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Operational Pharmacist - Local Market Assessment (LMA) Mobile Implementation Officer (MIO)

Médecins Sans Frontières / أطباء بلا حدود - International field work
Beirut, Lebanon
Posted 3 years ago
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  • General Objective(s) of the position
  • To provide first line support (through field visits):
  • Evaluate pharmacy management tools in place and implement required tools in order to improve the
  • pharmacy related activities in the projects/missions.
  • Support the Cells in all operational pharmacy related activities.
  • Coach field pharmacist and pharmacists in the beginning of their missions in complex contexts or upon
  • request from Section Pharmacist, Pool Manager and Ops on all medical stock and pharmacy management standards.
  • To perform end-to-end pharmacy management analysis in the missions (from the end-user units to
  • coordination on medical stock and pharmacy management, in-country and international medical orders,
  • adherence to policies and guidelines, etc.).
  • To provide training and support tools to assist and facilitate different aspects of pharmacy management.
  • To evaluate and perform LMA in selected countries upon request from Section Pharmacist and Ops Department.
  • To assist the Section Pharmacist and Quality Assurance Pharmacist in quality assurance related activities for OCB and continuously improving the quality of pharmaceuticals supplied and used by the OCB (Operational Center Brussels) projects, according to standards and procedures defined by the MSF international pharmaceutical network.
  • Advise the different OCB missions on possibilities and risks regarding local purchase of medical items after evaluation of the benefit/risk balance and advise medical, supply and logistic personnel on pharmaceutical issues, with particular focus on the quality-related and legislative aspects of pharmaceuticals.
  • Specific objectives
  • • To perform field visits to selected missions to evaluate compliance to MSF OCB standards on LMA and/or pharmacy management.
  • • To support the Section Pharmacist and Quality Assurance Pharmacist to define together with the missions and cells the most appropriate medical supply policy (local, MSF procurement Center, mixed), assuring that MSF quality assurance policies are respected.
  • • To support the Section Pharmacist and Quality Assurance Pharmacist to answer pharmaceutical questions coming from the field or at HQ level, related to the quality and procurement of pharmaceuticals (medicines, medical devices and therapeutic food) and on the quality-related aspects of pharmaceuticals.
  • • To give a technical support to OCB missions and the cells in order to clarify legal considerations concerning pharmaceutical procurement and importation for the countries visited by him/her.
  • • To support the Pharmacy Referents through implementation of the OCB Good Pharmacy Practice & Good Storage and Distribution Practices policies in all OCB missions.
  • • To support the field teams in planning, implementing and monitoring pharmaceutical activities and to capitalize the pharmaceutical aspects and particularities of the OCB missions.
  • • To collaborate with project medical teams in implementing systems for promoting and monitoring optimal use of medicines through the analysis of prescriptions (clarity of prescriptions/diagnoses/protocols) and/or pharmacy aggregated data.
  • • To support project teams to ensure a high standard of quality in medication administration in end-user units (including good dispensing practices, safe medication practices and pharmacological) as well as for end-user pharmacy management (structural management and planning in terms of space, arrangement and storage conditions, administrative management in terms of follow-up of movement and levels of stock, and data collection in terms of consumption).
  • • To assist in facilitating of an effective communication network within the medical team and with other relevant parties on strategic medicines management and efficient medical stock management (i.e. stock-outs, per-stock-outs, overstocks, sleeping stocks etc.) and incorporating feedback and correct systems.
  • • To provide field support to selected missions to evaluate compliance to MSF OCB standards on medical stock and pharmacy management and to provide training and support to all relevant staff responsible for medical items’ management.
  • • To support project teams in ensuring medical standard list creation, maintenance and adherence, clear and coherent distribution flow from the medical warehouse to end-user unit with adapted tools, and systems in place for consumption analysis.
  • • Provides back-up for the members of the Pharmacy Unit upon request when on leave, meeting or on field visit.
  • • To coach field pharmacists whenever necessary.

Job Requirements

  • Degree in Pharmacy (or equivalent diploma according to the country of origin of the pharmacist).
  • Pharmacist with minimum of 3 years of field experience with MSF.
  • Fluency in English (French, Spanish and Arabic are assets).
  • Ability to work and report independently.

Particularities:

  • Willingness to visit and support the field at a short notice.
  • Experience working in the pharmaceutical industry or in pharmaceutical distribution is an asset.
  • Good communication skills, notably the capacity to act as an adviser and a trainer.
  • Team worker – strong organizational capacity – ethical and professional attitude – effective problem solving - computer literacy – ability to analyze information.

CONDITIONS

  • Expected starting date: July 1st, 2021
  • Contract type: Field position, 1-year fixed term contract
  • Location: based in Beirut – MEMU, 75% of the time spent in the field
  • Salary according to MSF-OCB Field salary scale.
  • Adhere to the MSF principles and to our managerial values: Respect, Transparency, Integrity, Accountability, Trust and Empowerment
  • Adhere to the MSF Behavioral Commitment

Deadline for applications: 21/06/2021

 

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