The Happy PharmD Career Summit

We’re Looking for 100 Pharmacists Ready to Find Their Next Great Job.

Spend one weekend learning exactly how to find, pursue, and land a pharmacy job you actually love.

Train with Alex Barker, PharmD and learn directly from 12 pharmacists who’ve built careers beyond traditional pharmacy.

Yes. Show Me How

October 2 through 4Live Online

$97 refundable attendance deposit. Show up. Check in. Get your $97 back.

Happy PharmD career coaching community

The complete career search process

No More Guessing What to Do Next.

Over three days, Alex will teach you the process we’ve seen pharmacists use to make successful career moves:

01

Find It

Identify the roles that actually fit your experience, strengths, income goals, and lifestyle.

02

Position Yourself for It

Turn the pharmacy experience you already have into a reason employers want to talk to you.

03

Get in the Room

Stop relying solely on applications and start building relationships that lead to real opportunities.

04

Land It

Interview effectively and turn the right opportunities into offers.

Established impact

3,000+ Pharmacists Have Trusted The Happy PharmD With Their Careers

We’ve helped pharmacists explore new career paths, strengthen their job searches, and land jobs they actually want.

Take Your Questions Directly to the Insiders.

Twelve pharmacists. Real career paths. Honest answers.

Ask about the paths you are considering, and connect with pharmacists you otherwise might never meet.

Mohanna Houshangi, PharmD, MJ, Medical Science Liaison
Confirmed guest

Mohanna Houshangi, PharmD, MJ

Medical Science LiaisonPharmacy practice to Medical Science Liaison

Ask them: How can a pharmacist translate clinical and research experience into a first Medical Science Liaison opportunity?

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Monica Mehta, PharmD, MPH, Association Leadership
Confirmed guest

Monica Mehta, PharmD, MPH

Association LeadershipPharmacy practice to Association Leadership

Ask them: How can association work expand a pharmacist’s influence beyond direct patient care?

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Gina Corley, PharmD, Medical Information
Confirmed guest

Gina Corley, PharmD

Medical InformationPharmacy practice to Medical Information

Ask them: What helped you translate pharmacy experience into medical information work?

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Heather Draper, PharmD, BCPS, BCEMP, Freelance Medical Writing
Confirmed guest

Heather Draper, PharmD, BCPS, BCEMP

Freelance Medical WritingClinical pharmacy to Freelance Medical Writing

Ask them: How can a pharmacist build credible writing experience before landing a first client?

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Brigette Serfaty, PharmD, Academia
Confirmed guest

Brigette Serfaty, PharmD

AcademiaPharmacy practice to Academia

Ask them: What makes a pharmacist credible when moving into academia?

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Sam An, PharmD, Consulting and Long Term Care
Confirmed guest

Sam An, PharmD

Consulting and Long Term CarePharmacy practice to Consulting and Long Term Care

Ask them: How can pharmacists turn clinical experience into consulting value for long term care clients?

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Michael Barberio, PharmD, BCPPS, Clinical Leadership and Healthcare Innovation
Confirmed guest

Michael Barberio, PharmD, BCPPS

Clinical Leadership and Healthcare InnovationClinical pharmacy to Healthcare Innovation

Ask them: How can a pharmacist turn clinical leadership and evidence skills into work beyond direct patient care?

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Jennifer Moyer, BS Pharm, Clinical Services and Medical Technology
Confirmed guest

Jennifer Moyer, BS Pharm

Clinical Services and Medical TechnologyPharmacy practice to Clinical Services and Medical Technology

Ask them: How can pharmacy experience become an advantage in clinical services and medical technology?

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Shuting (Ting) Huang, PharmD, Digital Health and Workflow Optimization
Confirmed guest

Shuting (Ting) Huang, PharmD

Digital Health and Workflow OptimizationPharmacy operations to Digital Health and Workflow Optimization

Ask them: How can pharmacists use workflow and digital health expertise to improve patient care at scale?

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Albert Mei, PharmD, RPh, Managed Care and Market Access
Confirmed guest

Albert Mei, PharmD, RPh

Managed Care and Market AccessPharmacy practice to Managed Care and Market Access

Ask them: What does a Market Access hiring manager want from someone new to the field?

