Pharmaceutical Technologist (1 Position) at Kenya Medical Research - KEMRI

Qualifications

• Must possess a Diploma in pharmaceutical technology
• Registered with the pharmacy and poison board
• Two years working experience as registered Pharmaceutical technologist

Duties and Responsibilities

• Administer respective Case Report Forms (CRFs)
• Carrying out QA/QC of study CRFs and source docs and resolve queries that may arise.
• Ensure prescription drugs are available for dispensing to participants
• Maintaining pharmacy temperature and humidity logs
• Generation and review of pharmacy SOP’s and ensuring adherence to the same
• Counseling participants on adherence to study products
• Participants Randomization process in liaison with the data and clinic teams.
• Maintain the pharmacy database and keeping it up to date.
• Ensuring accurate and timely records of dispensed drugs and study products on the pharmacy logs and in the 
• accountability logs and Database.
• Processing shipment documentation of study products and track study product shipment from source to site.
• Processing study products destruction documents and taking part in actual destruction process.
• Enhancing communication between pharmacy and local PPB and coordinating center.
• Management of regulatory affairs regarding pharmacy and the study.
• Training other staff on pharmacy protocol based procedures.
• Custodian of the study products
• Perform projection and orders of the required drugs in liaison with the study clinicians and account for their use
• Perform stock checks and share out to the prescriber.
• Prepare and dispense prescribed medications and pharmaceutical preparations according to participants' prescription.
• Provide advice for non-prescription medications.
• Monitor drugs and other medical supplies levels and initiate the procurement process.
• Take inventory and track medication and supply orders as well as expiries. Keep records of all drug
• stocks ordered, drugs issued to clients and stocks remaining
• Arrange pharmacy stocks per pharmacy-based practice.
• Establish and maintain good relationships with participants to foster study retention.

Experience 

• Two years working experience as registered Pharmaceutical technologist
• Extensive prior experience in clinical research
• Experience in busy vaccine or drug clinical trials
• Good Clinical Practice training/Human Subjects Protection training
• At least one (1) year Clinical research experience is an added advantage

Other Required Skill

• Commitment to integrity and high quality performance
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team
• Keen and attentive to detail
• Ability to follow instructions and procedures
• Articulate in both verbal and written communication in English and Swahili.
• Counselling skills
• Good track of record keeping
• Some store keeping skills
• Computer literacy