LEAD PHARMACIST (DHA-REGISTERED) — AL BARSHA

True Med Pharmacy CO LLC; Dubai; On-site; AED 61,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Visa sponsorship

Career progression

Job summary

True Med Pharmacy CO LLC in Dubai seeks a Lead Pharmacist to run the pharmacy day to day as the primary pharmacist. You will have full backing to optimise the pharmacy, product range and patient offering, building strong patient relationships and delivering clinical care.

The role emphasizes leadership of a growing, tech-enabled health and longevity focused pharmacy with visa sponsorship and a path to progression. On-site six days a week, with long shifts and strong patient care responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Dubai resident with Emirates ID and UAE residency.
• DHA-registered and licensed to practice in Dubai.
• 3–5 years hands-on experience in Dubai-based pharmacies.
• Direct Dubai pharmacy experience with verifiable references.
• Service-focused approach with proven patient care.
• Strong knowledge of OTC, supplements and wellness.
• Strong commercial and clinical sense for product range and pricing.
• Experience leading and developing pharmacy technicians.
• Proficient with pharmacy software, POS and dispensing systems.
• Solid grounding in dispensing, DHA compliance and SOPs.
• Excellent spoken English and patient-facing communication.
• Experience managing a pharmacy floor and team.

Responsibilities

• Run the pharmacy day to day as Lead Pharmacist with full ownership.
• Advise patients directly and build real relationships.
• Own the patient experience from in-store access to delivery.
• Dispense accurately and ensure DHA compliance with SOPs.
• Recommend products across OTC, supplements, and wellness.
• Shape product range, stock and supplier relationships with management support.
• Support weight management and clinic partnerships.
• Mentor technicians and lead hiring of the team.
• Build supplier and insurance relationships.

Skills

Leadership

Patient-focused

Communication

Team mentoring

Commercial sense

Education

DHA-licensed (Dubai)

Tools

Pharmacy software

POS system

Dispensing systems

Job description

• Run the pharmacy day to day as our lead, primary pharmacist.

• Serve patients directly — advise, guide and build real relationships. Not a purely dispensing role; we want someone genuinely invested in patient health.

• Own the patient experience, from ease of access and advice in store to easy, reliable delivery of their products.

• Dispense accurately and keep us fully DHA-compliant, working closely with our manager and quality experts on SOPs and standards.

• Recommend the right products across OTC, supplements and wellness, with real knowledge behind every suggestion.

• Help shape the pharmacy’s product range, stock and supplier relationships around what patients need, with full management support.

• Support our weight management and GLP-1 programmes and work alongside our clinic partners.

• Build supplier and insurance relationships and help shape the product offering.

• Mentor technicians, and lead the hiring and building of the team as we grow.

Desired Candidate Profile

An opportunity to join an established Dubai pharmacy, based in Al Barsha, now under new ownership and management and relaunching as a modern, tech-enabled, health and longevity focused pharmacy. This is a forward-looking, service-led pharmacy with real ambition — building in-store, online and clinical services under one roof, with the backing to grow fast.

Everything we do is built around the patient: ease of access, fair and sensible pricing, easy and reliable delivery, and service that makes people want to come back. If you are the kind of pharmacist who builds real relationships with your patients, and you have patients who want to stay with you, this is the role for you.

We are hiring our Lead Pharmacist to run the pharmacy day to day as our primary pharmacist. You will have the full backing and support of management to optimise the pharmacy, the product range and the patient offering. We will invest in you and in the business — in return, you bring the knowledge, the clinical judgement and the drive to make the most of it.

Why this role is worth taking

• A genuine lead position with real ownership of how the pharmacy runs.

• Full management support and investment to modernise the pharmacy and grow the offering.

• A high-growth, tech-focused, longevity-focused pharmacy that is actively expanding.

• Clear career progression, including building and leading your own team.

• Full visa sponsorship and transfer handled by us.

• AED 5,500 to 10,000 per month, based on experience and fit.

Working hours

This is a full-time, on-site role in a busy, growing pharmacy. Pharmacists here work long hours, six days a week, on a shift pattern shared with our secondary pharmacist, which can include late-night and weekend shifts. Typical shifts run around 10 to 12 hours. It is demanding and hands-on, and it is exactly that pace and patient volume that makes it a great place to grow fast, build a real patient following and progress your career.

Minimum requirements — you must meet all of the following. Each is verified at screening. If you do not meet these requirements, please do not apply.

• Currently living in Dubai. This is not a relocation role — if you are outside the UAE looking to move, please do not apply.

• Currently hold a valid Emirates ID and UAE residency.

• DHA-registered and licensed to practise in Dubai.

• 3 to 5 years hands-on experience in Dubai-based pharmacies (minimum 3 years).

• Direct Dubai pharmacy experience with verifiable, checkable references from your employers.

• A genuinely service-focused approach, with a track record of looking after patients well and building loyalty.

• Strong, current product knowledge across OTC, supplements and wellness, and the confidence to recommend and guide, not simply dispense.

• Strong, commercial and clinical sense, grounded in what patients need and want:

  • Demand — you read patient demand and know which products matter to the people who walk in.

  • Advice and sales — you turn good clinical advice into the right product in the patient’s hand, so they leave looked after and come back.

  • Range and pricing — you understand what patients expect to pay and what represents real value, and help shape the range accordingly.

  • Procurement — you understand how sourcing the right products, reliably, keeps patients supplied with what they trust.

  • Relationships — established working relationships with other pharmacists and suppliers you can draw on.

• Experience leading and developing pharmacy technicians, including supporting the hiring of pharmacists and technicians.

• Confident with pharmacy software, POS and dispensing systems.

• Solid grounding in dispensing, DHA compliance and SOPs.

• Strong, patient-facing communication with excellent spoken English.

• Experience managing a pharmacy floor and the people on it.

Desirable — not essential, but the closer your match, the stronger your application and the stronger the offer:

• Familiarity with online and e-pharmacy models.

• Experience with supplements, wellness and longevity.

• Experience with GLP-1 and weight-loss programmes and clinic partnerships.

• Existing supplier and insurance relationships you can bring with you.

• A network to help us hire strong pharmacists and technicians.

• Experience in a growing or multi-channel pharmacy rather than traditional retail only.

• Arabic a strong advantage given our patient base; Urdu and Hindi speakers also welcomed.

The person we are after:

energetic, professional, savvy and genuinely patient-focused — someone who understands the needs of the business, wants progression in a high-growth environment, and wants to help build something rather than simply maintain it.

Hiring process:

1) Screening (credentials, residency, experience and references checked) → 2) Remote interview → 3) In-person interview with our General Manager.