Chief Pharmacist

• Play a unique role in supporting healthy communities.
• Be the representative for Sigma and its pharmacy customers
• Brand new offices at M-City Clayton; onsite parking

The Company

With a history spanning more than 110 years, Sigma Healthcare is a leading full-line pharmaceutical wholesale and distribution business. We proudly support Australians’ health by delivering high-quality healthcare products and services to community pharmacies nationwide.

Sigma offers a flexible range of brands and services, including our retail pharmacy brands, Amcal and Discount Drug Stores, and an independent pharmacy offer, PriceSave. Through our distribution network, we also offer 3PL solutions for customers in the pharmaceutical, medical consumables and fast-moving consumer goods sectors.

The Opportunity

Ready to make an immediate impact? Reporting into the Head of Retail, The Chief Pharmacist is responsible for leading the development and managing the success of dispensary and health services programs across Sigma pharmacies.

The Chief Pharmacist works to enable our Franchise Partners to capture greater share of their patient’s lifetime health spend, improve patient health outcomes and become the community healthcare destination of choice.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Lead and drive the health and dispensary services strategy for the business
• Ownership of the Ethical Partnerships program and ensuring it reviewed regularly to ensure it remains relevant and adds value
• Responsible for management and maintenance of all Pharmacy program contracts
• Accountable for the development and governance framework for health and dispensary services programs
• Lead the Health Services team (dispensary operations specialists) to meet the operational and strategic needs of the business
• Manage and maintain the budget for the department

We are looking for:

• Bachelor of Pharmacy
• 10+ years pharmacy industry experience including retail pharmacy experience
• 5+ years people management experience
• Strategic awareness
• Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills

What’s on offer:

When you join Sigma Healthcare, you join an Australian success story with over 100years of proud history. Also, on offer is the opportunity to:

• Receive a competitive salary
• Advance your skills and experience through ongoing training and development
• Be part of a progressive, supportive and highly skilled team
• Enjoy great employee benefits and access to health & wellbeing programs
• Work for an organisation that plays a unique role in supporting healthy communities

At Sigma, our commitment is to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, heard, and empowered to reach their full potential. We nurture a culture that embraces individual difference in all its forms and value the many benefits that transpire from all aspects of diversity.

Our culture is demonstrated through our values and behaviours; we are obsessed with delighting our customers, we act with honesty and integrity, we are resilient and focused, we deliver on our goals.

We are proud to be endorsed as an employer of choice for women by WORK180.

How to apply

Sound like your new home? Click APPLY today to submit your application via our Careers portal.