Organisational structure
Pharmac is organised into five directorates – Operations, Medical, Corporate Services, Engagement & Implementation, and Strategic Initiatives.
Operations
The Operations teams manage and lead our pharmaceutical funding and spending management processes. This includes applications for individual named patients and carrying out economic assessment of potential investments in medicines. They develop and put in place commercial transactions and manage procurement activity for medicines.
They also undertake some national procurement activities for medical devices on behalf of DHBs. Currently Operations are developing PHARMAC’s future role in the management of funding for hospital medical devices.
Medical
The Medical team provides Pharmac with clinical governance, leadership and advice from a medical perspective. The team is also responsible for developing and delivering our clinical leadership strategy. They also support our committees of medical experts.
Engagement & Implementation
The Engagement & Implementation team leads Pharmac policy, communications and implementation. It is also responsible for our Māori responsiveness strategy and Pacific responsiveness strategy.
Corporate Services
Corporate Services provides support across the organisation – with teams responsible for analysis, business services, finance, human resources, information and communication technology (ICT) and legal.
Strategic Initiatives
Strategic Initiatives leads and coordinates strategy and related project work. This includes developing and implementing our new Strategic Direction.