Pharmaceutical Technologist
Overview
At mPharma, our vision is an Africa that's in good health. We will not cease until every person on the continent has access to safe and affordable healthcare and medicines. We’re a growing team of 1200+ employees, headquartered in Accra, Ghana, and backed by mission-driven investors. We use technology to enable basic primary healthcare to Africans and have joined hands with drug manufacturers and healthcare providers to develop services and products that help provide access to basic healthcare and lower costs of medicines. In only a few years, we’ve succeeded in providing low-cost, high-quality healthcare and medicines to hundreds of thousands of patients across 9 African countries (Ethiopia, Gabon, Togo, Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zambia)
At mPharma we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities, and our hiring process and work environment are devoid of discriminatory practices. We promise exciting and rewarding career opportunities in an environment driven by high performance, an entrepreneurial mindset, and innovation.
Position Description
The Pharm Tech will work closely with a diverse set of mPharma team members to set up and operate community pharmacies.
Key Responsibilities
- Providing advice about health issues, symptoms, and medications in response to customer inquiries
- Developing workflow; verifying preparation and labeling of pharmaceuticals; verifying order entries, charges, and inspections.
- Tracking inventory and supporting the Pharmacist with ordering and selling medicines and other stock
- Complying with regulatory requirements by maintaining records for controlled substances; removing outdated and damaged drugs from the pharmacy inventory; supervising the work results of support personnel; maintaining current registration; studying existing and new legislation; anticipating legislation; advising management on needed actions.
- Contributing to any other initiatives that are critical to the pharmacy's continued success.
Our Ideal Candidate
- An entrepreneurial spirit with a passion for mPharma’s mission to increase the accessibility and affordability of high-quality medicines
- A strong leader who can model the highest work standards and motivate their team members to maintain those standards
- An energetic communicator eager to organize and share knowledge in an easily understandable way
- A self-starter who can multitask while consistently producing high-quality deliverables for a diverse set of concurrent initiatives
- Flexible and able to adapt to new roles and responsibilities as may be assigned by the supervisor.
- Must be a team player
- Background in managing a retail pharmacy.
Qualifications
- Diploma in Pharmacy
- Minimum of 1 year of relevant experience in retail pharmacy
- Advanced Microsoft Office user, particularly in Excel
- Fluent oral and written English
- Enrolled with PPB, valid practicing license.