A Career in Natural Medicine

Naturopath with MediHerb liquids about to mix up a formulation

We answer the question ‘What career paths are there for practitioners and students of Natural Healthcare alongside of practice?’

At Integria we are proud to have built all facets of our business with people from a Natural Medicine background. Learn about the business of Natural Healthcare with the team at Integria.

Join our leading Natural Medicine industry professionals, Dr Elizabeth Steels, Claire Sullivan and Victor Tuballa in this video series, as they share their personal journey in the industry. Be ignited as they are joined by other established professionals from our business to discuss their Natural Medicine career progression stories. An inspiring discussion that will leave you motivated by the multitude of career pathways possible for you.

Innovation, Research & Development

Dr Elizabeth Steels PhD, BSc(Hon), GradDip(Nutr), GradCert(Ed) and Claire Sullivan BSc, Ad Dip Nat, Grad Dip Drug Dev

Practitioner Education & Clinical Support

Georgie Jurss BHSc Naturopathy and Sam Cartwright BHSc Naturopathy, IOC DipSportsNutr

Practitioner Marketing & Digital

Sandra Wood Adv Dip Naturopathy, BSc Comp. Med, Grad Cert Marketing and Kerry Sanchez BHSc Naturopathy, Grad Cert Marketing

Lab, Research & Development

Robert Hordern, BSc and Iftekhar Ahmed B. Pharm, M. Pharm, PhD

Regulatory Affairs

Brooklyn Folland BHSc Naturopathy and Becky Floros BHSc Naturopathy

Practitioner Technical Writing & Resources

Aleisha De Fague BHSc Naturopathy

Customer Care & Finance

Nykky Storm Cert IV Accounting, Dip Credit Management

Brand Marketing & Product Innovation

Belinda Cushion BHSc Naturopathy and Lesley Hardman BHSc Naturopathy, MA Human Nutrition

Please note: The opinions expressed within the content are solely the author's and do not reflect the opinions and beliefs of Integria Healthcare, this website or any affiliates.

A panel of natural healthcare professionals from Integria

Meet Our Presenters

Learn about the business of Natural Healthcare with the team at Integria.

Q&A - Your Questions Answered

Below we answer your career path questions. For available roles at Integria, please keep in touch via our careers page.

1. Do you need clinical practice experience before you work in a corporate practitioner team?

Not necessarily, though having clinical experience will certainly give you an advantage especially if you’re in a sales and/or an educational role when interacting with fellow practitioners. However, as long as you’re solid with your foundational knowledge of areas such as Nutrition and Herbal Medicine and that you’ve kept up to date with the latest literature in these areas through relevant professional journals and attendance of professional education events, you will have sufficient grounding.

2. Do Integria employ Nutritionists or Dietitians as part of their support team or is it purely Naturopaths?

We have various healthcare professionals working within our support teams ranging from Naturopaths through to Nutritionists and Dietitians, as well as Pharmacists.

3. Are there any opportunities at Integria outside of Qld?

Integria has operations based in Brisbane, Warwick manufacturing facility (Qld), Sydney, Perth, New Zealand and Singapore. In addition to this, sales team members are based in various locations around the country. Please keep in touch via our careers page.

4. Does Integria take on naturopathy students for internships or work experience and where is the best place to seek advertised positions?

Integria take on Naturopaths and other natural healthcare practitioners for various roles as employees throughout the business. We don’t currently take on work experience but we support Naturopaths with products for their research when they enroll in higher education. You can view our available roles at our careers page.

5. I am a qualified overseas Pharmacist, I’ve also received a PhD of herbal medicine and complementary medicine. I am interested in working in the herbal medicine area, I would like to know what should I do and where should I start?

It sounds like you have a great range of complementary skills and interests. We suggest keeping in touch by completing the Expression of Interest option on our careers page.

6. What sort of traits are important to work in the area of Product Innovation?

A love of natural medicine, a strong passion for learning and discovery, and attention to detail are all important factors in being happy and successful in Innovation and Product Development. Our work is strongly based in both traditional use and scientific validation of the use of natural medicine ingredients. You also need to be passionate about understanding the “how and why” of human physiology in both health and disease. On top of this, skills in project management and attention to detail come into play to move projects through the design and development stages.