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General Information

Work Location: Santa Monica, CA, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully On-Site
Work Schedule
Monday–Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm (hours may vary based on departmental needs). You are required to have the ability to travel to multiple work sites within UCLA Health.
Posted Date
03/13/2026
Salary Range: $36.67 - 48.39 Hourly
Employment Type
2 - Staff: Career
Duration
Indefinite
Job #
29269

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Play a key role in the delivery of world-class patient care. Continuously elevate quality of care within an award-winning health system. Leverage your expertise to make a life changing difference. At UCLA Health pharmacy, you can do all this and more. 

 

As a Pharmacy Technician Buyer, you will assist the Pharmacy Management team in providing daily procurement support for inpatient, outpatient, and clinic services. You will play a key role in ensuring that drugs, supplies, and equipment are efficiently purchased, rented, or returned as needed.

 

Responsibilities include:

  • Assist in the daily procurement of drugs, supplies, and equipment through various accounts and software systems (e.g., drug wholesalers, EMPAC system).
  • Support the maintenance of 340b purchasing and accumulations, secure controlled substances, and assist with the annual physical Pharmacy inventory count.
  • Engage in efficient inventory management and collaborate with Pharmacy Business Office (PBO) and other buyers to identify cost-saving opportunities, shortage alternatives, and NDC switches.
  • Communicate frequently and effectively with the Pharmacy Managers/Director, multiple departments, vendors, and staff to manage high-cost and non-formulary purchases.
  • Assist with drug recalls, reporting via RASMAS, loan/borrow accountability, and attending departmental meetings, including staff and Pharmacy Drug Shortage meetings.
  • Work closely with the Pharmacy team to perform drug distribution, pre-packaging, inventory management in storerooms and Pyxis medstations, and maintain records (e.g., refrigerator temperature logs, hood cleaning).
  • Handle billing, departmental recharge, and ensure compliance through regular area inspections, housekeeping, and security functions.
  • Extract data from purchasing and inventory reports to drive supply chain and revenue cycle improvement measures across the enterprise.

 

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm (hours may vary based on departmental needs). You are required to have the ability to travel to multiple work sites within UCLA Health.

Location: Santa Monica

Hourly Salary Range: $36.67–$48.39 (Union represented, step-based salary depending on years of experience)

Bargaining Unit: EX - AFSCME

Job Qualifications

We are seeking a dedicated clinical professional with:

  • CA Pharmacy Technician license – required
  • Ability to compound chemotherapy utilizing departmental guidelines for the preparation/distribution of cytotoxic agents- required
  • At least 1 year of IV sterile compounding pharmacy experience- required
  • At least 1 year of experience with LYNX Inventory Management, EPIC, BruinBuy+/punchout purchasing catalogs and Microsoft office
  • Skill in preparing intravenous solutions using aseptic technique.
  • Ability to accurately perform pharmaceutical calculations.
  • Ability to work independently and follow-through on assignments with minimal supervision.
  • Skill in computer order entry of medication orders as well as other related computer entry tasks and computer report generation.
  • Written, telephone and verbal skills required to communicate clearly and effectively with pharmacists, nurses, physicians and other health professionals.
  • Frequent standing, walking, bending, reaching.
  • Ability to lift 25 lbs and push 50 lbs
  • Responsiveness to auditory alarms and communication devices
  • Available transportation to commute between Hem/Onc offices for float coverage

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.