--- title: 'Clinical Pharmacist - Ambulatory Care / COPD Population Health Program at Akido' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/clinical-pharmacist-ambulatory-care-copd-population-health-program-akido-ri-kdgxr8m7rr20' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-09' --- # Clinical Pharmacist - Ambulatory Care / COPD Population Health Program at Akido - **Company:** Akido - **Location:** , RI - **Compensation:** $125k–$135k - **Posted:** 2026-08-24 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/akidolabs/jobs/4707728006 ## Job description Akido builds AI-powered doctors. Akido is the first AI-native care provider, combining cutting-edge technology with a nationwide medical network to address America’s physician shortage and make exceptional healthcare universal. Its AI empowers doctors to deliver faster, more accurate, and more compassionate care. Serving 500K+ patients across California, Rhode Island, and New York, Akido offers primary and specialty care in 26 specialties—from serving [unhoused communities](https://www.fastcompany.com/91231274/how-one-la-doctor-is-using-ai-to-help-homeless-communities-get-medical-care) in Los Angeles to [ride-share drivers](https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-ai-doctor-will-see-new-york-ride-share-drivers-now-5ba53e6c?mod=Searchresults_pos1&page=1) in New York. Founded in 2015 (YC W15), Akido is expanding its risk-bearing care models and scaling ScopeAI, its breakthrough clinical AI platform. [Read more about Akido’s $60M Series B](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250515102298/en/Akido-Raises-%2460-Million-Series-B-to-Expand-Reach-of-ScopeAI-its-Breakthrough-Health-Artificial-Intelligence). More info at [Akidolabs.com](http://Akidolabs.com). The Opportunity The Clinical Pharmacist provides ambulatory pharmaceutical care services within the Rhode Island Primary Care Physicians Corporation (RIPCPC) ACO. The pharmacist is embedded within primary care practices and collaborates as part of the interdisciplinary care team to provide evidence-based, patient-centered medication management focused on optimizing medication regimens, improving chronic disease outcomes, and reducing avoidable healthcare utilization. This position will support a pharmacist-led COPD population health program focused on high-risk patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including transitions of care management, medication optimization, inhaler education, adherence support, and early exacerbation intervention. In addition to COPD-focused responsibilities, the pharmacist will support broader ambulatory care pharmacy services and organizational quality initiatives based on program needs and operational priorities. The Clinical Pharmacist ensures the safe, effective, evidence-based, and cost-conscious use of medications while promoting high-quality patient care. The pharmacist also serves as a medication and drug information resource for patients, providers, and interdisciplinary care team members. ## What you’ll do Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: - Functions as the medication expert on the interdisciplinary care team. - Reconciles and assesses medication regimens for adherence, safety, effectiveness, and optimization of therapy to achieve desired clinical outcomes. - Provides evidence-based, patient-centered medication therapy recommendations in collaboration with providers and care team members. - Delivers chronic disease state management services with emphasis on COPD guideline-directed therapy, inhaler technique education, adherence monitoring, and mitigation of medication access barriers. - Identifies and engages high-risk COPD patients through population health and care management platforms, including patients with recent emergency department visits, hospital admissions, or readmissions. - Conducts transitions of care medication evaluations following acute care encounters and coordinates follow-up care with primary care teams and other providers as appropriate. - Educates patients on medications, disease states, self-management strategies, and recognition of early COPD exacerbation symptoms to support timely intervention and reduce avoidable acute care utilization. - Practices within established collaborative practice agreement(s) consistent with services delineated within the agreement. - Collaborates with providers, patients, payers, and care management teams to ensure high-quality, cost-effective care. - Participates in the development, implementation, and evaluation of quality improvement initiatives and population health programs. - Contributes to achievement of contractual and organizational quality goals, including but not limited to comprehensive medication reviews, medication adherence outreach, transitions of care initiatives, and gaps in care closure. - Documents all patient encounters and interventions within the electronic health record and other required platforms while maintaining timely communication with interdisciplinary team members. - Assists in the collection, tracking, and reporting of program outcomes and quality metrics including utilization, engagement, and clinical outcomes. - Develops and delivers presentations related to quality metrics, clinical initiatives, and disease state management topics. - Participates in the development of new pharmacy services, workflows, and best practices supporting ambulatory and population health initiatives. - Provides coverage and support for additional ambulatory clinical pharmacy services and team initiatives based on departmental needs. ## Who you are Required Qualifications: - Prior experience practicing under a Collaborative Practice Agreement (CPA). - Comfortable working at the top of your license — confident making independent clinical decisions without requiring physician sign-off at every step. - Maintains current unrestricted pharmacist licensure in accordance with the Rhode Island Board of Registration in Pharmacy. - Must have advanced training and experience relevant to chronic disease management meeting one of the following qualifications: - Successfully completed certification from the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties or completed an ASHP-accredited residency program in the area of practice. - If the residency program is not in the area of practice, the pharmacist shall complete a continuing education certificate program. - Holds a PharmD degree and has two (2) years of professional experience. - Holds a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy degree and has three (3) years of professional experience. - Practices pharmacy in accordance with laws, rules, and regulations of the Rhode Island Board of Registration in Pharmacy, Department of Public Health, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and Drug Enforcement Administration, as well as established departmental policies and procedures. Preferred Education, Additional Qualifications, and Experience: - Ambulatory care, population health, or chronic disease management experience preferred. - Experience managing respiratory disease states including COPD and asthma preferred (e.g., pulmonary or asthma clinic background, inhaler technique education). - Completion of an ASHP-accredited residency (PGY-1 and/or PGY-2, particularly ambulatory care) preferred. - Experience working as part of