Chief Pharmacist

Introduction
The successful candidate will plan, lead and direct operations and quality matters in the Pharmacy Department. S/He will also be responsible to the day-to-day operations, pharmaceutical care, distributive services, inventory management, legal responsibility and personnel management. 
Responsibilities

Plan and organize the deployment of pharmacy resources and scheduling of pharmacy work;
Ensure that decisions are implemented in an efficient manner at the grass root level and without delays;
Prepare, monitor, evaluate and take corrective action on variations to the assigned areas’ budget;
Work closely with the medical, nursing and allied health at the assigned locations to harmonize pharmacies’ operations;
As a member of the Formulary and Antibiotic Sub-committee, he/she will ensure adherence to MMU JCIA standards in both sub-committees;
Develop annual goals and objectives for both sub-committees;
Develop guidelines and data collection tools as required for the sub-committees; 
Ensure annual registration of the Main Hospital and all the outreach centers;
Ensure renewal of the Pharmacy Practice License of all the Pharmacists and Pharmaceutical Technologists;
Ensure all the drugs stocked in the institution are registered with the regulatory authorities;
Keep records of credentials of pharmacy staff;
Actively participate in and promote organization team building activities;
Research and develop tools to deliver clinical and theoretical education for specialty areas;
Implement training plan jointly with the Clinical Pharmacists;
Assist in regular continuous professional development activities (CEs, journal clubs etc.);
Responsible for hiring and conducting interviews for new staff and facilitating induction of new staff into the department;
Ensure availability of drugs at all Pharmacy locations; 
In charge of capacity building and training of pharmacy staff;
Annual development of the departmental budget and efficient utilization of resources;
As a member of Research Ethics Committee (REC), ensure review of all research protocols and thesis and deliver within the specified timelines;
Supervision of outreach pharmacy staff;
Ensure compliance with university policies and procedures; and
Any other role as assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements

Bachelor of Pharmacy- Master degree will be an added advantage;
Registered with Pharmacy and Poisons Board;
Minimum of five years’ experience as a Pharmacy Manager;
Financial operations and leadership experience will be an added advantage;
Basic knowledge and training about Quality systems, Risk Management and Strategic Planning;
Influencing and networking skills;
Interpersonal relationships skills;
Ability to supervise and motivate staff in a team;
Excellent Customer Service skills;
Good understanding of numbers;
Flexible and decisive; and
Excellent computer skills-MS, Care system and eHR will be an added advantage.

​Application letter together with detailed Curriculum Vitae, names of three referees, should be sent to the Manager, Talent Acquisition, Aga Khan University, via the email: hr.recruitment@aku.eduPlease quote the position title on the email subject.  Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.Applications should be submitted latest by September 30, 2023

Apply via :

hr.recruitment@aku.edu