Clinical Pharmacy Specialist I - Early Drug Development

Company: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Location: New York
Posted on: May 11, 2025

Job Description:

Pay Range: $134,600.00-$222,200.00 Company Overview: The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life. Our specialized care teams provide personalized, compassionate, expert care to patients of all ages. Informed by basic research done at our Sloan Kettering Institute, scientists across MSK collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it. MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians, who go on to pursue our mission at MSK and around the globe.

Job Description: Exciting Opportunity at MSK: Our Clinical Pharmacy team is looking for a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist to join our Early Drug Development (EDD) service!

Role Overview:

This is an exciting and unique opportunity to practice at the top of your license, and partner with an experienced EDD Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, to work together with an innovative multidisciplinary clinician group providing care for first-in-human Phase I clinical trial patients.

Since its creation, the EDD has served as an engine for MSK to lead early drug development globally. EDD trials have resulted in 13 US FDA drug approval indications for 8 drugs across up to 40 other countries, as well as 12 US FDA Breakthrough Designations.

• The EDD is highly unique in that it integrates providers from various Oncology Services (Breast, BMT, TOS, GMO, etc.) and departments at MSK. This position critically liaises between these different groups, allowing the EDD to run adolescent-young-adult, adult, multimodality, and basket trials.
• The EDD portfolio is not only expansive (with 100 clinical trials), but excitingly complex on a pharmacy front, dealing with first-in-human trials of novel kinase and GTPase inhibitors, bispecific antibodies, immune stimulating conjugates, novel antibody drug conjugates, vaccines, and drugs with direct intra-tumoral administration. The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist (CPS) is the designated hospital-wide expert in the area of clinical pharmacy and directly provides leadership for the continued growth of comprehensive clinical pharmacy services. The CPS plays an integral role as the therapeutic resource for drug information and pharmacotherapy of their service's patients. The position is also responsible for the division's educational and quality improvement programs.
  
  In the EDD CPS role, you will serve as a 100% clinical integrated member of the EDD ambulatory clinics to provide advanced clinical pharmacy services, including:
  • Drug therapy design and monitoring, patient medication counseling, and participation in prescriptive rights via Collaborative Drug Therapy Management (CDTM)
  • Aligning phase I industry sponsored protocols to MSK practices and policies
  • Be on the forefront of novel oncolytic therapies (i.e. help design toxicity management algorithms, develop prophylaxis measures for protocols, help build treatment plans)
  • Committee participation and development of treatment guidelines and pharmacy policies
  • Preceptor-ship of PGY2 Pharmacy residents and pharmacy students
  • Education of hospital staff through Grand Rounds presentations and in-service training Key Qualifications:
    • Doctorate in Pharmacy, Oncology experience preferred
    • NYS license (or eligibility)
    • Completion of an ASHP-accredited pharmacy practice residency and an ASHP-accredited oncology residency, or equivalent experience are required. Core Skills:
      • A confirmed, dynamic leader and creative problem solver.
      • Self-motivated and driven for excellency.
      • A collaborator and contributor for team integration.
      • Passionate about working in a state-of-the-art clinic.
      • Continually striving to increase your knowledge and expertise in oncology practice. Additional Information:
        • 100% Ambulatory salaried position
        • Regular hours of work fall between 8AM-4PM Monday - Friday, 37.5 hours per week
        • Possibility of work from home and/or office days
        • Flexibility may be required depending upon the needs of the department
        • Located at our Koch & 53 rd St Ambulatory Centers in NYC
        • Reporting into: Manager, Clinical Pharmacy Practice Pay Range: $134,600.00-$222,200.00
          
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            Closing: MSK is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran status or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision.
            
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