Consultant, QC Radio pharmacist, Nuclear Medicine

Quality Control (QC) Radio pharmacist (Consultant)DepartmentNuclear MedicineEntityAga Khan University Hospital, NairobiLocationNairobi, Kenya,IntroductionAga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi is a private not-for-profit teaching hospital that provides tertiary and secondary level healthcare services. It is the first hospital in East Africa to be accredited by the Joint Commission International from the USA. The University Hospital has been providing high quality care for the people of East Africa and beyond for over 60 years.The incumbent will be responsible for the independent analytical testing, in-process and finished-product quality control, dispensing radiopharmaceuticals, maintaining GMP documentation practices and release support for all radiopharmaceuticals manufactured at the AKUHN Tracer Centre. The role ensures that no radiopharmaceutical batch is released for patient administration without satisfactory completion of all prescribed QC tests in accordance with applicable pharmacopeial standards, WHO Technical Report Series (TRS) 1025 Annex 2, IAEA Safety Standards Series SSG-44, and EANM Radiopharmacy Committee guidelines.Must at all times maintain strict independence from production activities as required by GMP principles.Responsibilities:Independent QC Testing of Radiopharmaceuticals, Preparing and dispensing Radiopharmaceuticals.Perform all mandatory QC tests on radiopharmaceutical preparations before batch release, including: radionuclidic identity and purity, radiochemical purity (iTLC/HPLC), chemical purity, pH, visual inspection, sterility, endotoxin/pyrogen, and residual solvent testing per Ph. Eur. / USP monographs.Operate and maintain HPLC, iTLC, dose calibrator, multi-channel analyser, endotoxin testing equipment.Conduct in-process controls during synthesis (e.g., intermediate radiopurity checks on FASTlab).Perform environmental monitoring testing (settle plates, contact plates, active air sampling) in Grade B/C areas.Review and verify Certificates of Analysis (CoA) for starting materials against approved specifications.Perform...