Overall, the Pharmacy Procurement Program Manager at the GS-13 level is a vital leadership role that combines strategic oversight, operational management, and regulatory compliance to support the VA's mission of providing excellent healthcare. Their work ensures that pharmacy resources are managed responsibly, costs are controlled, and veterans receive timely access to safe and effective medications.
VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Pharmacy Procurement Program Management: Provides leadership and direction for all aspects of pharmaceutical and supply procurement, ensuring compliance, cost-effectiveness, and continuity of drug availability.
Ensures drug procurement complies with VA National policies, VA contracts, and National, VISN, and local formularies, and provides clinical guidance to procurement staff to support compliant and evidence-based purchasing decisions. Develops and evaluates procurement strategies and contract utilization practices to support efficient stewardship of pharmacy resources.
Monitors and regularly reports on the status of pharmacy expenditures to pharmacy leadership, identifying significant changes and providing data on specific drugs, therapeutic classes, and supplies that have contributed to expenditure variances. Serves as the primary Pharmacy Service recall coordinator, developing and implementing action plans to manage drug recalls at the facility level, including patient notification and drug replacement coordination.
Develops and implements action plans in response to drug shortages and backorders, identifying alternative sources, coordinating substitutions, and communicating supply status to pharmacy leadership and clinical staff to prevent delays in patient care. Provides program oversight for the procurement of pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies, ensuring procurement activities comply with federal acquisition requirements, VA policy, and Pharmacy Service priorities.
Maintains expert knowledge of pharmaceutical prime vendor systems, IFCAP/GIP, Cerner supply chain management functions, and alternative procurement resources to provide program oversight, technical guidance, and operational support for the pharmacy procurement program.
Serves as the Pharmacy Service liaison with the pharmaceutical prime vendor, Supply Chain Management, and the VISN procurement group collaborating with the Pharmacy Technician (Procurement/Inventory) on procurement-related operational issues.
Provides oversight and clinical consultation for controlled substance procurement, including Controlled Substance Ordering System (CSOS) electronic ordering compliance, DEA wholesaler quota management, Schedule II purchase authority requirements, and controlled substance shortage planning and escalation, in coordination with the Pharmacy Technician (Procurement/Inventory) and in accordance with applicable DEA regulations and VHA policy.
Work Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm. Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).
Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience. Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: Pharmacist (Facility Program Manager) GS-0660-13 Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
yolanda.gallegos@va.gov · (208) 422-1000 X7376
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $139115 – $180852/yr.
Applications close on 2026-09-17.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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