Job Description

Title: MISSION PHARMACY MANAGER

Company Name: Medecins Sans Frontieres/ Doctors Without Borders (MSF)

Vacancy: 1

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Pharmacy degree (or equivalent diploma according to the country of origin of the pharmacist) essential

Experience Requirements:
∎ 3 to 4 year(s)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Being the focal person regarding contacts with local authorities and with MSF European Supply Centres (ESC) – concerning pharmaceutical issues, to ensure a coherent and consistent communication system with the authorities as well as intersectional coherence and cooperation.
∎ Participating in the definition of annual planning and budgets and their update.
∎ Ensuring a permanent up-to-date, and if necessary, establishing and proposing new set of guidelines and procedures, adapting the MSF practices to national regulations
∎ Ensuring that all Medical Coordinators, Section pharmacists and ESC are aware and updated on the national medicines regulations, guidelines and laws, and importation procedures.
∎ Support the MedCo representing MSF to the authorities on pharmaceutical issues and negotiating supply issues on behalf of all sections. Ensure a coherent and consistent communication system with authorities (the “one MSF” approach).
∎ Supporting the missions in collaboration with the Access Campaign and the infectious disease Pharmacists in getting access to new or non-registered treatments for MSF projects. Supporting the country’s missions through teamwork with all concerned departments (medical, logistic, administration) in solving specific supply issues related to the importation constraints faced in the country.
∎ Ensuring that all sections implement the same importation and supply rules in accordance with MSF International Qualification scheme. (Coordinating) Facilitating regular meetings with the mission Pharmacists / MedCos .
∎ Maintaining the existing database and collecting data to further develop a local purchase database with items and sources authorised for local purchase by section pharmacists. Visiting distributors and reporting on their GDP compliance upon request and on behalf of the section pharmacist.
∎ Developing contacts and liaising with other NGOs (e.g. ICRC) ,UN agencies (e.g. UNICEF, UNHCR, etc.) and local organisations concerned with quality/availability of essential medicines (including WHO Country office) regarding pharmaceutical issues in a proactive manner)
∎ Participating and assisting in preparing section pharmacist visits and submitting monthly activity reports (Sitrep) to be shared with all the sections.
∎ There are currently 3 MSF OC’s (OCA, OCP & OCB) operating in Bangladesh partly or wholly under the registration of MSF Holland.
∎ In the spirit of synergism and mutualisation, and to optimize the resources and efficiency of MSF’s operations in Bangladesh, MSF has established an Intersectional Support Team (IST) with the objective of facilitating the operational activities in Bangladesh by ensuring a coordinated, consistent and coherent legal and administrative approach for all OCs present in the country.
∎ IST coordination structure is divided between Dhaka and Cox’s Bazar/CXB in order to fulfil the representational & compliance needs, and provide the required support to OC’s in all department
∎ Field Specific Accountabilities
∎ Member of IST providing input on intersectional strategy, objectives and planning (non-operational i.e. does not deal with projects directly).
∎ Responsible for any discussions and negotiations with regulatory authorities, DGDA and NCD. Whenever necessary, seek support from IST to ensure smooth negotiations/discussions and achievement of expected results.
∎ Promote a coherent and consistent MSF approach with the afore-mentioned national authorities
∎ Supporting the Deputy – CR Medical and challenges in the MedCo platform
∎ International procurement:
∎ Work in collaboration with IST Logistics/Procurement in Dhaka and in consultation with DGDA/Competent Authorities to understand the import process (rules and regulations) and create a comprehensive report including procedures, processes, opportunities and challenges in the Bangladesh context, as well as possible mitigation options, to be shared with the Pharmacy Regulatory Affairs (RA pharma) department.
∎ Preparation and submission of pre-clearance documents to DGDA in order to obtain IMO import NOC for all the OCs
∎ Update the BD Country Constraint Sheet
∎ Act as the pharmacy focal point for the GeoApp tool (Country Supply Profiling, http://geo.msf.org/supplyprofiling). S/he is responsible for updating the Bangladesh importation requirements (and for filling in the information into the Geoapp tool (Pharmacy section) after formal validation from the OCA Section Pharmacist/ ESC Regulatory Affairs Pharmacist
∎ Liaise with the ESC MSF Regulatory Affairs Pharmacists as well as with the MSF Medical, Logistics and Supply departments in Bangladesh to share relevant information and to directly report any issues or incidents linked to importation.
∎ Responsible to verify and prepare non-batch related document for MDs ( CE mark, DoC, ISO13845) and for batch related documents for medicines (CoA and MSF Attestation )
∎ Provide monthly report to the Pharmacist HQ of all sections
∎ Local purchase:
∎ To ensure full implementation of the agreed intersectional LP SOP in all sections: avoid shortcuts or skipping steps as each one has its own importance in the process.
∎ To support in identification of suppliers/manufacturers for each LP request and ensure local medical purchases are made from approved sources, subject to approval of Section Pharmacist

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at least 18 years
∎ Knowledge:
∎ Minimum 3 year- professional experience in the same position experiences with MSF will be an asset.
∎ Experience with good quality standards and manufacturing aspects of pharmaceutical products is desirable.
∎ Local purchase experience desirable
∎ Computer literacy ( excel, word , internet )
∎ Language:
∎ Fluency in English essential (Excellent writing and communications skills in English)
∎ Knowledge local languages is desirable
∎ Competencies :
∎ Ability to liaise and coordinate with external stakeholders (e.g.: MOH, NDRA, procurement agencies, etc.) and internal stakeholders.
∎ Good Results and Quality Orientation
∎ Teamwork and Cooperation essential
∎ Good analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
∎ Strategic Vision
∎ Cross-cultural Awareness
∎ Very good Capacity to Negotiate
∎ Behavioural Flexibility
∎ Commitment to MSF Principles is essential
∎ Stress Management

Salary:
∎ Tk. 150000 - 180000 (Monthly)
∎ 2 Yearly Festival bonuses during Eid days based on completing one year uninterrupted continuous service. Medical expenses for employee and dependents based on MSF Health care Policy for Locally Recruited Staff.

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Medical allowance
∎ Festival Bonus: 2

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 10 Dec 2023

Company Information:
∎ 3 Dec 2023
∎ Medecins Sans Frontieres/ Doctors Without Borders (MSF)
∎ Business : Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is an international medical humanitarian organization working in over 80 countries worldwide. MSF has been working in Bangladesh since 1992. MSF was awarded the prestigious `Nobel Peace Prize` in 1999 for its pioneering humanitarian activities since 1971 in several continents.

Category: NGO/Development

: All incomplete applications or those not clearly labeled will be rejected.Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for testing / interviews.Application documents are non-returnable; please do not submit original documents.No applications will be accepted passed the deadline.Only Bangladesh citizens will be considered for this positionNo monetary, goods or service offers, nor favoritism, will be tolerated in a recruitment process. MSF reserves the right to refuse any candidate having benefited from such acts. Any illicit solicitations can be reported to the justice system. MSF reserves the right to refuse any candidate having benefited from such acts and will stop collaboration with any workers involved in such acts.Médecins Sans Frontieres is an equal opportunity employer and encourages diversity, equity and inclusion. Females and disabled individuals are encouraged to apply.