Job Title: Manager – Pharmacy Operations
Job Summary:
We are looking for an experienced Pharmacy Operations professional to oversee the day-to-day functioning of hospital pharmacy operations, ensuring smooth dispensing, inventory control, regulatory compliance, and timely availability of medicines and pharmacy products.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage day-to-day operations of hospital pharmacy / inpatient and outpatient pharmacy.
- Ensure timely and accurate dispensing of medicines as per prescriptions.
- Monitor pharmacy inventory, stock levels, expiry, near-expiry and slow-moving items.
- Coordinate with doctors, nurses, purchase and stores teams for medicine requirements.
- Ensure proper storage of medicines as per required temperature and safety standards.
- Monitor stock movement, consumption, returns and wastage.
- Ensure compliance with Drug & Cosmetic Act, Pharmacy Act, NABH and other applicable regulatory requirements.
- Maintain pharmacy records, registers, licences and statutory documentation.
- Supervise pharmacy staff and ensure proper duty allocation and shift management.
- Monitor billing, pricing, discounts, credit notes and pharmacy-related transactions.
- Conduct periodic physical stock verification and reconcile discrepancies.
- Implement processes to reduce stock-outs, expiry losses and inventory variance.
- Handle customer/patient queries and resolve pharmacy-related operational issues.
- Coordinate with vendors and the purchase team for uninterrupted medicine availability.
- Prepare and review pharmacy MIS reports, consumption reports and inventory reports.
- Train pharmacy staff on SOPs, medication safety and operational procedures.
- Support internal and external audits and ensure timely closure of observations.
Qualification - B.Pharm / M.Pharm / D.Pharm from a recognized institution.
Experience - 8+yrs of experience
Work Location: In person
