This document outlines various career paths within the medical, pharmaceutical, and scientific fields. It lists relevant qualifications and potential roles for pharmacy technicians, those with a BPharmacy degree, BSc in Pharmacology, BCom in Marketing, BBus degree, and BHealthSci degree. Roles are categorized under pharmacy, pharmaceutical, medical devices, and scientific career paths. Common entry-level roles include customer service representatives, marketing assistants, and sales support roles, which can lead to positions like sales representatives, account managers, product managers, and sales managers.

1. Medical and Pharmaceutical Career Paths
Potential Qualifications
Pharmacy Technician BPharmacy BSc Pharmacology BCom Marketing BBus BHealth Sci Registered Nurse BSc Life Science
Pharmacy
CSR/ Sales Rep Key Account Manager Brand Manager Sales Manager
Consumer Goods Marketing Asst/
Natural Health Sales Support
OTC products
Pharmaceutical
Ethical Pharmaceutical CSR/ Pharmacy Sales Rep GP Sales Rep Hospital Specialist Rep Product Manager Sales Manager/
(require a prescription) Marketing Asst/ Country Manager
OTC(over the counter Sales Support
or pharmacist only)
Veterinary (animal health)
Medical Devices
Consumables e.g. gloves, CSR/ Clinical Nurse Educator Sales Associate Medical Sales Rep Product Specialist Sales Manager/
bandages, sutures Marketing Asst Country Manager
Surgical instruments Sales Support
Surgical implants/devices
Capital equipment
Hi-tech Biomedical
Scientific
Consumables e.g. test
tubes, pipettes CSR/ Application Specialist Technical Sales Rep Product Specialist Sales Manager
Instrumentation Marketing Asst/
Analytical machines e.g. Sales Support
HPLC, GCMS
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