Pharmacy Technician at mPharma Nigeria

At mPharma, we start and end our day thinking about how we can enable patients to afford their medications. We’re a small but growing team of 350+ members, headquartered in Accra, Ghana, backed by mission-driven investors. We’ve joined hands with third-party payers, drug manufacturers and healthcare providers to develop products and services that directly reduce the costs of prescription drugs for patients. In only a few years, we’ve managed to provide low-cost, high-quality medicines to hundreds of thousands of patients across seven African countries (Ghana, Nigeria, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Malawi & Rwanda).

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Pharmacy Technician

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers
Employment Type: Full Time
Department: E-Commerce

Job Description

• We are looking for a Pharmacy Technician with a background in healthcare management and Pharmaceuticals. 
• The candidate will be a member of our E-Commerce business unit in Nigeria and will work with the team to deliver value and high-quality service to customers through our business operations. 
• The E-Commerce business unit is a B2C team which focuses on improving patient accessibility to quality healthcare through a range of innovative initiatives. This team also manages mPharma’s online retail and delivery activities.

Responsibilities

• Take prescription orders from clients/patients, capturing information appropriately
• Maintains and improves quality by adhering to standards and guidelines
• Following call center/communication “scripts” when handling different topics
• Build sustainable relationships and engage customers/patients
• Update job knowledge by studying new products and following Pharmaceutical industry best practices
• Meet personal/team qualitative and quantitative targets
• Partake in taking prescription orders from consumers/patients and capturing appropriately
• Involved in medication packaging and labeling
• Provision of medication counseling tips to patients
• Provide regular updates on stock availability for delivery
• Take regular stock count and keep stock information updated
• Recording and submitting Adverse Event reports and materials within a defined time period

Requirements

• Qualified and professional Pharmacy Technician with at least 2 years of work experience in the community/retail space.
• Conversant with the code of ethics of the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria
• Pays attention to detail even under work-related pressure.
• A strong work ethic and a “can-do” attitude that requires minimal supervision
• Fluent English with excellent writing, verbal, analytical, and organizational skills
• Works effectively as a team member and promotes collaboration
• Appreciation for the importance of Pharmacovigilance compliance in the pharma industry
• Multi-tasker and have the ability to work under pressure with little supervision.
• Computer literate.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.