Pharmapro

What Pharmapro does

Pharmapro Sàrl is a Swiss bootstrapped SaaS company that operates specialized online job boards and HR tooling for the pharmaceutical and medical professions. Founded in April 2008 in Lenzburg, Switzerland, by two ETH Zurich-trained pharmacists — Dr. Patrick Eichenberger and Xavier Gruffat — the company built Pharmapro.ch as the dominant vertical job board connecting Swiss pharmacies (independents, chains, and groups) with pharmacists, pharmacy assistants, and droguistes. The platform pairs a free candidate side (profile creation, CV publishing, multilingual FR/DE/IT access) with a paid employer side, monetized via tiered subscription packages (STANDARD 3-month, BUSINESS 12-month, UNLIMITED 12-month) plus the PUSH premium visibility service (CHF 190/week, or CHF 133/week bundled with annual packages) and a standalone HR management add-on called PharmaproRH (CHF 90/year).

The technology stack is a cloud-based SaaS job board with ATS functionality, developed and hosted by technology partner eAdmin Solutions AG (formerly Quicksite AG) on servers in Switzerland. Differentiated platform components include the MedRegom integration for Swiss Federal Registry credential verification, Swiss-RX Login for federated authentication of pharmacy professionals, multilingual content operations sourced via a Keystone-ATS news subscription, and adjacent verticals — Medpro.ch (medical professionals), Jobpro.ch (generalist, launched 2024 in French-speaking Switzerland), and Pharmapro.fr (France). The company also publishes a weekly newsletter (4,500+ subscribers), operates a YouTube channel (@PharmaproRomandie) featuring pharmacy-sector interviews, and runs social media promotion for PUSH-linked job posts.

Commercially, Pharmapro runs on a self-service, product-led growth motion: employers self-subscribe to packages, candidates self-register for free, and exceptions (phone/email orders, advance payment) exist for enterprise clients. Revenue is recurring subscription-driven across job-posting packages, the PUSH premium overlay, and PharmaproRH. The company is privately held by its two co-founders with no external institutional investors, employs 4–5 staff across headquarters in Lenzburg and a Romandie branch in Montreux, and self-describes as the Swiss market leader in pharmaceutical recruitment. Its growth strategy relies on extending the proven vertical job board model into adjacent healthcare segments (medical professionals, France) and a generalist Swiss Romandie job board, while adding workflow software (PharmaproRH) to deepen employer stickiness.

Name

Pharmapro

Legal name

Pharmapro Sàrl

Website

https://pharmapro.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pharmapro operates Switzerland's leading vertical job board for pharmacists, pharmacy assistants, and droguistes, plus an HR management add-on, serving Swiss pharmacy employers and job seekers via subscription SaaS with multilingual FR/DE/IT support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lenzburg

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Employer Subscription Packages: Employers (pharmacies) pay for subscription packages to access candidate CV database, post job listings, and manage recruitment. Packages include STANDARD (3 months), BUSINESS (12 months), and UNLIMITED (12 months). Free for candidates.
2. PUSH Premium Service: Enhanced job posting visibility service priced at CHF 190/week, or CHF 133/week with Pro or Unlimited package. Includes homepage placement, newsletter prominence, and social media promotion.
3. PharmaproRH Standalone: HR management tool available for CHF 90/year standalone or included free with annual packages.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Pharmapro operates Switzerland's leading specialized online job board for the pharmaceutical sector, connecting pharmacy employers with job-seeking pharmacists, pharmacy assistants, and droggists. Employers subscribe to packages to post job listings and access a CV database, while job seekers create free profiles and apply to positions. The platform is offered in French, German, and Italian, and is supplemented by a cloud-based HR management tool (PharmaproRH), related job boards for medical professionals (Medpro.ch), generalist recruitment (Jobpro.ch), and the French market (Pharmapro.fr).

