Deputy Cantonal Pharmacist
Kanton Graubünden
Chur
Key information
- Publication date:08 September 2025
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Unlimited employment
- Place of work:Chur
Job summary
Join the Grisons, Switzerland's unique trilingual canton, rich in culture. Enjoy a vibrant work environment with great benefits.
Tasks
- Support the cantonal pharmacist in all tasks and duties.
- Provide expert advice on therapeutic agents to the public health office.
- Manage and inspect operations involving therapeutic agents independently.
Skills
- University degree in pharmacy with a recognized diploma required.
- Strong understanding of legal and administrative matters.
- Excellent communication skills and proficiency in multiple cantonal languages.
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Together for Graubünden
The only trilingual canton in Switzerland is diverse in economic, cultural, and political profile. With an area of 7106 km², Graubünden is the largest canton in Switzerland and with 150 valleys, 615 lakes, 140 tourist resorts, and countless days of sunshine per year, it offers a high quality of life. The cantonal administration of Graubünden is as diverse as our landscape.
The only trilingual canton in Switzerland is diverse in economic, cultural, and political profile. With an area of 7106 km², Graubünden is the largest canton in Switzerland and with 150 valleys, 615 lakes, 140 tourist resorts, and countless days of sunshine per year, it offers a high quality of life. The cantonal administration of Graubünden is as diverse as our landscape.
Deputy Cantonal Pharmacist
Graubünden Public Health Office | 60% | Chur
For the Graubünden Public Health Office, we are looking for a deputy cantonal pharmacist starting February 1, 2026, or by agreement.
Tasks
- Substitutes and supports the cantonal pharmacist in all tasks.
- Advises the Public Health Office on matters related to therapeutic agents and acts as a liaison between professional associations and the Public Health Office. Responds to specialist questions related to therapeutic agents and pharmaceutical topics competently, understandably, and appropriately for the target group.
- Independently processes applications for operating licenses for businesses dealing with therapeutic agents (pharmacies, drugstores, private pharmacies of doctors and dentists, as well as hospitals and clinics) and for licenses to practice as pharmacists and druggists, ensuring their issuance.
- Conducts basic and specific inspections in businesses operating with therapeutic agents, monitors the management of narcotics, and takes on additional tasks in the market surveillance sector.
- Registers and evaluates special pharmaceutical preparations and their manufacture according to good manufacturing practice rules.
- In case of crisis, collaborates with competent offices to ensure the supply of medicines.
What we expect from you
- You hold a university degree as a pharmacist (Swiss state exam / recognized diploma)
- Your several years of professional experience preferably include activities in hospital pharmacies, the pharmaceutical industry, or administration.
- Your strong understanding of legal and administrative issues helps you comprehend complex relationships and act solution-oriented.
- You are a team- and service-oriented person, able to work independently, comfortable presenting in front of others, and possess good social skills.
- You express yourself confidently and skillfully in writing and have excellent computer skills.
- Ideally, you know the canton of Graubünden and master several cantonal languages.
We look forward to receiving your online application and are pleased to get to know you.
For specialist questions, Eva Burkard-Berther, cantonal pharmacist, is gladly available at phone number 081 257 25 06.
Application deadline: October 6, 2025
