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Job Specifications
- Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail;
- Initiate the development and review of new procedures, guidelines in sample management;
- Maintaining WHO good practices for Pharmaceutical Quality Control Laboratories and ISO 17025 standards;
- Reviewing environmental control systems, investigating and issuing corrective and preventive action plans where necessary;
- Communicating safety measures in the Laboratory and ensure availability of Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and avail each hazardous chemical;
- Maintaining data security, protection and tracking through the Laboratory information system;
- Undertaking performance management of the department including performance contracting and appraisal;
- Participating in preparation of work plans and ensuring efficiency in the day-to-day operations of the Laboratory;
- Generating requisition for approval and participate in departmental administrative plans including budgets and procurement plans;
- Ensuring proper disposal of samples and reagents and Laboratory waste in accordance with all applicable procedures;
- Performing routine and complex technical procedures and functions according to Standard Operating Procedures;
- Participating in the resolution of client complaints relating to technical matters;
- Updating records of recognized Reference materials including Chemical Reference substances, Buffer and cultures;
- Participating in qualification of analytical equipment before commissioning and operating and troubleshooting instrumentation and perform preventive maintenance;
- Preparing standard volumetric solutions and reagents following recognized formulas and experimental procedures;
- Analyzing and recording test data to issue reports that use charts, graphs or narratives;
- Supervising and instructing technicians and Laboratory Assistants;
- Analyzing Out of Specification samples, radiopharmaceuticals and anti-cancers.
- Capturing and updating relevant data and inventories for samples, reagents, microbes, solutions, equipment and animals related to testing and research of HPTs;
- Participating in Laboratory Certificate Testing/ Inter-Laboratory Comparison (ILC) testing scheme and other activities for assuring quality of test results; and
- Undertaking Continuous Professional Development in compliance with the regulatory requirements.
Person Specifications:
For appointment to this grade, an Officer must have:
- Cumulative service period of nine (9) years’ relevant work experience, three (3) of which should have been at the grade of Senior Pharmaceutical Analyst or in a comparable position;
- Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy, Environmental Health or equivalent qualification from a recognized Institution;
- Certificate of Registration as a Pharmacist from Pharmacy and Poisons Board;
- Membership to a relevant professional body;
- Management Course not lasting less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
- Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health; and
- Proficiency in computer application
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