Senior Deputy Director, Health Management – Health Products & Technologies (Quality Assurance and Market Shaping) job at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)
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Senior Deputy Director, Health Management – Health Products & Technologies (Quality Assurance and Market Shaping)

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Public Administration, and Government , Category: Health Professionals ]

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Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, June 04 2024 

Duty Station:
Within Kenya , Nairobi, East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, May 17 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
The Commission dates back to 1954 when Civil Service Commission was established by British Colonial Government following Holmes Commission Report, 1948; Civil Service Commission was advisory to the Governor in matters of appointments; At independence in 1963 it was enshrined in the constitution and renamed Public Service Commission; Independence Constitut...

Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities at this level will include: -
• Coordinating development review and implementation of policies, strategies, legislations, guidelines, frameworks, standards for HPT quality assurance and market shaping;
• Conducting regular and scheduled HPT quality and safety audits;
• Collaborating and liaising with other bodies responsible for HPT quality and safety in enforcing compliance with international standards and best practices;
• Coordinating HPT local production initiatives with relevant MDACs for all HPT Manufactures in Kenya;
• Developing a targeted plan for technology transfer and investment for local production of HPT;
• Promoting and monitoring the implementation of the preferential procurement initiatives for locally manufactured HPT,
• Integrating HPT in trade policy decisions to enhance local manufacturing of HPT
• Fostering research and development activities to enhance Local manufacturing of HPT;
• Spearheading the implementation pf Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) agreement in the local HPT manufacturing agenda;
• Providing leadership and developing a platform for knowledge exchange and networking for HPT production;
• Coordinating regular monitoring of pricing and affordability of essential health products and technologies in the country;
• Spearheading business process re-engineering for market shaping; and
• Coordinating client satisfaction survey of locally manufactured HPT.
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -
• Served for a minimum period of three (3) years at the grade of Deputy Director- Medical Services, CSG ‘6’ or in comparable and relevant position in the wider public service;
• A Bachelors Degree in Pharmacy, or equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
• A Masters Degree in any of the following disciplines: Health Policy, Pharmacognosy and Complementary Medicine, Traditional and Alternative Medicine, Toxicology, Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology, Medicines Supplies Management, Regulatory Affairs, Pharmaceutics, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Pharmaceutical Analysis, Tropical & Infectious Diseases, Medicinal & Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Industrial Pharmacy, Health Systems Management, Pharmaceutical Care, Health Informatics, Health Economics, Epidemiology, Medical Statistics, Drug Design & Development, Radiopharmacy, Public Health, Microbiology, or equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
• Registration and licensing by a recognized regulatory body as applicable;
• Membership to a relevant professional body where applicable;
• Demonstrated managerial, administrative and professional competencies in work performance and results; and
• Exhibited a thorough understanding of national goals, policies, objectives and ability to relate them to proper management of HPT services function.



Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education:
Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

Method of Application
Interested and qualified? Go to Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK) on pscims.publicservice.go.ke to apply



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Job Info
Job Category: Health/ Medicine jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Tuesday, June 04 2024
Duty Station: Nairobi
Posted: 17-05-2024
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 17-05-2024
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 17-05-2067
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