Pharmacogenomics Pharmacist, Children's Cancer Centre

The Hospital:

The Royal Children's Hospital's (RCH) Vision is "A world where all kids thrive".

RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children's Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children's Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children's Hospital Foundation.

RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.

The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards. 

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.

For further Information on RCH is available here.

Pharmacogenomics Pharmacist, Children's Cancer Centre

• Work for Australia's leading Children's Hospital
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Part-time, fixed term role available at 0.8FTE

About the Role

This is a part time, fixed term position at 0.8FTE (60.8 hours) per fortnight within the Children's Cancer Centre for two years from the commencement date.

The oncology pharmacogenomics (PGx) pharmacist will be responsible for the implementation of pharmacogenomics into clinical practice within the Children's Cancer Centre. They will be responsible for creating and maintaining clinical guidelines and standard operating procedures surrounding PGx. They will provide clinical advice to Children's Cancer Centre patients, families and staff as well as facilitate PGx testing, reporting and prescribing.

Classification for this position will range from Pharmacist Grade 3 Year 1, to Grade 3 Year 4.

What you'll achieve:

• Create and maintain clinical guidelines and policies and procedures surrounding PGx testing at The Royal Children's Hospital
• Collect data, maintain databases and prepare reports at reasonable intervals to demonstrate the utility of PGx within the Children's Cancer Centre
• Establish professional relationships with patients, families and multi-disciplinary teams to successfully integrate PGx into clinical practice, with a focus on patient safety
• Facilitate multi-disciplinary meetings to discuss and authorise PGx reports
• Provide high quality clinical advice to Children's Cancer Centre patients, families and staff regarding individual PGx results and PGx more broadly

Your skills and experience

• Bachelor of Pharmacy, or equivalent
• Demonstrated experience in paediatric and/or oncology pharmacy
• Demonstrated experience in the field of pharmacogenomics

If this sounds like you, click here to view the position description.

About the Department

The Children's Cancer Centre (CCC) is the state wide provide of complex cancer care including Bone Marrow Transplant and CAR-T therapies. The CCC has a large multidisciplinary team that provides family-centred care for children and young adults with cancer and other haematological malignancies.

What we offer:

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay
• Culture of continuous improvement
• Flexible work options available

Other requirements:

• Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
• Valid Working with Children Check
• Compliance with RCHs "Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases" procedure

Application process

To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately, we encourage you to apply promptly

For more information about this position please contact A/Prof Rachel Conyers, Pharmacogenomics Research Group Leader,

Why work at the RCH?

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.

We also offer discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.

The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.

It is a requirement of your employment that you be vaccinated against Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children's Hospital.  Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.

It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children's Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption

Are you ready to join our team? 

 Apply online by clicking on the "Apply" button

Applications close: 25 August 2025