Business Analyst - Pharmacist

FHLB Des Moines; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 30,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

Bon Secours Health System in Ireland seeks a part-time Business Analyst focusing on Pharmacist workflows within the Meditech Expanse EHR project. You will participate in the Pharmacy working group, helping configure, test, and document the system. The role requires M.

Pharm, PSI registration, hospital experience, and strong problem-solving plus teamwork. You will gather requirements, review drug dictionary entries, and help train users across pharmacy and related clinical areas.

Qualifications

• M. Pharm. qualification and PSI registration.
• At least 1 year of post-qualification hospital experience.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Attention to detail and multi-tasking capability.

Responsibilities

• Play an instrumental role in the implementation and ongoing development of electronic medical records.
• Gather requirements, develop dictionary standards, develop site-specific and corporate content.
• Work with assigned user areas (pharmacy, nursing, inpatient medicine) in regard to system optimisation and project related work.
• Clinically review pharmacy drug dictionary entries (routes of administration, label comments, associated lab values, common doses associated with formulary medications) following defined validation guidelines.
• Attend vendor education sessions and provide forward thinking innovative solutions and identify opportunities to add value to the project.
• Work closely with members of the Stream Leadership Team and READY Consultants for the pharmacy module.
• Recommend system functionality and access.
• Assist in development of appropriate systems, processes and workflows to ensure the movement of information throughout the pharmacy Working Group.
• Provide Business Analyst support as required (System testing, including high level validation, functional integrated, and parallel testing).
• Assist in development of training materials for use in super-user and end-user training and provide end-user training as required.

Skills

Problem-solving

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Independence & teamwork

Education

M. Pharm. qualification

PSI registration

Job description

Job Title

Business Analyst - Pharmacist (Part time)

Reporting to

Pharmacy Working Group Lead

Location

Open to all Locations/Hybrid Working Model

Job Purpose

BSHS is partnering with Meditech to implement Meditech Expanse, an electronic health record (EHR), across all five Bon Secours hospitals by the summer of 2025. Working groups are divided into the following three streams: Revenue Cycle Technical Clinical Within the clinical stream are ten different working groups: Patient Access, Pharmacy, Pathology/Lab, Diagnostic Imaging, Medical Records, Ambulatory/MAU, Inpatient Medicine, Theatre, Oncology, and Interprofessional/Nursing. The role will participate in the Pharmacy working group which builds, configures, tests, documents the Electronic Health Record.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Play an instrumental role in the implementation and ongoing development of electronic medical records.
• Gather requirements, develop dictionary standards, develop site- specific and corporate content.
• Work with assigned user areas (pharmacy, nursing, inpatient medicine) in regard to system optimisation and project related work.
• Clinically review pharmacy drug dictionary entries (routes of administration, label comments, associated lab values, common doses associated with formulary medications) following defined validation guidelines.
• Attend vendor educations sessions as part of the working group and provide forward thinking innovative solutions and identify opportunities to add value to the project.
• Work closely with members of the Stream Leadership Team and READY Consultants for the pharmacy module.
• Recommend system functionality and access.
• Assist in the development of appropriate systems, processes and workflows to ensure the movement of information throughout the pharmacy Working Group.
• Provide Business Analyst support as required (System testing, including high level validation, functional integrated, and parallel testing).
• Assist in development of training materials for use in super-user and end-user training and provide end-user training as required.

Essential criteria

• M. Pharm. qualification
• Registration with the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI) or entitlement to be registered.
• Have at least one (1) year of satisfactory post-qualification experience in a hospital setting.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work on their own initiative as well as part of a team.
• Proven multi-tasking experience whilst maintaining a high attention to detail

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of Continual Professional Development (CPD)
• Previous employment in a healthcare setting where an electronic health record was implemented
• I.T project / health informatics experience
• Familiarity with hospital pharmacy drug formularies, e.g. procurement rotations completed

Closing date

01/10/2026

Company Information

Bon Secours Health System is an equal opportunities employer. Our values of Human Dignity, Compassion, Stewardship, Service and Integrity guide everything we do. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace where all employees have the opportunity to thrive. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, abilities and perspectives, and provide reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you require any assistance, please contact us.

As Ireland’s largest independent hospital group, Bon Secours Health System is renowned for the quality of its service provision coupled with a rich tradition in healthcare. Bon Secours Health System CLG is a not-for-profit organisation with its mission centred on providing compassionate, world-class medical treatment to all those it serves. With more than 4,000 staff, 500 leading consultants, Bon Secours treats more than 400,000 patients annually in its five modern acute hospitals in Cork, Galway, Limerick, Tralee and Dublin as well as a Care Village in Cork. Bon Secours Health System is internationally accredited by the Joint Commission International Accreditation Standards for Hospital (JCI), the leading organisation in the international accreditation of hospitals for quality and patient safety.