Director Pharmacy 340b

Director of Pharmacy - 340B Program

About This Opportunity

UCHealth is one of Colorado's leading and most comprehensive health systems, dedicated to delivering life-changing care that improves lives. The Director of Pharmacy - 340B Program is a strategic leadership role responsible for overseeing all aspects of UCHealth's 340B Drug Pricing Program. This leader ensures full compliance with federal and state regulatory requirements, drives program integrity, and develops the infrastructure and analytics needed to maximize the program's impact for our patients and communities. Working at the intersection of pharmacy operations, regulatory compliance, revenue strategy, and people leadership, this role carries meaningful responsibility across a team of approximately 10 professionals and multiple regional sites. This position does not offer a hybrid or remote option.

Key Responsibilities

As Director of Pharmacy - 340B Program, you will serve as the system-wide authority on all aspects of 340B strategy, compliance, operations, and program performance.

• Develop and execute system-wide 340B program strategy, operational plans, and compliance standards aligned with UCHealth's administrative, legal, and ethical objectives.
• Lead comprehensive assessments of pharmacy program needs, stakeholder engagement efforts, workflow planning, and quality and risk evaluations across regional and system operations.
• Ensure ongoing compliance with all federal and state 340B requirements, partnering with local and system leaders to strengthen controls and maintain program integrity.
• Support Authorizing Officials with annual qualification requirements and manage the operational impact of CMS and HCPF policy changes.
• Direct internal and external 340B audits from planning through resolution, including documentation, issue remediation, and follow-up actions.
• Oversee UCHealth's Third Party Administrator (TPA) solution and lead the development of enterprise analytics to improve visibility, compliance, and performance.
• Prepare, monitor, and evaluate departmental budgets, ensuring financial performance remains within allocated funding.
• Lead revenue cycle management and charge master strategy, while defining and tracking key performance indicators to sustain and grow program value.
• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team, including hiring, onboarding, performance management, and professional development for approximately 10 direct and indirect reports across three regions.

Candidate Qualifications

• Education: A Master's Degree or Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) is required. An MBA with a healthcare focus or a Master of Health Administration (MHA) degree is strongly preferred.
• Experience: A minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in a 340B Pharmacy Manager role or above is required. Candidates should bring demonstrated expertise in 340B compliance, program strategy, and multi-site pharmacy operations.
• Licensure: Current state licensure as a Pharmacist is required.

Skills and Traits

• Deep expertise in 340B program regulations, compliance strategy, audit readiness, and policy interpretation.
• Strong strategic and operational leadership skills, with the ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into scalable system-wide practices.
• Financial acumen in budget oversight, revenue cycle management, charge master strategy, and performance analytics.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with a data-driven approach to identifying risk, opportunity, and program improvement.
• Effective collaborator and communicator, able to influence cross-functional stakeholders across pharmacy, finance, compliance, legal, and operations.
• Demonstrated people leadership, including team development, coaching, accountability, and change management in a multi-site environment.
• High level of integrity, sound judgment, and attention to detail in managing sensitive regulatory and operational matters.

Pay: $175,302 - $280,467 annual base salay. Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience

At UCHealth, We Improve Lives

Employees are our number one asset.

UCHealth promotes a culture that invests in professional success and personal well-being through a comprehensive total rewards program. *

Recognition

• Performance bonus: UCHealth offers an Annual Performance Bonus to recognize employee contributions to our success in quality, patient experience, organizational growth, and financial goals.
• Performance-based pay increase: The Annual Merit Pay Increase recognizes work performance that meets or consistently exceeds performance standards documented through UCHealth's established evaluation process and accounts for increased experience, skills and cost of living.
• Market reviews: All UCHealth positions are reviewed annually to ensure UCHealth base pay aligns with market standards. Base pay rates are adjusted as needed to stay market competitive.

Health and well-being

• Medical, dental and vision coverage.
• Access to 24/7 mental health and well-being support for employees and dependents.
• Discounted gym memberships and fitness resources.
• Free Care.com membership.
• Voluntary benefits such as accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal plan, identity theft protection, pet insurance, auto and home insurance, and employee discount programs.
• Time away from work: Paid time off (PTO), paid family and medical leave (inclusive of Colorado FAMLI), leaves of absence.
• Employer-provided basic life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage with buy-up coverage options.
• Employer-provided short-term disability and long-term disability.

Retirement and savings

• 403(b) plan with employer matching contribution.
• Additional 457(b) plan may be available.
• Flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent day care; health savings account available when enrolled in high-deductible (HD) medical plan.

Education and career growth

• UCHealth provides access to academic degrees and certificate programs to promote professional and personal growth.
• Up to 100% of tuition, books and fees paid for by UCHealth for specific educational degrees.
• Other programs may qualify for up to $10,000/year pre-paid by UCHealth or up to $5,250/year in the form of tuition reimbursement.
• Access to LinkedIn Learning, which offers thousands of virtual courses and seminars, and internal professional development opportunities.
• Employees have access to free assistance navigating the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program and submitting their federal student loans for forgiveness.

*Eligibility for some programs is based on an employee's scheduled work hours.

We improve lives. In big ways through learning, healing, and discovery. In small, personal ways through human connection. But in all ways, we improve lives.

UCHealth always welcomes talent. This position will be open for a minimum of three days and until a top applicant is identified.

UCHealth recognizes and appreciates the rich array of talents and perspectives that equal employment and diversity can offer our institution. As an equal opportunity employer, UCHealth is committed to making all employment decisions based on valid requirements. No applicant shall be discriminated against in any terms, conditions or privileges of employment or otherwise be discriminated against because of the individual's race, color, national origin, language, culture, ethnicity, age, religion, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, socioeconomic status, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state, or local law. UCHealth does not discriminate against any qualified applicant with a disability as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act and will make reasonable accommodations, when the do not impose an undue hardship on the organization.

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