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Oriel Averion, PharmD, RPh, MSL BC, Medical Science Liaison
Confirmed guest

Oriel Averion, PharmD, RPh, MSL BC

Medical Science LiaisonPharmacy practice to Medical Science Liaison

Ask them: How can a pharmacist turn clinical and research experience into a career as a Medical Science Liaison?

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Brian K Fung, PharmD, MPH, Clinical Informatics and Digital Health
Confirmed guest

Brian K Fung, PharmD, MPH

Clinical Informatics and Digital HealthPharmacy practice to Clinical Informatics and Digital Health

Ask them: How can pharmacists combine clinical expertise and technical skills to build careers in informatics and digital health?

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I Want These Pharmacists in My Corner

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Plan your three day experience

Your Three Day Path to a Clearer Next Move

Start with the three day view below. Expand any day to see the full session schedule. Times are approximate and shown in Central Time.

Day 1: FridayGet Clear on Why You’re StuckSee why more applications have not been enough and what needs to change first.View full day
4:00 PM
Why Good Pharmacists Get Stuck

You’re qualified. You’re applying. So why aren’t you getting interviews?

We’ll unpack the cycle of searching job boards, applying repeatedly, hearing nothing back, and wondering whether you are qualified. You’ll see why the problem may have far less to do with your credentials than you think. More applications often are not the answer.

4:30 PM
What Nobody Taught You About Changing Pharmacy Careers

Before we show you what’s possible, we need to challenge what you may believe is holding you back.

Think you need another certification, prior industry experience, a residency, hundreds of applications, the perfect resume, or an inside connection? We’ll tackle the assumptions keeping pharmacists stuck and show you why your PharmD may open more doors than you realize.

Day 2: SaturdayMeet the Insiders and Build Your StrategyExplore career paths, learn what employers care about, and see how pharmacists made the leap.View full day
10:00 AM
Beyond the Job Board: How Pharmacists Really Get Hired

If endlessly applying online isn’t the answer…what is?

We’ll pull back the curtain on how hiring actually works and why some pharmacists find opportunities, conversations, and interviews that never appear on a job board. This is the ‘aha’ moment for understanding the game you have actually been playing.

11:00 AM
Featured sessionInside the Careers Pharmacists Want

Meet pharmacists who already have the jobs you’re considering, then ask them how they got there.

Go inside careers such as Medical Affairs, Managed Care, Medical Writing, Pharma, Remote Clinical roles, and more. Hear what the work is like, how insiders earned their first opportunity, what they wish they had known, and what they would do differently today.

12:00 PM
Lunch + Surprise Guest Experience

Clear your calendar for the session we’re keeping under wraps.

A special guest is joining us for something completely different from the rest of the summit. This experience is designed to reset your energy and make this an hour you’ll be glad you did not skip. Join us live for an opportunity to receive a bonus.

1:00 PM
Why You’re Qualified…But Still Getting Overlooked

Having valuable experience and making an employer see its value are two different things.

We’ll show you the gap between where you are today and becoming the candidate employers notice. You’ll begin looking at your experience, resume, positioning, and career story through the eyes of the person making the hiring decision.

1:30 PM
The Three Part Roadmap to Your Next Pharmacy Career

Clarity. Credibility. Connection.

We’ll introduce a practical three part roadmap shaped by helping thousands of pharmacists pursue career transitions. You’ll see why a successful transition requires more than a polished resume. You’ll also see how the pieces of an effective job search fit together.

2:30 PM
Featured sessionAsk the Insiders: How Would YOU Break In?

More careers. More pharmacists. More questions you cannot answer from a job description.

Go deeper with pharmacists working in nontraditional roles and discover why different career paths require different strategies.

4:00 PM
Featured sessionFrom Applying to Getting Hired: Your Career Change Game Plan

Knowing what to do is one thing. Knowing exactly how to do it is another.

See how to choose target roles, make your value clear, reach people inside the right companies, turn connections into conversations, and interview in the employer’s language. We’ll put the pieces together so you can see a deliberate career transition from beginning to end.

4:30 PM
What Changes When You Stop Doing It Alone

What would your career change look like with a clear plan and the right support behind you?

See how personalized direction, expert feedback, practical tools, coaching, and accountability can turn a general roadmap into an execution plan built around your goals. You’ll also see how other pharmacists used the process to keep moving when the search felt uncertain.

5:00 PM
Your Next Move

You know what’s possible. Now decide what you’re going to do with it.

