Pharmacy Team Leader

Location: Lexington, KY
Type: Full Time

Care for Patients. Build Relationships. Grow Your Career.

At Meijer, pharmacy is about more than filling prescriptions—it's about building trusted relationships and improving the health of the communities we serve. As a Pharmacy Team Lead, you'll practice in a collaborative, patient-focused environment where you'll have the time, support, and resources to deliver exceptional care.

Whether you're counseling patients, mentoring pharmacy technicians, or expanding clinical services, you'll be empowered to practice at the top of your license while growing your career with a family-owned company that values respect, community, and professional development.

Why Choose Meijer Pharmacy?

At Meijer, we believe taking care of our team members allows them to provide exceptional care for our patients.

Work-Life Balance

• Balanced scheduling designed with your life in mind.
• Consistent mix of opening and closing shifts.
• Rotating weekends.
• Dedicated 6-7 pharmacy technicians staffing so you can focus on patient care.

Collaborative Practice

• Pharmacist overlap promotes teamwork, mentorship, and clinical excellence.
• Supportive pharmacy leadership invested in your success.
• Culture built on respect, inclusion, and belonging.

Professional Growth

• Leadership development and career advancement opportunities.
• Pharmacists help shape the future of Meijer Pharmacy.
• Opportunities to expand clinical services and patient care.

Patient-First Care

• Time to build meaningful patient relationships.
• Focus on patient education and preventative care.
• Opportunity to perform immunizations and clinical services where permitted.
• Family-owned company committed to serving the communities where we live and work.

Workflow Efficiencies

• Central fill and central processing streamline your workload, reducing manual tasks so you can focus on patients.
• Average script volume is 500 per day per store.

What You'll Do

As a Pharmacy Team Leader, you will Plan, direct and supervise team members in the day to day operations of the Pharmacy. Duties include, but are not limited to: technician hiring, filling prescriptions accurately, staff training, financial management, inventory control, scheduling, providing great friendly service, team building, clinical services, patient safety, and pharmacy adherence to all corporate policies, federal and state legal policies.

• Responsible for staffing selection and hiring to achieve staffing needs.
• Prepares and conducts performance reviews of pharmacists and technicians.
• Documents and applies disciplinary actions.
• Fills prescriptions safely and accurately.
• Implements and executes pharmacy programs, including financial results, clinical services, labor, inventory, stock loss, security, patient services, and profitability of the pharmacy.
• Educates and mentors pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to be effective team members.
• Motivates team members to perform to their highest level.
• Holds team members accountable for results in an appropriate and effective manner and has a vision to expand and grow the pharmacy business.
• Strong leadership and development capabilities.
• Competent and knowledgeable of Meijer Policies and Procedures, as well as state and federal laws.
• Performs and oversees (where allowed) clinical services, including immunizations.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to prioritize workload.
• This job profile is not meant to be all inclusive of the responsibilities of this position; may perform other duties as assigned or required.

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD).
• Current registered pharmacist license.
• Certified Immunization Pharmacist (except Indiana).
• CPR Certification.
• 3 years of experience in retail or community pharmacy.
• 1 year management experience preferred.
• Successful completion of all required certifications.
• Strong clinical judgment and patient counseling skills.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational abilities.
• Working knowledge of pharmacy systems, policies, procedures, and applicable state and federal regulations.
• Passion for delivering exceptional patient care and developing others.

Why You'll Love Working Here

We invest in our team members because they're the heart of our success.

Benefits include:

• Weekly pay
• Scheduling flexibility
• Paid time off & paid family leave
• Tuition Assistance
• Team member discounts
• 401(k) with company contribution
• Medical, dental & vision insurance
• Wellness, childcare, and adoption assistance programs
• Leadership development and career growth opportunities

Our Culture 

For more than 90 years, Meijer has been committed to enriching the lives of the communities we serve. As a privately held, family-owned company, we invest in our people, support local neighborhoods, and create opportunities for our team members to grow. The Meijer Pharmacy directly improves the lives of community members every day. We take our core values to heart and supply select antibiotics, vitamins, and medication free of cost for everyone.

With over 30 million free prescriptions dispensed that saved our customers $422 million, we're proving that we're committed to meeting the needs of our patients and saving them money along the way. Join our team and you can too.

Join Our Family

If you're passionate about providing exceptional patient care, building meaningful relationships, and making a lasting impact in your community, we'd love to welcome you to Meijer Pharmacy.

Apply today and help us improve lives—one patient, one prescription, and one community at a time.