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 HowOctober 2 through 4Live Online
$97 refundable attendance deposit. Show up. Check in. Get your $97 back.

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:
Find It
Identify the roles that actually fit your experience, strengths, income goals, and lifestyle.
Position Yourself for It
Turn the pharmacy experience you already have into a reason employers want to talk to you.
Get in the Room
Stop relying solely on applications and start building relationships that lead to real opportunities.
Land It
Interview effectively and turn the right opportunities into offers.
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 LiaisonPharmacy practice to Medical Science LiaisonAsk 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 LeadershipPharmacy practice to Association LeadershipAsk them: How can association work expand a pharmacist’s influence beyond direct patient care?
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Gina Corley, PharmD
Medical InformationPharmacy practice to Medical InformationAsk them: What helped you translate pharmacy experience into medical information work?
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Heather Draper, PharmD, BCPS, BCEMP
Freelance Medical WritingClinical pharmacy to Freelance Medical WritingAsk them: How can a pharmacist build credible writing experience before landing a first client?
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Brigette Serfaty, PharmD
AcademiaPharmacy practice to AcademiaAsk them: What makes a pharmacist credible when moving into academia?
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Sam An, PharmD
Consulting and Long Term CarePharmacy practice to Consulting and Long Term CareAsk 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 InnovationClinical pharmacy to Healthcare InnovationAsk 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 TechnologyPharmacy practice to Clinical Services and Medical TechnologyAsk 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 OptimizationPharmacy operations to Digital Health and Workflow OptimizationAsk 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 AccessPharmacy practice to Managed Care and Market AccessAsk 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 LiaisonPharmacy practice to Medical Science LiaisonAsk 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 HealthPharmacy practice to Clinical Informatics and Digital HealthAsk them: How can pharmacists combine clinical expertise and technical skills to build careers in informatics and digital health?
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See What’s Possible When You Stop Trying to Figure It Out Alone
The Happy PharmD has helped more than 3,000 pharmacists pursue better careers. Here are a few of their stories.

I was constantly applying to hundreds of jobs and going on interviews, but not getting results. It was draining, and I started to feel discouraged and stuck. I got clear on what I actually want and what kind of job would excite me. Instead of applying to everything, I focused on roles I could truly see myself in. Now, I don’t dread going to work anymore.

The two most helpful pieces for me were learning what else is out there and networking. I got the connection with the company on the phone, and by January 1st, I was celebrating a new job. My official title is Medical Information Specialist. It’s what I was looking for. I’m really happy.

I had been thinking about making a change for about two years. 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. Now I’m working 100% remote.
Now we’re bringing pharmacists who have made these career moves together in one place so you can learn directly from them.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
$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
Attend the live Summit. Complete one simple check in during the event. Get your full $97 back.
$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.$97 refundable attendance deposit. Show up. Check in. Get your $97 back.
Dr. Alex Barker PharmDMeet 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.
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.
Clarity turned questions into a clear next step.
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.
Credibility changed how she showed her value.
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.
Relationships led to conversations, referrals, and a new role.
$97 refundable attendance deposit. Show up. Check in. Get your $97 back.
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
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 StepJoin 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$97 refundable attendance deposit. Show up. Check in. Get your $97 back.
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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.
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