Our client is an established Australian software company that develops point-of-sale and dispensing solutions specifically for the pharmacy industry.
An opportunity is available for a pharmacist to join its internal pharmacy product team. Working alongside two highly experienced senior pharmacists, you will help ensure the company’s dispensing software remains accurate, practical and compliant with Australian pharmacy and PBS requirements.
This is not a traditional dispensing position or a sales-focused product role. It is an internally focused position combining pharmacy knowledge with software, product data, compliance, documentation and testing.
It would particularly suit an early-career community pharmacist looking to move away from the pharmacy floor and build a long-term career within health technology.
The role
Your responsibilities will include:
- Reviewing new, amended and deleted PBS medicine listings
- Researching changes to medicines, dispensing rules and pharmacy requirements
- Helping translate pharmacy and regulatory changes into software requirements
- Preparing and maintaining PBS information, fact sheets and internal documentation
- Checking medicine, pricing and product data for accuracy
- Completing detailed data entry, reconciliation and quality checks
- Testing software updates against genuine pharmacy and dispensing scenarios
- Identifying potential compliance, workflow or patient-safety issues
- Investigating PBS claiming, dispensing and software-related problems
- Documenting issues clearly for software developers and support teams
- Supporting the senior pharmacists with research,
testing and product-related activities
About you
You will ideally have:
- A pharmacy qualification and current AHPRA registration
- Experience working in an Australian community-pharmacy environment
- A practical understanding of PBS dispensing, eScripts and pharmacy workflows
- Strong attention to detail and a methodical approach
- Confidence using dispensing software and other computer-based systems
- An interest in software, data, testing or digital health
- Valuable written communication and documentation skills
- The ability to work collaboratively and take guidance from experienced team members
- A willingness to complete detailed and sometimes repetitive work accurately
Experience with Excel, software testing, data analysis, technical support or pharmacy-system implementation would be highly regarded but is not essential. You do not need to be a software developer-the interest and ability to learn are more important.
Why consider this position?
This is a rare opportunity to use your pharmacy qualification outside a traditional retail or hospital setting while remaining closely connected to the profession.
You will gain exposure to pharmacy software development, PBS and regulatory updates, product data, testing and digital-health systems, supported by experienced pharmacy and technology professionals.
If you are the person colleagues turn to when the dispensing system behaves unexpectedly-and you enjoy working out why-this could be an excellent next step in your career.
Early-career pharmacists and pharmacists seeking their first opportunity within health technology are encouraged to apply.