Chief Pharmacist at Aga Khan University (AKU)

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.