Pharmacist Assistant

Role purpose

Warehouse and product operations

• Act as Pharmacist in Charge for the assigned storage area and support GSDP compliance.
• Monitor storage conditions, including temperature-controlled areas; review monitoring records and report excursions, deviations, or potential product-quality issues.
• Ensure released, quarantined, returned, damaged, rejected, and expired stock is segregated and identified correctly.
• Support receiving, put-away, picking, dispatch, returns processing, and inventory control.
• Assist with stock reconciliation, cycle counting, batch and expiry-date verification, and inventory discrepancy investigations.

Compliance, coordination, and reporting

• Maintain warehouse records, GSDP documentation, operational logs, and required reports.
• Ensure personnel comply with approved SOPs and GSDP requirements; maintain training records and confirm product handlers are trained and competent.
• Coordinate follow-up on deviations, CAPA, maintenance requests, temperature alarms, and other operational issues.
• Prepare daily and weekly reports and promptly communicate updates, discrepancies, and concerns to the Project Manager.
• Support licensing-authority, client, internal, and external audits or inspections.
• Coordinate with Quality, Transportation, Customer Service, and other departments to resolve issues and support timely warehouse operations.
• Perform Warehouse Coordinator activities, including system transactions, reporting, documentation management, stakeholder communication, and outstanding-activity follow-up.

Education and experience

• Diploma or bachelor's degree in Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Life Sciences, Healthcare Management, or a related field.
• Valid Department of Health (DOH) Abu Dhabi license is required.
• 1–3 years of experience in pharmaceutical warehousing or healthcare logistics.

Skills and capabilities

• Knowledge of stock control, batch management, and expiry-date monitoring.
• Strong communication, coordination, attention to detail, and documentation accuracy.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced warehouse environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

GSDP-related duties

• Ensure operational conformance with GSDP infrastructure requirements and precautions for safe storage of pharmaceutical products.
• Ensure mandatory training is provided to the team handling pharmaceutical products.
• Implement established GSDP processes and procedures as required.

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