Pharmacist (Port Elizabeth) | Aspen Pharma Group

Full Time Pharmaceutical

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Job Location : Eastern Cape, Port Elizabeth

Deadline : January 29, 2026

About the Role

The Pharmacist provides critical expertise in the production and distribution of pharmaceutical products, ensuring strict adherence to medical data and safety protocols. Utilizing SAP for quality modules and specialized clinical systems, this professional ensures compliance with South African Pharmacy Council regulations and mitigates operational risk. Their role is fundamental to protecting patient health and maintaining the institutional integrity of a global pharmaceutical leader.

Overview

  • Leads the receiving, storing, dispensing, and packing of scheduled drugs and controlled materials

Responsibilities

Sample testing before storage

  • Verify the replacement of the label after “For release” is approved

Dispensing of raw material

  • Check that correct stock was picked for the batch
  • Do dispensary line opening
  • Check dispensed material against batch records
  • Update information into the ERP system

Sample testing after storage

  • Supervise the sourcing of the selected material
  • Supervise the sampling of content by required specifications
  • Make requests for the repacking of the box restock
  • Supervise and verify cycle counts and stock counts

Management of Schedule 5 and 6 items

  • Oversee the complete flow of material or FG from receipt to dispatch
  • Adhere to Legal requirement  as per GDP, GMP and GWP guidelines

Management of the destruction process for obsolete stock

  • Manage process, from receipt to destruction of stock, inclusive of the administration process, i.e. SBF’s, ERP transactions, approvals

Planning & processes

  • Implement and coordinate systems and procedures and make decisions within policies and procedures, or as authorised by superiors

Asset/ Resource management

  • Determine resource needs within own area of responsibility
  • Request required assets and resources for the fulfilment of work duties
  • Use assets and resources optimally within own area of responsibility

Technical/ Functional expertise

  • Apply comprehensive knowledge of discipline/ specialisation
  • Stay up to date on developments, trends, legislation and industry regulations within area of expertise

Reporting & record keeping

  • Gather information required for reports to be generated in department or area of technical expertise
  • Complete and consolidate standard documents
  • File, archive and retrieve documents in hard and soft copy filing system
  • Maintain and update records and systems as required
  • Retrieve supporting documentation and records to facilitate and support query resolution

Requirements

Background/experience

  • 0-2 years’ experience as a Pharmacist
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy
  • Registration with the Pharmacy Council as a Pharmacist

Specific job skills

  • ERP System knowledge

Competencies

  • Meeting Deadlines
  • Interrogating Information
  • Planning and Organising

Career Growth & Education

A Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm) degree and registration with the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC) are mandatory requirements for this professional path. Career growth often leads to Production Manager or Quality Assurance Director roles, especially for those who obtain a Master’s degree in Industrial Pharmacy or an MBA. Specializing in clinical research or regulatory affairs through professional bootcamps can unlock high-level global opportunities in the biotech sector.

Salary & Financial Insight

Pharmacists in the industrial sector command monthly salaries ranging from R55,000 to R90,000 depending on their area of specialization. Professionals in this bracket should focus on professional indemnity insurance and offshore investment diversification as part of a sophisticated financial plan.

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