Make an Impact Where It Matters Most

Are you a pharmacist who's ready to lead — not just manage? We're looking for a Lead Pharmacist to join our Edmonton team, where you'll play a pivotal role in shaping pharmacy operations, mentoring a talented team, and delivering exceptional patient care. This is more than a job — it's an opportunity to influence how pharmacy care is delivered and to grow your career with a purpose-driven organization.

What We Offer

• Competitive Salary: $115,000 – $130,000 per year, commensurate with experience
• Company Bonus Plan – 12% AIP
• Signing Bonus: Available for qualified candidates
• Comprehensive Benefits
• Paid Time Off: Generous vacation and paid holidays
• Professional Development
• Career Growth: Clear pathway to Pharmacy Manager and senior leadership roles
• Work-Life Balance

Why You'll Love This Role

• Leadership with Autonomy: You'll co-lead pharmacy operations alongside the Pharmacy Manager, with real influence over strategy, processes, and team development.
• Patient-Centered Mission: Everything we do revolves around improving patient outcomes — you'll see the direct impact of your work every day.
• Collaborative Culture: Work cross-functionally with Distribution, Patient Programs, Clinics, and Nursing teams — you'll never feel siloed.
• Innovation Encouraged: We actively seek your ideas. You'll help design and launch new projects that shape the future of our pharmacy business.
• Supportive Team Environment: Lead and mentor a dedicated team of pharmacists, technicians, and assistants who are passionate about what they do.

What You'll Do

Lead & Inspire Your Team

• Supervise, coach, and coordinate the dispensing and clinical activities of pharmacists, technicians, and assistants
• Foster a positive, high-performance team culture rooted in accountability and collaboration
• Mentor team members and support their professional growth and development

Deliver Exceptional Pharmacy Care

• Provide the highest standard of pharmaceutical care to patients
• Ensure all pharmacy operations meet or exceed Alberta College of Pharmacists (ACP) standards, provincial regulations, and company policies
• Report Adverse Events in accordance with regulatory standards and internal obligations

Drive Operational Excellence

• Identify and implement process improvements that enhance efficiency, accuracy, and patient experience
• Support pharmacy financial planning, budgeting, and business strategy alongside the Pharmacy Manager
• Oversee billing accuracy and reconciliation processes

Collaborate Across the Organization

• Partner with Distribution, Patient Programs, Clinics, and Nursing divisions to deliver seamless, integrated care
• Participate in regular leadership meetings, contributing insights and solutions
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders

Shape the Future

• Lead the implementation of new projects and initiatives that support pharmacy growth and innovation
• Contribute to strategic planning that positions our pharmacy as a leader in the market

What You Bring

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy (or PharmD)
• Current registration with the Alberta College of Pharmacists (ACP) with APA
• 5+ years of pharmacy experience, including 2+ years in a supervisory or leadership capacity
• Strong knowledge of pharmacy operations, provincial regulations, and clinical best practices
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and team leadership skills
• Proficiency with Kroll pharmacy software and MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Nice-to-Have (But Not Required)

• Experience in specialty pharmacy, patient support programs, or hospital pharmacy
• Medical Information experience
• Business or financial management experience
• Bilingualism (French and English)

Ready to Lead?

If you're a pharmacist who's passionate about patient care, team leadership, and making a real difference, we'd love to hear from you.

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What Cencora offers

We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members’ ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more.

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Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.

The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email [email protected]. We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned

Accessibility Policy

Cencora is committed to fair and accessible employment practices. When requested, Cencora will accommodate people with disabilities during the recruitment, assessment and hiring processes and during employment.

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