We’ll help you identify the next decision your search requires, the support that could make it easier to follow through, and the questions to answer before you take your next step.

Day 3: SundayBuild Your Next MoveTurn what you learned into a practical action plan you can start Monday.View full day
10:00 AM
The Career Change Playbook: Putting It All Together

Let’s turn three days of ideas into a plan you can actually use.

We’ll connect the biggest lessons from the summit and help you identify the most important actions to take when you return to your career search.

10:30 AM
Career Breakout: Build Your Next Step Plan

Take what you’ve learned and apply it to your situation.

Get specific about your target career, positioning, relationships, and immediate next steps so you do not leave with pages of notes and no idea what to do Monday morning.

11:00 AM
Featured sessionFrom Stuck to Hired: Pharmacists Who Made the Leap

Hear from pharmacists who once sat exactly where you are now.

Pharmacists who made the leap share what was not working, what they changed, the obstacles they faced, and what ultimately helped them make their transition. This is not theory. These are the real stories behind the career change.

12:00 PM
Your Decision: What Happens Next?

The summit ends. Your career doesn’t.

We’ll help you decide what happens next. You can build the process yourself or decide where expert guidance, feedback, accountability, and implementation support would help you move faster and with more confidence. Either way, your next career move does not have to be another guess.

I’m Ready to Find My Next Move

$97 refundable attendance deposit. Show up. Check in. Get your $97 back.

The complete Summit experience

What You’re Getting

Practical training, direct insider access, and concrete tools to help you make a clearer next move.

Train With Alex

Learn the Clarity, Credibility, and Connection framework and use it to build a more deliberate career plan.

Learn From 12 Insiders

Ask pharmacists across Medical Affairs, Medical Science Liaison, Managed Care, Medical Writing, Digital Health, Consulting, Academia, and more how they made the move.

Meet Your People

Connect with pharmacists pursuing similar goals and begin relationships that can continue long after the Summit ends.

Why applying to more jobs usually isn’t the answer

Learn why job boards have become one of the most competitive places to search and what successful pharmacists are doing instead. A better path may be closer than it feels right now. You’ll leave with a first move to make.

How to discover which career path actually fits you

Explore Medical Affairs, Managed Care, Medical Writing, Pharma, Industry, Medical Science Liaison, and more. Leave with your best fit career paths narrowed from the options that match your experience and goals.

Hear directly from pharmacists who already made the transition

Get direct access to pharmacists already doing the work and leave with three real people in your target field you can message this week.

Learn how to become credible before you have the title

Leave with a LinkedIn headline that attracts recruiters and a credibility script that makes your value clear to hiring managers outside pharmacy.

Learn how opportunities are really created

Leave with a game plan for your first conversation: who to message this week, what to say, and how to turn a conversation into an opportunity.

Your career clarity results and gap worksheet

Identify your standout strengths, the paths they point toward, where you are now, where you want to be, and what staying stuck is costing you. Put it all in writing.

Your credibility score and one live fix

See how many opportunities are reaching you right now, then watch a live demonstration of the résumé, LinkedIn, or interview fix most likely to change whether you get noticed.

Alex’s playbook for becoming visible

Learn how Alex grew a 28,000+ connection network and leave with one action to take before the weekend is over.

Free bonuses

Remote Job Board access, 30 day Career Finder App access, and daily prize drawings.

Your $97 back in full

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Yes. Help Me Build My Next Move

$97 refundable attendance deposit. Show up. Check in. Get your $97 back.

Your questions. Their experience.

Ask What You Can’t Learn From a Job Description.

You do not need to start with the right network. Relationships can be built deliberately.

We are putting pharmacists worth knowing in the room with you so you can start better conversations.

01Could someone with my background actually do this?

02How did you get your first opportunity?

03What experience did you have before you got in?

04What does your company actually look for?

05Who should I be talking to?

06What would you do if you were me?

You could spend months piecing these answers together alone. Or spend one weekend learning from pharmacists who have already done it.
I Want Insider Access

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Dr. Alex Barker, Founder and CEO of The Happy PharmDDr. Alex Barker PharmD

Meet your host

Dr. Alex Barker PharmD

Founder and CEO, The Happy PharmD

Dr. Alex Barker is the founder of The Happy PharmD. Since 2017, Alex and his team have helped more than 3,000 pharmacists pursue better careers. Throughout the weekend, he will guide you through the Clarity, Credibility, and Connection framework and help you apply it to your experience and goals.

