Also called: Informatics Pharmacist
Builds and maintains the computer systems that handle medication orders, dispensing robots, and smart IV pumps.
Updates the drug database in the hospital's electronic health record, programs alerts to catch dangerous doses, and fixes the automated dispensing cabinet that just stopped working on the 4th floor.
Wide range: technician-level analysts vs. PharmD informaticists.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Pharmacy technician or pharmacist background plus IT/informatics training.
Ways in: 4-year college, Professional school, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Pharmacy, Health Informatics.
Growing faster than average. Growing with health IT.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI changes the systems, but someone must build drug databases, dose alerts and keep dispensing machines safe and validated.
Classes: Computer science, Chemistry, Statistics.
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