interdisciplinary care teams. - Experience supporting transitions of care following hospital discharge or ER visits. - Self-motivated and comfortable helping build and shape a new clinical program. - Experience utilizing electronic health records, population health platforms, and reporting tools. - Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, Outlook, and web-based systems. ## Benefits - Health benefits include medical, dental, vision, and others - Company paid health reimbursement arrangement (HRA) - 401K match eligibility at 1 year - Paid Time Off, paid holidays - Life insurance Physical Demands: - Mostly sedentary work duties require exerting up to thirty pounds of force occasionally and/or small amounts of force frequently. Sedentary work typically involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods. - Requires visual acuity and manual dexterity sufficient to operate a computer and other standard office equipment. - Workspace may vary depending on provider office setting and assigned practice location. - Travel between facilities, provider offices, and practice sites is required. Salary range $125,000—$135,000 USD Akido Labs, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage qualified applicants of every background, ability, and life experience to contact us about appropriate employment opportunities. ## About Akido ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Akido Labs builds AI-powered clinical software and operates a nationwide network of primary and specialty care clinics to make exceptional healthcare universal. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series B, Y Combinator W15) - **Headquarters**: Los Angeles, California, United States - **Founded**: 2015 - **Founders**: Prashant Samant (CEO) and Jared Goodner ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Healthcare technology and healthcare services (AI-native care delivery) - **Target customers**: B2C (patients) and B2B (health plans, risk-bearing entities); serves underserved populations, unhoused communities, and ride-share drivers - **Mission statement**: “We intend to even the playing field, leveraging AI and the latest medical advancements to bring the dream of high-quality personalized care to all. We are building the future of healthcare for everyone.” [akidolabs.com](https://www.akidolabs.com/) ## Products & Services - **Scope AI** – A proprietary clinical AI operating system trained on a large health data corpus, designed to assist doctors across all specialties, enabling hyper-personalized care and population health management. [akidolabs.com](https://www.akidolabs.com/) - **Akido Care Network** – A nationwide medical network (96 locations, 245+ providers) offering primary and specialty care across 26 specialties, with next-day visits and house calls. Serves 500,000+ patients. [akidolabs.com](https://www.akidolabs.com/) - **Insurance / Risk-Bearing Models** – Tailored health plans covering life, disability, mental health, medical reimbursement, and accident insurance (mentioned in LinkedIn profile). [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/akido-labs) ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed - **Key Metric**: Total funding – **$81.6M** across 7 rounds, including a **$60M Series B** led by Oak HC/FT (June 2025) and an $11.2M Series A led by Future Communities Capital (December 2020). [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/akido-labs) - **Annual Revenue**: Estimated at **$18.3M** (LinkedIn data, likely conservative for a startup at scale). [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/akido-labs) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Oak HC/FT, Future Communities Capital, Y Combinator; leadership includes former National COO of Kaiser Permanente and former President of Anthem Blue Cross (California). [akidolabs.com](https://www.akidolabs.com/company) - **Growth Signals**: - Headcount growth of **141.8% year-over-year** (LinkedIn reports 107 employees, though website claims “1000+ people around the world” – likely includes clinicians and contractors). [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/akido-labs) | [akidolabs.com](https://www.akidolabs.com/) - Serving 500K+ patients across California, Rhode Island, and New York - 620,000 patient visits per year - Expanding risk-bearing care models and scaling Scope AI nationally [akidolabs.com](https://www.akidolabs.com/) ## Competitive Advantages - **First AI-native care provider** – Combines proprietary AI (Scope AI) with a real-world clinic network, creating a closed-loop data flywheel. - **Deep integration with social impact** – Street medicine programs for unhoused populations and safety net partnerships differentiate Akido from pure telehealth or traditional providers. - **Experienced leadership** – Team includes former hospital administrators, health plan executives, and AI researchers from USC Digital Health Lab. - **Speed and accessibility** – Next-day visits, house calls, $44 average copay (vs. 26-day wait times and 2-hour waits in traditional settings). [akidolabs.com](https://www.akidolabs.com/) ## Strategic Focus - **Scale Scope AI** – Bring the AI platform to patients across the U.S. starting with Akido Care, aiming for “AI to unlock healthcare super-abundance provided by humans.” - **Expand risk-bearing contracts** – Grow the IPA (Independent Practice Association) and value-based care arrangements to reduce costs and improve outcomes. - **Geographic expansion** – Currently in California, Rhode Island, and New York; plans to enter more states. - **Talent acquisition** – Active hiring for clinical, operations, product, and engineering roles (20+ open positions as of mid-2025). [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/akidolabs) ## Why Work Here - **Mission-driven**: “Make excellent healthcare a basic human right” – employees report high culture scores (4.4/5 on LinkedIn, 4.4 for culture, 4.2 for career). [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/akido-labs) - **AI + healthcare impact**: Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI applied directly to patient outcomes, with a strong engineering and product team (27% of 107 employees in technical roles). - **Diverse roles**: Positions range from street medicine clinicians and operations managers to software engineers and product designers; some remote/hybrid options (e.g., Part-Time Registered Dietitian in New York with possible remote). [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/akidolabs) - **Compensation**: Transparent salary ranges for some roles (e.g., Software Engineer ~$140K, Senior Software Engineer ~$161K). [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/akido-labs) - **Culture**: “Bridging Technology & Empathy” – team spans 5 countries, with a flat hierarchy and emphasis on social equity. ## Sources 1. [akidolabs.com](https://www.akidolabs.com/) – Company homepage, mission, product details 2. [akidolabs.com/company](https://www.akidolabs.com/company) – Leadership, 1000+ people claim, history 3. [linkedin.com/company/akido-labs](https://www.linkedin.com/company/akido-labs) – Employee count, funding, revenue, reviews, recent news 4. [job-boards.greenhouse.io/akidolabs](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/akidolabs) – Open positions, job descriptions 5. 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