Senior Deputy Director of Pharmaceutical Services II at Machakos County Public Service Board

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.