Clinical Pharmacist – Specialty Pharmacy

Stanford Health Care

. Provides distributive, clinical, consultative, research, investigational, and/or administrative pharmaceutical services .

Posted 11/3/2026full-timePalo Alto • California • United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $120 per hourWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in pharmaceutical services, including drug dispensing, clinical consultation, and research participation. Proficient in evaluating drug interactions, maintaining regulatory compliance, and providing effective communication within healthcare teams.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Bachelor's Of Science In PharmacyCA Board Of Pharmacy License - Registered PharmacistBLS - Basic Life SupportPharmaceutical KnowledgeClinical Trial Support

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Hard Skills

Drug DispensingPharmaceutical CompoundingDrug Interaction EvaluationPatient Data DocumentationPharmacologyPharmaceutical HandlingMedical TerminologyPharmacokineticsTherapeuticsChemistry

Soft Skills

Effective CommunicationJudgment And Decision MakingRelationship BuildingOrganizational SkillsPrecepting Students

Certifications & Qualifications

Doctorate In PharmacyACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Industry Keywords

Investigational Drug ServicesFDA RegulationsDEA RegulationsNIH ComplianceClinical Research

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provides distributive, clinical, consultative, research, investigational, and/or administrative pharmaceutical services
Selects, compounds, manufactures, purchases, dispenses, and/or preserves drugs, medicines, and therapeutic agents
Serves as a member and consultant on treatment or diagnostic teams
Disseminates drug information to hospital staff and community groups
Participates in hospital and pharmaceutical research projects
Applies pharmaceutical knowledge to evaluate dosages, concentrations, incompatibilities, drug interactions, and adverse reactions
Interprets prescriptions and dispenses prescribed products, identifying synergistic, antagonistic, cumulative, overdose, and incompatibility concerns
Maintains awareness of developments in pharmacy practice
Maintains records, documents patient data, prepares written reports, and provides oral patient-care reports
Contributes to teaching, indoctrination, and refresher training programs
Specifies proper storage, protection, and preservation of therapeutic agents
Coordinates and maintains pharmacy services for investigational research at SHC
Participates in sponsor site qualification and initiation visits
Supports pharmacy dispensing for IRB-approved clinical trials
Guides investigational drug service pharmacy technicians
Provides pharmacy input on drug protocols and attends meetings as requested
Liaises between study teams, protocol sponsors, and nursing to coordinate drug therapy
Participates in sponsor, FDA, DEA, NIH, and other regulatory audits

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's of Science in Pharmacy required or Doctorate in Pharmacy from an accredited college/university required
Two (2) years of progressively responsible and directly related work experience, or one (1) year if completed a PGY1 residency
CA Board of Pharmacy License - Registered Pharmacist required
BLS - Basic Life Support required within 30 Days or ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support required within 30 Days
Ability to apply judgment and make informed decisions
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
Ability to foster effective working relationships and build consensus
Ability to precept students and residents
Ability to plan, organize, prioritize, work independently and meet deadlines
Knowledge of patient factors, regulatory requirements, medical terminology, pharmacology, therapeutics, pharmacokinetics, disease states, pharmaceutical handling, anatomy, physiology, pathology, chemistry, mathematics, and prescription/non-prescription drugs