Research Pharmacist, Clinical Research Unit

Introduction

Established in , the Aga Khan University Medical College in East Africa seeks to provide high quality education for health professional leaders who will then go on to become reputable specialists generating a positive and lasting impact in the lives of their patients and in the communities they serve. Our goal is to produce health professional leaders through our unique training programmes, building strong research programmes, supporting the best practice in the delivery of health services, and contributing to the broader community through strategic partnerships regionally and globally. We aspire to build for the youth of East Africa, a medical college of international quality, providing them with the opportunity to get the best health professional education that is relevant and has impact across East Africa, and indeed, in the world.

Job Summary

The Clinical Research Unit (CRU) is seeking a Research Pharmacist to coordinate, collaborate on, and provide expertise in support of clinical trials using both investigational and conventional oncologic and non-oncologic agents; performing education and training responsibilities to those within in and outside of the CRU; providing accurate and efficient dispensing of medication; providing direct and / or functional supervision; maintaining overall responsibility for pharmacy operations in assigned area; performing cross-functional duties including those of the oncology / IV admixture pharmacist, patient care.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for clinical investigational drug trials from a pharmacy perspective.
• Participate in the orientation and training of new employees, as required.
• Provides drug information to physicians, nurses and other health care professionals, as related to clinical investigational drug trials and new FDA-approved drugs.
• Monitors pharmacy activities to ensure adherence to study protocols’ and AKUH,N dispensing procedures.
• Monitors pharmacy activities to ensure adherence to proper inventory record maintenance and timely and accurate billing as required to support clinical investigational drug trials.
• Participates in the development of software programs designed to facilitate management of clinical investigational drug trials.
• Completes reports including incident reports, adverse drug reaction reports, etc., as required.
• Collaborates in the identification and development of revenue-generating opportunities, as appropriate.
• Provides direct and / or functional supervision, maintain overall responsibility for pharmacy operations in assigned area.
• Oversees activity and is responsible for Pharmacy Technician working in CRU
• Facilitates rapport with hospital pharmacy department, principal investigators, clinical research team members and trial sponsors.
• Consults with other pharmacy personnel, to obtain information / expertise in support of the investigational drug trials, as required.

Requirements

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