Sr Deputy Director of Pharmaceutical Job Machakos CPSB, Machakos, Kenya
Duties and Responsibilities
- Preparing and assessing research proposals involving medicine use.
- Receiving and analyzing reports of adverse drug reactions and poor-quality medicines.
- Analyzing medicines for quality assurance; providing expertise and pharmaceutical care in approved areas of specialization.
- Coordinating medicines and Therapeutic Committee activities.
- Assessing and evaluating research findings involving medicine use.
- Identifying areas of research and disseminating research findings on medicine utilization.
- Carrying out laboratory tests of medicines and medical devices to ensure quality assurance.
- Keeping custody and safe use of licit psychotropic and narcotic substances.
- Carrying out pharmacovigilance activities, including monitoring and reporting adverse drug reactions and poor-quality medicines.
- Training, coaching and mentoring pharmacy interns and students.
- Coordinating setting of targets and performance management.
- Supervising, disciplining and developing staff.
Requirements for Appointment
- Served in the grade of Deputy Director of Pharmaceutical Services/Senior Pharmaceutical Specialist for a minimum period of three (3) years.
- Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm) degree from an institution recognized by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board.
- Master’s degree in any of the following: Pharmaceutical Policy Analysis and Formulation; Pharmacognosy and Complementary Medicine; Toxicology; Clinical Pharmacy; Pharmacovigilance and Pharmaco-epidemiology; Medicine Supplies Management; Medicine Regulations; Narcotic and Psychotropic Substances Control; Pharmaceutics; Pharmacology and Therapeutics; Pharmaceutical Analysis; Tropical and Infectious Diseases; Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Care; Health Informatics; Health Economics; Epidemiology; Biostatistics; Medical Statistics; Drug Design and Development; Clinical Trials; Quality Assurance; Radio Pharmacy; Public Health; Microbiology; or Molecular Pharmacology from an institution recognized by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board.
- Certificate of Registration as a Pharmacist by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board.
- Valid practicing license from the Pharmacy and Poisons Board.
- Certificate in Strategic Leadership Development Program lasting not less than six (6) weeks from a recognized institution.
- Certificate in Computer application skills from a recognized institution.
- Shown outstanding professional competence and administrative capability and initiative in the general organization and management of the pharmacy function.
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