Alex teaches you what to do. The insiders show you what works. We help you meet the right people.

The experience gap may be smaller than it feels

Your Background May Not Be the Problem.

Your existing pharmacist experience may be more transferable than you realize. The challenge is learning how to identify it, translate it, and communicate it so the right employer can see its value.

Clinical judgment. Communication. Leadership. Evidence evaluation. Workflow improvement. Patient and stakeholder education. These strengths can matter far beyond traditional pharmacy when you connect them to the right problem.

Which creates the obvious question:

What could your experience make possible?

You do not need to become a different person. You need a clearer target and a stronger way to show the value you already bring.

The framework at work

Clarity. Credibility. Connection. Real Progress.

These are not generic success stories. Each one shows what can change when a pharmacist gets clear on the right target, learns to communicate their value, and builds relationships that open doors.

ClarityMorgan Grant, PharmD, MBA professional headshot
The coaching gave me a lot of support and clarity. In group coaching, I could come in with questions and leave with a clear next step.
Morgan Grant, PharmD, MBAFrom Community Pharmacy to Association
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Clarity turned questions into a clear next step.

CredibilityWeronika Taraszka, PharmD professional headshot
Working with the Happy PharmD, I gained a level of confidence that I didn’t even know I had that I could showcase to my potential employer. That, in and of itself, was huge in my approach and my perspective.
Weronika Taraszka, PharmDFrom Retail to Remote Pharma
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Credibility changed how she showed her value.

ConnectionMcCall Brennan, PharmD professional headshot
That shift made a big difference. I started connecting with people, improving my resume, and having real conversations about opportunities. Within about three months, I landed a new role, and a big part of that came from referrals I wouldn’t have pursued before.
McCall Brennan, PharmDFrom Retail to Clinical Pharmacist
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Relationships led to conversations, referrals, and a new role.

Get the Clarity to Make My Move

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You belong here if you are ready for more

This summit is for pharmacists who…

  • Feel burned out in retail or hospital practice
  • Are tired of applications that go nowhere
  • Want more balance, flexibility, or remote work
  • Know they are capable of more and want help finding the next right role
A live, practical conversation

Explore the people, paths, and practical questions that can help you take a more informed next step.

By Sunday Night, You’ll Know What to Do Next.

The goal is not to give you another giant list of careers to research. It is to help you leave with clearer answers to:

  • The two or three career paths most worth exploring
  • How your pharmacist experience translates
  • What employers in those fields actually care about
  • Who you should start building relationships with
  • What to do next to start moving toward the career you want

Instead of leaving the weekend asking, “What else can I even do with my PharmD?” you will leave with a clearer direction and a next move.

Take My Next Step

Join us October 2 through 4

Beyond the Job Board

Your career is not going to change because you read one more job description. It changes when you get clear on what you want, understand how to position yourself, and start talking to the right people. We have put those people in the room for you.

Join Beyond the Job Board

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Before you reserve

Questions, clearly answered.

Is this summit really free?

Yes. Complete one simple check in during the event to qualify for your full $97 refund. You only need to check in once.

Why is there a refundable attendance deposit?

The deposit helps reserve seats for pharmacists who intend to show up. Complete the simple check in once during the event to qualify for your full refund.

Who should attend?

This summit is for pharmacists who feel burned out in retail or hospital pharmacy, are tired of applications that go nowhere, want more flexibility or remote work, want to increase their income, or know they are capable of more but are unsure what comes next.

Will I get a job at the summit?

No summit can guarantee a job in a weekend, and we will not tell you otherwise. But the conversations, relationships, clarity, and action that lead to a better job can absolutely begin here. Meet new people in the room. Ask the leaders how they made the transition. Let them see your curiosity, judgment, and follow through. Then use what you learn after the summit. If you participate fully and keep putting the right actions into practice, this weekend can become a meaningful step toward the job you want.

Beyond the Job Board

Stop Trying to Figure Out Your Next Career Alone.

You could spend the next six months searching job boards, reading LinkedIn profiles, applying to roles, and wondering whether you are qualified. Or you could spend one weekend getting clearer on where you want to go, how to position yourself, and who you need to know. Leave Sunday with a clearer plan for your next great pharmacy job.

DatesOctober 2 through 4Time zoneAll agenda times shown in Central TimeFormatLive online. Join from any time zone.
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