Pharmacy Advisor (“Pharma-6” Project)

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Join MSF OCG as a Pharmacy Advisor (“Pharma-6” Project)!

We are looking for passionate candidates ready to contribute to our humanitarian mission.

Below, you will find the job details and the qualifications we are looking for.

Inclusivity and Diversity at MSF

Do your qualifications and experience not exactly match all requirements of the job?

At MSF OCG, we are committed to an inclusive culture that supports and amplifies the diverse voices of our staff members. We strive to create workplaces where teams of people with diverse backgrounds, characteristics, perspectives, ideas and experiences work together to advance MSF's social mission and create better outcomes for our patients and the communities we work with.

We understand that some people may hesitate to apply for employment if they don't meet all listed job requirements. Research shows that this is especially true for women. If you believe your profile is a good match for this position, we invite you to apply even if you don’t fulfil every listed qualification.

We encourage applications from individuals of all genders, ages, sexual orientations, ethnicities, background, religions, beliefs, ability status, and all other diversity characteristics.

MSF does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of discrimination or harassment, including sexual harassment. All selected candidates will undergo reference checks.

Context & mission

Médecins Sans Frontières is an independent, international medical and humanitarian organization that provides care to people in need, people affected by natural or man-made disasters, and victims of armed conflict, without discrimination and without regard to race, religion, creed or political affiliation (MSF Charter).

The MSF movement is built around 5 operational centers supported by 24 sections and offices worldwide. MSF Operational Center Geneva (MSF OCG) is one of these centers.

The “Pharma-6” project (2025-2027) works on 6 pillars such as: Staff and Capacity Building, Compliance to National Regulation, Quality Assurance management, Quality of Care and Patient Safety, Medical Supply Chain Management and Governance. The project aims to bring innovation and transformation at Pharmacy level in a comprehensive way.

The Pharmacy Advisor attached to the “Pharma-6” project, whose duration is of 2.5 years, works to achieve the related project deliverables by involving the related strategic stakeholders according to the established chronogram reaching the accurate completion.

On a minor percentage, the Pharmacy Advisor attached to the “Pharma-6” project could also work as front office for field requests.

Tasks & Responsibilities

As Pharmacy Advisor, working on “Pharma-6”:

• Develop project deliverables to meet defined quality standards and project requirements.

• Complete assigned project tasks to achieve project milestones within established deadlines.

• Document project outcomes to provide accurate records and support project evaluation.

On a minor percentage, as Pharmacy Advisor (front desk):

• Provide expert pharmaceutical technical advisory services to field teams and all partners to ensure evidence-based decision-making and compliance with pharmaceutical standards and best practices (e.g. GDSP, CCB, stock management, regulatory compliance, forecasting, tools, dispensing, etc)

• Coordinate and support the development and implementation of quality management system to ensure pharmaceutical standards compliance and to increase efficiency and effectiveness of the pharmaceutical systems in place (e.g. SOPs, WIs, software, application, platform, databases, tools, LP/LMA, pharmacovigilance, Quality Alerts/Batch Recalls, etc)

• Define and implement, in collaboration with HR and Ops, strategies for staff recruitment, capacity building and retention to strengthen competencies and ensure effective professional development of all staff involved in pharmaceutical operations (e.g. Recruitment criteria, perform training, CVs validation, etc)

• Monitor and analyse pharmaceutical performance indicators to evaluate pharmaceutical operations and proactively identify risks mitigation measures and areas for improvement (e.g. CCB, KPIs, etc)

Your profile

Education

• Master’s degree in pharmacy

• Public/Global Health and Tropical Medicine Degree

• Hospital Pharmacy Degree

Experience

• Field experience is essential

• Hospital experience is considered as a plus

Languages

• English and French are the working languages of MSF Switzerland. Fluency in both English and French is required for this position (oral and written).

• Spanish or Arabic are desired.

Skills/ Technical competencies

• Sector-specific knowledge: Pharmacy, Medical Supply Chain Management, Quality Assurance, Quality of Care, Selection & Forecasting, GDSP, CAPA

• Methodologies: project management, change management, risk management & standards compliance

• Regulatory & Compliance knowledge: Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affair

• Software & Tools: Isystock, Power BI, MedOrder (desirable)

Personal Abilities/Qualities

• Written Communication,

• Persuasion & Influence,

• Cross-Cultural Sensitivity,

• Analytical and critical thinking,

• Creativity & Innovation,

• Risk Assessment & Mitigation, Data-driven decision-making

• Flexibility and openness to change

• Stress Management

• Project & Time Management, Process optimization,

• Stakeholder Management, Accountability

Terms of employment

• Full-time position 100% (40h/week)

• Ideal start date: September 2025

• Fixed-term contract, end date: 31.12.2027

• Working place: Geneva, Switzerland

• Gross annual salary (for 100%): from CHF 102’180.- to CHF 116’484.- (salary commensurate with equivalent experience and internal salary grid)

• Paid vacation: 25 days per year, prorate temporis, plus any Swiss public holidays falling within the contract period.

• Pension plan: pension contribution covered 3/4 by MSF, 1/4 by staff member.

• Relocation package if moving from a different country to Switzerland.

How to apply

Candidates are invited to submit their application exclusively through our recruitment platform, following these guidelines:

• CV (maximum 2 pages)

• Cover letter (maximum 1 page)

• Documents must be submitted in either English or French.

The application deadline is August 17th, 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier if we receive a sufficient number of quality applications.

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All applications will be treated confidentially.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Please note that we do not wish to use the services of recruitment or placement agencies.