Aga Khan Health Service, Pakistan (AKHS, P) — a leading not-for-profit healthcare organization — is seeking a dynamic and results-oriented professional for the position of Warehouse Pharmacist.
Position Summary:
The Warehouse Pharmacist will be responsible for ensuring the safe, compliant, and efficient management of pharmaceutical and vaccine inventory within the AKHS, P supply chain. The role focuses on maintaining quality standards, proper storage conditions, and accurate record-keeping of medicines and vaccines distributed to AKHS, P facilities across Sindh.
The incumbent will oversee all pharmaceutical handling processes, from receipt to dispatch, ensuring adherence to AKHS, P protocols, Good Storage and Distribution Practices (GSDP), and national regulatory requirements. By maintaining strict controls on quality, documentation, and traceability, the Warehouse Pharmacist will play a vital role in safeguarding patient safety and supporting uninterrupted care delivery.
Key Responsibilities:
- Pharmaceutical Oversight: Supervise the receipt, inspection, and storage of all medicines and vaccines in compliance with AKHS, P policies and regulatory standards.
- Inventory Management: Maintain accurate and real-time stock records, ensuring batch and expiry tracking.
- Quality Assurance: Monitor temperature, humidity, and storage conditions; investigate deviations and initiate corrective actions.
- Vaccine & EPI Coordination: Oversee vaccine handling, documentation, and reporting in line with EPI Sindh protocols.
- Regulatory Compliance: Ensure adherence to all local and national pharmaceutical regulations and Good Storage & Distribution Practices (GSDP).
- Dispatch & Distribution: Supervise picking, packing, and dispatching of stock to health facilities; verify documentation accuracy.
- Expiry & Waste Management: Manage segregation and safe disposal of expired or damaged products per AKHS, P and regulatory procedures.
- Audit & Reporting: Prepare and maintain documentation for internal/external audits and implement recommendations.
- Safety & Housekeeping: Promote a culture of orderliness, safety, and accountability within the warehouse.
- Team Supervision: Provide technical guidance to warehouse staff, ensuring adherence to SOPs and continuous skill development.
Key Milestones in the First Six Months
- 100 % traceability of stock by batch and expiry.
- Zero dispatch of expired, damaged, or non-compliant items.
- Temperature and storage records consistently within approved standards.
- Timely, accurate, and compliant EPI vaccine documentation.
- Positive audit outcomes with no major findings.
- Reliable, timely dispatches supporting uninterrupted care across all facilities.
Qualification & Experience
- B-Pharm or Pharm-D from a recognized institution.
- 1 years of relevant experience in pharmaceutical warehousing, logistics, or inventory management (fresh graduates with strong aptitude may also apply).
- Familiarity with EPI Sindh vaccine protocols and pharmaceutical cold-chain management.
- Strong understanding of pharmaceutical regulations, documentation, and quality control.
- Excellent organizational, analytical, and communication skills.
- High sense of responsibility, accuracy, and teamwork.
AKHS is committed to reducing our impact on climate and the environment and have set ourselves the goal of striving for net-zero carbon operations by 2030. All staff are expected to take part in making this a reality. The Pharmacist, accompanied with his/her Line Manager(s) is expected to identify and understand which aspects of his/her work have most impact on the environment, and define tasks, work, and personal goals within his/her work plan to reduce these impacts and bring AKHS closer to net zero.
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.