**Job Description** When the work you do every single day has a crucial impact on the lives of others, every effort, every detail, and every second matters. This shared culture of passion and dedication pulses through Cedars-Sinai, and it’s just one of the many reasons we’ve achieved our six-consecutive Magnet designation for nursing excellence. From working with a team of premier healthcare professionals to using state-of-the-art facilities, you’ll have everything you need to do something incredible—for yourself, and for others. Join us, and discover why we are #1 in California and nine years in a row on the "Best Hospitals" Honor Roll. As Drug Use Policy (DUP) Manager at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, you will lead a dynamic team in driving evidence-based policies, protocols, and initiatives through collaboration with medical, nursing, pharmacy, and other healthcare team members. The DUP Manager plays a key role in developing strategic initiatives, including evaluating new formulary requests and shaping policies and processes for improving efficiency. The Manager will lead a team of 6 Drug Use Policy Specialists and 3 Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacists. Other responsibilities include developing content for Pharmacy & Therapeutic Committee meetings, collaborating with other healthcare professionals on complex therapeutic issues and leading targeted drug programs that optimize medication use, enhance therapeutic outcomes, and reduce unnecessary expenditures. **Qualifications** **Educational Requirements:** + Pharm.D. or equivalent degree from an accredited school of pharmacy + Completion of PGY1 and/or PGY2 residency or equivalent practice experience preferred **License/Certification/Registration Requirements:** + Current pharmacist licensure in the State of California. + Board certification preferred + BLS certification upon hire **What else are we looking for?** + Prefer a candidate with a background in drug use policy, drug information services, formulary development, or leadership of clinical programs + Maintains an excellent clinical database and critical thinking skills, including the ability to provide recommendations on the management of complex patients, utilizing organizational policies and evidence-based medicine. + Possesses leadership skills to manage and coach drug use policy staff, including guiding workflow, providing feedback, and reviewing projects for Medical Center approval + Exhibits excellent verbal and written communication skills. + Demonstrates the ability to work collaboratively with other healthcare disciplines to define and implement new clinical guidelines, workflow, or programs + Shows support of medical center initiatives including the pursuit of clinical and operational efficiency + Exhibits capability to teach and serve as preceptor for pharmacy students and residents. + Maintains knowledge of laws, regulations, and standards relative to Health-System Pharmacy. + Demonstrates ability to prioritize projects to meet goals. + Possesses ability to evaluate implications for the use of automated information systems with the development of clinical initiatives. + Promotes a culture of medication safety **Req ID** : 9475 **Working Title** : Pharmacy Drug Use Policy Manager **Department** : CSMC 7710013 Pharmacy Training **Business Entity** : Cedars-Sinai Medical Center **Job Category** : Pharmacy **Job Specialty** : Pharmacy **Overtime Status** : EXEMPT **Primary Shift** : Day **Shift Duration** : 8 hour **Base Pay** : $72.91 - $131.24 Cedars-Sinai is an EEO employer. Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law.