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Supervisory Pharmacist

Military Treatment Facilities under DHA

Department of Defense

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$168,211 - $218,677

per year

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GS-12 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $74,441 - $96,770

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-11. Advanced degree + significant experience.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading a team of pharmacists at a naval medical center in San Diego, overseeing daily pharmacy operations, managing staff, and ensuring safe and effective medication use for patients.

It also includes researching drug effectiveness, training healthcare providers, and advising on pharmacy matters.

A good fit would be an experienced licensed pharmacist with leadership skills and a passion for clinical work in a military healthcare setting.

Key Requirements

  • Doctoral degree in Pharmacy from an ACPE-accredited program (or exemption for current federal 0660 series employees since before September 27, 2017)
  • Current, active, valid, and unrestricted pharmacy license in a U.S. state, territory, or District of Columbia
  • Ability to distinguish basic colors
  • One year of professional pharmacy experience at GS-11 level or equivalent, including dispensing medications, pharmaceutical management, developing treatment regimens for complex cases, personnel management, and patient counseling
  • Supervisory experience in clinical pharmacy operations, including workload planning, employee selection, performance evaluation, and training
  • U.S. citizenship

Full Job Description

About the Position: This supervisory position is located at Naval Medical Center with the Directorate of Clinical Support, Pharmacy Division in San Diego, California.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation. A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized. Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Basic Requirement for Supervisory Pharmacist: Education: A doctoral degree in Pharmacy that is recognized by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S.

Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.

Exemption: You are exempt from the basic requirement above if you are a current federal employee occupying a position in the 0660 occupational series and have been continuously employed in this occupational series since September 27, 2017 or before.

Note: You will be required to provide appropriate documentation to the respective Human Resources Office to validate your status.

Licensure: A current, active, valid, and unrestricted license to practice pharmacy in a State, a territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia.

Medical Requirement: Must be able to distinguish basic colors.

AND Experience: One year of professional pharmacy experience which includes 1) dispensing medication; 2) utilizing an array of pharmaceutical management and/or availability 3) developing pharmacokinetics and pharmacotherapeutic regimens for complex cases; 4) managing personnel in a clinical pharmacy; and 5) assessing and/or counseling patients on drug treatment plans and care.

This definition of experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). Major Duties:

  • Serve as the supervisor of clinical pharmacy operations at Naval Medical Center.
  • Perform the full range of personnel management duties to include planning workload and establishing priorities, employee selection, scheduling and approving leave, performance evaluation and adherence to personnel programs.
  • Provide authoritative input on all pharmacy related matters.
  • Design and conduct studies intended to evaluate particular drugs, their effectiveness and suitability, or to study the reaction of diseases, patients, and conditions to drug based treatment.
  • Conduct the training of students, physicians, pharmacists, and other health care providers on the use of drugs and other pharmaceuticals.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/26/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/27/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: HSJG-26-12918051-DHA