Product overview

Pharmapro operates a multi-site job board and HR SaaS portfolio. The core platform is Pharmapro.ch, a specialized job board for pharmacy professionals (pharmacists, pharmacy assistants, druggists) in Switzerland, supplemented by the PharmaproRH/PharmaproHR add-on module for HR management. Additional sites include Medpro.ch (medical professionals), Jobpro.ch (generalist, Romandie), and Pharmapro.fr (France). Premium features include the PUSH service for enhanced job posting visibility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pharmapro.ch Specialized online job board for the Swiss pharmacy sector that connects pharmacy employers (independent pharmacies, chains, and pharmacy groups) with job-seeking pharmacists, pharmacy assistants, and droguists. Employers subscribe to packages to post job openings and access a CV database, while job seekers create free profiles and apply to positions.
• PharmaproRH (PharmaproHR) Cloud-based HR management tool for Swiss pharmacies that manages employee records (names, birthdates, AVS numbers, diplomas), sends automatic birthday email alerts, visualizes part-time schedules, and provides secure document storage hosted in Switzerland (canton of Bern).
• Medpro.ch Companion job board operated by Pharmapro Sàrl that targets medical professionals in Switzerland, including physicians, medical assistants (Medizinische Praxisassistenten), and medical secretaries, with CV database access and job posting functionality.
• Jobpro.ch Generalist job posting platform for the Western Swiss Romandie market, operated by Pharmapro Sàrl, covering a broad range of professions beyond pharmacy.
• Pharmapro.fr (Pharmapro France) French-market version of the pharmacy job board for pharmacy professionals in France, operated by Pharmapro Sàrl as a cross-border expansion of the core platform.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 40,000 monthly website visitors seeking pharmaceutical employment
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• eAdmin Solutions AG (formerly Quicksite AG)coreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner that developed and hosts Pharmapro's platform on Swiss servers. Data storage and platform services provided under a signed data processing agreement.
• Keystone-ATSminorOthersSwiss press agency providing news content for Pharmapro's health news section. Subscribed to in 2024 in French and German.
• MedRegom (Swiss Federal Registry of Medical Professions)coreTechnology or IntegrationOfficial Swiss government registry used to verify professional qualifications of pharmacists and medical professionals registering on the platform.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• medizinische-jobs.ch: Swiss job board focused on medical professions (physicians, nursing, medical assistants). Directly comparable to Pharmapro's Medpro.ch sub-brand and a potential competitor for medical vertical share.

Broad incumbents

• jobs.ch: Switzerland's largest generalist job board, operated by JobCloud (Ringier/Axel Springer joint venture). Overlaps with Pharmapro as a recruitment channel for pharmacy employers and candidates, but lacks pharmaceutical vertical specialization.
• LinkedIn: Global professional network increasingly used by Swiss pharmacists for job search and employer sourcing. Its scale and employer tooling (LinkedIn Recruiter) make it the dominant generalist alternative for higher-end pharmacy hiring.
• jobup.ch: Major Swiss job board (also part of JobCloud) covering Romandie. Direct competitor for employer job-posting spend, particularly in French-speaking Switzerland where Pharmapro also operates.
• JobScout24: Swiss online job board operated by JobCloud. Competes with Pharmapro in the Swiss SMB employer segment for job-posting subscriptions, though without pharmacy-specific specialization.
• StepStone Switzerland: European generalist job board with Swiss presence, focused on professional and skilled roles. Overlaps with Pharmapro for recruiting qualified pharmacists, particularly for hospital and clinical positions.
• Indeed Switzerland: Global generalist job search engine with significant Swiss traffic. Competes for pharmacy employer budget and candidate attention; the primary alternative to Pharmapro for pharmacies considering non-specialist platforms.

Direct peers

• Michael Page Switzerland: International recruitment agency with a dedicated Life Sciences / Healthcare practice placing pharmacists in Switzerland. Closest direct comp on the recruitment-services side, though it operates on contingency/retention fees rather than subscriptions.
• Hays Switzerland: Global recruitment firm with Life Sciences specialization placing pharma and healthcare professionals in Switzerland. Comparable recruitment services model, particularly for permanent and contract pharmacy roles.

Regional players

• jobmedico: European healthcare recruitment platform active in French-speaking markets including Switzerland. Comparable pharmacy/medical vertical focus with cross-border reach, representing a potential geographic expansion benchmark or competitor for Pharmapro.fr.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@PharmaproRomandie
• Xx.com/pharmaproch
• Facebookfacebook.com/PharmaproFCH
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pharmapro-ch-suisse

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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