PHARMACY & PHARMACEUTICAL
SCIENCES – Pharmaceutical Sciences
For graduates of a:
Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science
Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science (Honours)
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science Advanced (Honours)
See Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty website for details about courses with a
Pharmaceutical Science component: pharm.monash.edu.au/courses
The following information provides career titles, employment opportunities, professional associations
and links to salary information relevant to these qualifications.
Careers that can be moved into
with these qualifications:
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Analytical and Forensic Chemist
Bioinformatician
Biotechnologist
Brand Manager
Cell Biologist
Clinical Trial Researcher
Compliance Officer
Cosmetic Chemist
Development Chemist
Drug Analyst
Drug Delivery Scientist
Drug Discovery Scientist
Drug Evaluation Specialist
Educator and Academic
Environmental Chemist
Formulation Chemist
Industry Consultant
Intellectual Property Manager
Medicinal Chemist
Molecular Biologist
Nanotechnologist
Pharmaceutical Consultant
Pharmaceutical Scientist
Pharmacologist
Product Development Specialist
Professional, Government or Legal Advisor
Quality Assurance Scientist
Regulatory Affairs Specialist
Research and Development Manager
Technical Sales and Marketing Manager
Validation Chemist
Note: Further qualifications may be required for
some roles.
Potential employers of students
with these qualifications:
Government
apsjobs.gov.au, careers.vic.gov.au and
localgovernmentcareers are good starting
points for information about career opportunities
within the federal, state and local governments.
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Department of Health health.gov.au
Department of Human Services
humanservices.gov.au
CSIRO csiro.au
Private
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Acrux acrux.com.au
Advancing Food Safety
haccptown.com.au
Advent Pharmaceuticals adventpharma.com
Aesop aesop.net.au
Antisense Therapeutics Ltd
antisense.com.au
Auspep Pty Ltd auspep.com.au
BASF basf.com
Baxter baxtercareers.com
Biota Pharmaceuticals biotapharma.com
Bovogen Biologicals bovogen.com
Cardinal Health cardinalhealth.com
Carlton & United Breweries cub.com.au
Catalent catalent.com
Chemical Analysis
chemicalanalysis.com.au
CSL csl.com.au
Davies Collision Cave davies.com.au
Dow Chemical (Australia) dow.com
Dr. Reddy’s drreddys.com
DS Chemport dschemport.com.au
Dulux dulux.com.au
Edwards Lifesciences edwards.com
Ego Pharmaceuticals egopharm.com
Ensign Laboratories ensignlab.com.au
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FB Rice fbrice.com.au
Forensic Laboratories
forensiclaboratories.com
General Biosystems
generalbiosystems.com
GSK (GlaxoSmithKline) gsk.com.au
IDT Pharmaceuticals en.idtaus.com.au
Hospira hospira.com.au
Hovid hovid.com
Huntsman huntsman.com
Intraceuticals intraceuticals.com
Kendle Pty Ltd kendle.com
L’Oreal loreal.com
Medtronic medtronic.com.au
MSD msd-australia.com.au
Musashi musashi.com.au
Natures Organics
naturesorganics.com.au
Nestle nestle.com.au/careers
Nopras Technologies nopras-tech.com
Novartis novartis.com.au
Nufarm nufarm.com
Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick pof.com.au
PPD ppdi.com
Roche Australia roche-australia.com
Ross Cosmetics rosscosmetics.com.au
Scental Pacific scental.com.au
Siemens siemens.com
Spinifex Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd
spinifexpharma.com.au
Stiefel stiefel.com
Thermo Fisher Scientific
thermofisher.com
Not for Profit
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Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical
Research wehi.edu.au
monash.edu/careers
International
For information regarding international
employment opportunities, please visit:
monash.edu/careers/students-grads/
find-a-job/working-outside-australia.html
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Graduate Destination Survey (GDS),
Monash University
Graduate Opportunities
graduateopportunities.com.au
Career Gateway
careergateway.monash.edu.au
Professional associations relevant
to these qualifications:
Directory of Professional Associations: The
Graduate Opportunities website maintains a
directory of professional associations, listed by
discipline
graduateopportunities.com/employers
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The skills and attributes these
qualifications aim to develop:
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Monash Graduate Attributes Policy
policy.monash.edu.au/policy-bank/
academic/education/management/
monash-graduate-attributes-policy.html
Employability Skills (Career Connect)
monash.edu.au/careers/studentsgrads/employability-skills.html
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ARCS Australia arcs.com.au
Australasian Pharmaceutical Science
Association apsa-online.org
Australasian Society of Clinical and
Experimental Pharmacologists and
Toxicologists ascept.org
Australian Society of Cosmetic Chemists
ascc.com.au
Australian Local Government Association
(ALGA) alga.asn.au
Australian Association of Consultant
Pharmacy (AACP)
aacp.moodle.com.au/login/index.php
Australian Healthcare and Hospitals
Association ahha.asn.au
Medicines Australia
medicinesaustralia.com.au
Professional Pharmacists Australia
professionalsaustralia.org.au/pharmacist
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Pharmacy Board of Australia
pharmacyboard.gov.au
Royal Australian Chemical Institute
raci.org.au
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
psa.org.au
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia
guild.org.au
The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of
Australia shpa.org.au
Victorian Government Health Information
health.vic.gov.au
Industry specific
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researchcareer.com.au/jobs
ausbiotech.org
monash.edu.au/pharm/research/centresinstitutes/pharmaceutical-sciences/
healthdirectory.com.au/Private_hospitals
health.vic.gov.au/hospitals/pubwebs.htm
health.vic.gov.au (Victorian Government
Health Information)
Salary Indicator:
Please visit these websites for the most current
figures:
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Fair Work fairwork.gov.au/pay
Graduate Careers
graduatecareers.com.au/
research/gradjobsdollars
Job Outlook joboutlook.gov.au
Monash Parkville Campus Clubs
and Societies
Enhance your employment outcomes; become
involved with clubs and societies at Monash
University.
Monash student associations are a good
starting point for a list of the range of clubs and
societies at Monash University. Some include:
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AIESEC Monash
www.aiesecmonash.squarespace.com/
The Monash Parkville Student Association
intranet.monash.edu.au/pharm/
Helpful Links:
General
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monash.edu/careers
seek.com.au
jobsearch.gov.au
careerone.com.au
mycareer.com.au
graduatecareers.com.au
graduateopportunities.com
jobsearch.gov.au
myfuture.edu.au
unigrad.com.au
fairwork.gov.au
Monash University accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of its content and persons wishing to rely
on the information contained in the publication should verify the accuracy of that information at the
time they intend to use it. Published February 2015. CRICOS provider: Monash University 00008C.
This publication is prepared as a guide only. The content is based on information publicly available.
Each list provides a sample only. It is not intended to be comprehensive.
Did you find the information in this flyer useful? Remember to respond to Australian Graduate Survey
(AGS) when it’s your turn. For more information:
graduatecareers.com.au/research/surveys/australiangraduatesurvey
Careers, Leadership and
Volunteering
T:
+61 3 9905 4170
E:
careerconnect@monash.edu
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