Overview

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Pharmacists who complete the Vizient® PGY2 Pharmacy Informatics & Supply Chain Leadership Residency Program will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to leverage data effectively in the evolving medication use process. As a resident, you will develop a comprehensive understanding on the use of informatics from clinical, operational and leadership perspectives. You will engage with experienced preceptors and mentors with diverse backgrounds from health care to analytics, as well as leaders from Vizient member institutions. This unique opportunity to develop leadership, advanced programming and database management skills will enable you to become a leader in the informatics realm and prepare you to serve in a wide range of pharmacy related roles.

The residency

Data analytics and informatics are the backbone of everything we do at Vizient. Our pharmacy analytics team continually pushes the envelope to provide our members meaningful and actionable data and insights to support their efforts to drive cost-effective care and improve clinical outcomes. The pharmacy informatics resident is integral to advancing the data platforms our members use to optimize their pharmacy performance.

Core learning experiences

• Orientation
• Forecast analytics
• Pharmacy sourcing and program services
• Analytic resource development
• Clinical informatics
• Pharmacy networks
• Longitudinal
  
  • Health system and operational informatics
  • Residency project 

Precepting opportunities

• Advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) precepting

Elective learning experiences

• Analytics resource development
• Drug information
• Administrative analytics
• Clinical analytics and data science
• Informatics project management
• Executive pharmacy leadership
• Teaching certificate through local college of pharmacy

Travel

Occasional travel may be required. Professional meetings may include the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Midyear Clinical Meeting and Vizient University Health System Consortium network meetings. Travel expenses are reimbursed for meetings and rotation activities that are approved by the residency program director.

Benefits

• Estimated annual stipend: $70,000
• 14 days paid time off in addition to holidays
• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
• Eligibility for Health Savings Account and 401(k) savings plan

Program information

Start date: Approximately July 5, 2025

Residency site: 433 West Van Buren Street, Suite 805, Chicago, IL 60607

How to apply

Preliminary applicant interviews will be held virtually at the ASHP Personal Placement (PPS) booth during the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting in December. We will also be present at the Residency Showcase on Tuesday, December 10th from 1 to 4PM local time at booth 6443. Alternative accommodations can be made as needed. Applicants should register and request an interview through the ASHP PPS website. PPS or Midyear-related interviews are not required for consideration but are strongly recommended.

Application

The Vizient PGY2 pharmacy informatics residency does not use the ASHP PhORCAS application. All application information is available at vizientinc.com/pharmacyresidency.

Deadline: Applications are due no later than Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. CT 

Eligibility requirements

• Graduation from a pharmacy program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)
• Completion of online application including:
• Curriculum vitae
• Letter of intent
• Three letters of recommendation
• Copy of transcripts from ACPE-accredited pharmacy program
• Completion (or pending completion) of ASHP-accredited PGY1 pharmacy residency or equivalent experience
• Pharmacy licensure or eligibility for licensure in the state of Illinois

About Vizient, Inc.

Meet Vizient Through the alignment of cost, quality and market performance, we help members improve and fortify their market presence so they can concentrate on what they do best: provide high-quality care for patients. Our partnership model is rooted in listening and true collaboration to maximize the value of what we do. Together with our members, we build holistic solutions that serve as catalysts to shape excellence in care delivery at each organization we work with. Vizient is the nation’s leading healthcare performance improvement company. Vizient fuels provider excellence and is trusted by leaders to create sustainable performance through our expert insights and services. We use our unparalleled data and scale of membership to connect leaders and create customized strategies that set them up for success in a rapidly changing environment. Provider-centric and member-owned, we help members deliver on their missions to improve the health of their communities. Our mission We strengthen members’ delivery of high-value care by aligning cost, quality and market performance. Our differentiation Our success is measured by our members’ success. We design in...novative solutions and services that empower providers to do more of what they do best: deliver exceptional care to their patients.

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