Amazon Pharmacy is seeking a staff pharmacist for its Los Angeles location. The company says its mission is to reduce barriers that prevent people from accessing their medications, aiming to provide transparent pricing, 24/7 customer service, and home delivery of prescriptions.
The open position involves various responsibilities including dispensing medications, managing prescription fulfillment processes, verifying and packing orders for shipment, and maintaining customer profiles in the company’s PharmacyOS system. Additional duties include initial order processing, prescription transfers, new prescription acquisition, system-based verification and documentation, quality assurance checks on dispensed medications, responding to clinical questions, investigating errors, ensuring compliance with laws and regulations, and collaborating with other pharmacy team members.
Candidates are required to have a Bachelor of Science or PharmD degree and an active unrestricted pharmacist license in California. Additional licenses may be needed if the applicant’s domicile state differs from the state of employment. Experience in long-term care or retail settings is preferred along with strong communication skills.
According to Amazon’s statement: “Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.”
Applicants from Los Angeles County should note that job duties include working safely with others under stressful conditions while adhering to federal, state, local laws and company policies. The company states: “Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position… Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.”
For candidates needing accommodations during the application process due to disability or other needs related to onboarding or interviews at Amazon Pharmacy roles worldwide can visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information.
Compensation for this role includes base salary as well as sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Benefits offered by Amazon include health insurance covering medical care as well as dental and vision plans; life insurance; mental health support; flexible spending accounts; adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage; 401(k) matching; paid time off; parental leave; among others. More details about benefits can be found at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
