for procurement and savings opportunities.
• Assist with the development of performance metrics, dashboard reporting, and an operations performance management process that ensures real-time understanding of risks and results.
• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED graduate or equivalent education.
• Background in pharmacy operations, engineering, or analytics + 0-3 years of experience in a relevant role

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in engineering, analytics, or any health science related field
• Inpatient Pharmacy Technician certification
• ACE-340B - Apexus Certified Expert-340B - Apexus

Additional Qualifications:

• Experience working in and maintaining databases such as Microsoft Excel & Access strongly preferred
• Experience with 340B is preferred

Work Shift: Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type: Regular

Employee Entity: Thomas Jefferson University

Primary Location Address: 111 S 11th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.