# Pharmacy Buyer

At Houston Methodist, the Pharmacy Buyer position is responsible for completing a variety of activities related to the drug procurement process which includes but is not limited to reviewing medication purchase orders, assessing contract compliance, identifying alternative product selections, and facilitating procurement of pharmaceuticals and related supplies. This position coordinates automated ordering systems and supports the efforts to consolidate and promote economies of scale. Additional duties for the Pharmacy Buyer position include conducting research and analysis of providers, identifying alternative sources, resolving supply issues with vendors, and ensuring all purchasing activities are performed in accordance with purchasing policies and procedures. FLSA STATUSNon-exempt QUALIFICATIONS EDUCATION High School diploma or equivalent education (examples include: GED, verification of homeschool equivalency, partial or full completion of post-secondary education, etc.) Two years of college preferred EXPERIENCE Three years of relevant pharmacy and/or purchasing experience Experience in healthcare and working with vendor contracts highly preferred LICENSES AND CERTIFIC

- **Id**: 1595179
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/houston-methodist-pharmacy-buyer>
- **Role**: Operations
- **Role family**: Operations
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Baytown, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-07-14T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-07-14
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-11T19:53:34Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 120
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 6147
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Pharmacies, Health Care, Professional Services, Hospitals & Health Systems

## Company

- **Id**: 11892
- **Name**: Houston Methodist
- **Domain**: houstonmethodist.org
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/houstonmethodist>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 78
- **Open postings**: 103
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.864
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 37
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Trust

- **Level**: stale
- **Repost count**: 0
- **Flags**: stale
- **Days open**: 120

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: high_school
- **Optional**: no

### Languages

- Language: English; Level: All levels; Optional: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-10-01T17:30:37Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 7
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.247
- **P room**: 0.28
- **Age days**: 120
- **Expected fill days**: 37
- **Reasons**: conf:8, stale_co, win:tail, crowd:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

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