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Ascendis HealthResponsible Pharmacist | Laboratory Manager | Compounding Head
Nov. 2021Provides training and supervision for compounding staff, overseeing workshops, conducting performance appraisals, and facilitating ongoing skills development. Drives new business development, implements cost controls, and explores new product opportunities. Ensures compounding pharmacy compliance with SAPC, SAHPRA, and USP 797 / 795 regulations, handling incidents, implementing CAPA, and reporting to authorities for patient safety. Manages a state-of-the-art compounding lab, ensuring QMS and GMP adherence, and introduces advanced manufacturing resource planning software. Oversees quality control, verifying raw material quality for compounded medications to meet potency, purity, and stability standards. Maintains accurate records for formulations, batch records, and expiration dates to enhance tracking and ensure patient safety. Implements a new sterilisation and depyrogenation protocol for vials and equipment to enhance bioburden control. Develops and refines formulations for patient-specific compounded medications through close collaboration with healthcare providers. Oversees precise measurement, mixing, and preparation of customised medications. Ensures the proper functioning of compounding equipment through routine maintenance and calibration using Trello project management software. Conducts feasibility investigations for laboratory equipment, implementing cost-effective solutions in the high-risk aseptic lab to enhance compliance and efficiency. Manages the raw material inventory, overseeing ordering, receiving, and quality verification through collaboration with the IT department for streamlined purchase order approval. Ensures comprehensive documentation of compounded medications, covering ingredients, compounding processes, and expiration dates, and designs regulatory-compliant labels. Maintains a clean and organised laboratory in compliance with SLAs. [Kindly be advised, further details available upon request (Comprehensive CV)]
Xenia PharmaceuticalResponsible Pharmacist | QA Manager
Jan. 2021 - Nov. 2021Demonstrated attention to detail, regulatory expertise, and strong communication skills in engaging with authorities, clients, and internal teams in the veterinary medicines sector. Collaborated with formulators and chemists to develop and commercialise products for large retail chains. Maintained adherence to local and international regulatory standards, including ISO9001:2015, Feeds guidelines, Agricultural Remedies & Stock Remedies Act 36 of 1947, and the South African Pharmacy Council regulations. Obtained and maintained the pharmacy license and necessary documentation, including marketing authorisations for veterinary products registered with DALRRD. Reviewed manufacturing processes, testing results, documentation, and batch releases to ensure safe and high-quality animal-use products, conducting rework investigations as needed. Investigated complaints and adverse events, implementing CAPA as needed. Qualified suppliers, manufacturers, and vendors, and assessed raw materials to ensure quality, compliance, and expand offerings. Trained 30 operators on regulations, quality standards, and best practices. Established and maintained an accessible online QMS for ease of desktop audits, including procedures, processes, and documentation. Formulated and ensured adherence to cloud-based process-specific SOPs, ensuring periodic revisions aligned with regulatory requirements. Conducted internal audits for QMS and regulatory compliance, including ISO9001:2015 recertification, SAPC GPP compliance, and DALRRD audits. Oversaw CAPA processes for deviation resolution and complaint management. Steered change control processes to integrate improvements without compromising quality. Validated and qualified equipment, processes, and facilities in line with regulatory requirements. Implemented ISO9001:2015 compliant risk assessment processes to identify, evaluate, and mitigate risks. [Kindly be advised, further details available upon request (Comprehensive CV)]
Envision Africa (Pty) LtdProduction Manager | Production Administrator
Mar. 2020 - Dec. 2020Leveraged diverse pharmaceutical expertise to oversee the manufacturing of ophthalmic surgical devices, ensuring compliance with GMP, ISO 13485, and SAHPRA regulations for safety, efficacy, and quality. Led the implementation of quality control processes, collaborated on regulatory matters, and worked closely with a BSI ISO 13485 consultant as the SAHPRA liaison to ensure audit readiness. Supervised ISO 13485-compliant quality control processes and conducted inspections, audits, and testing procedures, maintaining compliance with 3rd party EO-sterilisation standards. Identified and mitigated production process risks, ensuring health and safety compliance through safety protocols, training, and routine audits. Cultivated strategic supplier partnerships, optimised manufacturing using advanced planning software, and effectively managed contracts and vendor relationships during challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Introduced continuous improvement methodologies, resolved production issues, implemented CAPA, and customised Oertli machines for the South African market. Headed the training department, mentored production staff, oversaw recruitment, conducted performance appraisals, addressed grievances, and facilitated cross-functional collaboration. Efficiently administered production budgets, allocated resources, controlled costs, and maintained comprehensive production documentation.
Pharmacy DirectCommunity Service Pharmacist: Special Cases
Mar. 2019 - Jan. 2020Managed daily patient care, specialising in organ transplants, bariatric surgeries, renal failure maintenance, oncology, and rare diseases. Responsible for overseeing patients’ chronic medications, maintaining the quality of selected medicines before dispensing dosages. Controlled schedule 6 prescriptions, supervising the department’s script workflow.
North-West University / Noordwes-UniversiteitAcademic & Pharmacist Intern | Lecturers’ Assistant
Jan. 2017 - Dec. 2018Performed standard Pharmacist duties under licensed supervision. Assumed various academic responsibilities, including moderating assessments, conducting practical demonstrations, and training postgraduate students in cellular and aseptic techniques. Actively participated in collaborative research with postdoctoral faculty members.
Dis-Chem PharmaciesAcademic Intern
Jan. 2017 - Jan. 2017
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