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• In charge of the oversight and training of
  pharmacy staff working in the clinical cohort pharmacy and all clinical
  trials involving investigational products at MRC Masaka.
• Supervision of quantification, stocking,
  storage and safe dispensing of medicines in the pharmacy.
• Ensure participation in clinical care of
  patients in research and ensuring adherence of MRC/UVRI clinical trials to
  good pharmacy practice, good clinical practice and the national medicines
  control regulatory requirements.
• Responsible for developing and updating of
  all relevant pharmacy standard operating procedures and other related
  documents. These may include but not limited to, dispensing guidelines,
  drug packing guidelines, drug destruction guidelines, product tracking and
  prescription guidelines.
• Daily stock update of all concomitant drugs
  dispensed in the MRC pharmacy and also generation of reports from time to
  time as required.
• Follow up on the procurement of
  investigational product and other non-concomitant medicines including all
  drug related items for the clinic and laboratory.
• In charge of ensuring recommended procedures
  are followed for packaging, transportation, delivery and storage of
  investigational product and other medicines according to the
  manufacturer’s guidelines.
• Responsible for importation, storage,
  dispensing and accountability of investigational product and other
  non-concomitant medicines at the MRC/UVRI pharmacies.
• Overseeing and supervision of the destruction
  of all study and non-study drugs and products retained after each study including
  expired drugs and ensuring that they are properly disposed of.
• Supervision and participation in all stock
  taking activities for drugs dispensed at the MRC pharmacy.
• Carrying out quality control and quality
  assurance of all essential pharmacy documents e.g. drug storage data
  documents.
• Initiate and contribute to scientific
  publications related to the relevant projects undertaken.
• Pharmacist has some financial responsibility
  in that he/she verifies quantities of drugs ordered for the facility in
  relation to price and quality.
• Will supervise and routinely train the
  pharmacy technician and nurses involved in pharmacy activities.
• Job descriptions should be reviewed on a
  regular basis at the annual appraisal and may be revised after discussion
  and agreement with the line manager.
• Perform any other duties as required by
  management as regards to pharmacy.

• The applicant should at least hold a
  Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy from a recognised University. Possession of
  a Post graduate certification in related fields, GPP and GCP certification
  is desired
• Experience in managing pharmacy in a clinical
  care and clinical research setting.
• Riding Motorcycles with Class A Riding permit
• Excellent community liaison skills, Computer
  skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access).
• Good writing and oral communication skills

• Personal integrity
• Emotional resourcefulness
• Ability to learn
• Forward thinking
• Reliability
• Openness to others

• Independence
• Analytical thinking
• Proactivity
• Results orientation
• Thoroughness
• Concern for excellence
• Flexibility towards others
• Service orientation
• Development orientation

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